Daily Dispatch 6/17/26: Paxton Challenges Talarico...To A "Meat Off"? And More

Progress Texas Podcasts · Jun 17, 2026 · 9m

Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas:At a moment of dire environmental and cost of living threats against everyday Texans, Ken Paxton has challenged James Talarico to a BBQ eating contest: https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2026/06/17/paxton-talarico-senate-campaign-texas-barbecue/90568148007/Data centers make strange bedfellows as outgoing Republican Ag Commissioner Sid Miller plays nice with Democratic Ag Commissioner nominee Clayton Tucker: https://www.houstonchronicle.com/politics/texas/article/data-center-midterms-sid-miller-22291600.phpGovernor Abbott…