Daily Dispatch 7/7/26: Cruz Curse Goes Global With Humiliating USA World Cup Loss, And More

Progress Texas Podcasts · Jul 7, 2026 · 9m

Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas:In thanking Donald Trump for interfering with FIFA in a USMNT red card, Ted Cruz jinxed the team into an embarrassing defeat in the World Cup: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/watch-sen-cruz-thanks-trump-for-getting-rid-of-folarin-baloguns-world-cup-red-cardGovernor Greg Abbott's reversal on data centers is nothing but talk, should he fail to call a special session to stop their spread across Texas: https://www.chron.com/news/article/data-center-greg-abbott-legislature-22333815.php..."Batch Zero" is the codename for a huge wave of…