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Progress Texas Podcasts
Progress Texas amplifies progressive values, leaders, and actions. Our top 2% globally rated podcast network meets the moment of the podcast boom, featuring three shows hosted by Chris Mosser: the Daily Dispatch, the Happy Hour, and In Progress. We reach millions online with this content, sharing pro-democracy, pro-justice, pro-gressive messaging 24/7, by Texans for Texans.
Episodes
Progress Texas PodcastsSpecial LIVE Pod: Progress Texas at EarthX!
We are proud to have been invited to host a terrific panel of Texas-based enviromental activists and advocates during the recent EarthX conference in Dallas!…
Progress Texas PodcastsIn Progress: Happy Mother's Day Mom! The San Antonio Showdown, Digital Wins...And Where's Our Public School Money?
We gather for our weekly roundtable and group gripe - this week, a postgame of our terrific Party For Progress in San Antonio, the hugely important runoff…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 5/9/25: From Public Schools Thru College, MAGA Seeks To Dominate And Destroy Texas Education, and More
Thumbnail credit to live-action artist Amitai Plasse: https://www.instagram.com/amirocks73/Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas:SB 37, which…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 5/8/25: Frio County Officials Arrested In Paxton "Vote Harvesting" Sting, and More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas:"Vote harvesting" - voter assistance practices long in place in many Black and Latino communities, but…
Progress Texas PodcastsSpecial LIVE Pod: San Antonio Party For Progress with Mayor Ron Nirenberg and Mayoral Candidate Gina Ortiz Jones
A terrific time, and far overdue, at our Party For Progress on Tuesday night in San Antonio! We recorded conversations with Mayor Ron Nirenberg, who is in the…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 5/7/25: Will MAGA Election Losses Change GOP Hearts? Don't Count On It...And More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas:Could Texas Republicans be feeling the heat from recent losses in the May municipal elections? A bill…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 5/6/25: Winning Is Fun...Now, Back To Work! And More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas:Progressives continue savoring wins in the May municipal elections across the state, while one major…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 5/5/25: Texas Progressives Savor Unfamiliar, Sweet Victories, and More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas:Democrats and progressive candidates won widespread victories across Texas, seen by some as a backlash…
Progress Texas PodcastsHappy Hour 212 - A "Giant ICE Army": How Local Police In Texas Are Becoming Trump Agenda Enforcers
Reviving a program that was discontinued under the Obama Administration due to widespread abuse including racial profiling, the Trump administration has begun…
Progress Texas PodcastsIn Progress: Saturday's Election, Social Media Silly...And Won't Someone Think Of The Children?
Our weekly venting session features Digital Director Sam Gonzalez, Advocacy Manager Reagan Stone, Advocacy and Development Coordinator Tatum Owens, and Digital…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 5/2/25: As Voucher Scam Becomes Law, Where's The Public School Funding Bill? And More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas:Governor Abbott is set to sign private school vouchers into law this weekend - how did we get here?…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 5/1/25: Abbott Targets San Marcos Over Gaza Resolution, and More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas:Governor Greg Abbott is threatening to pull state funding from the city of San Marcos in retaliation for…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 4/30/25: As Abortion Clarification Bill Passes Senate, "Trojan Horse" Threat Remains, and More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas:SB-31, the abortion clarification bill, unanimously passes the Texas Senate…
Progress Texas PodcastsHappy Hour 211 - The San Antonio Mayoral Race with City Council Member Melissa Cabello Havrda
Aside from the daily drama at the Capitol, the race to succeed Ron Nirenberg as the next mayor of San Antonio is one of the top political stories in Texas, as…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 4/29/25: Several House Dems Falter In Blockade Of GOP Legislation, and More
The "list of 50" Democrats dug in to oppose Republican legislation in response to the forcing through of private school vouchers fell apart yesterday, as at…
Progress Texas PodcastsHappy Hour 210 - Due Process: What It Is, Why Trump Hates It, and Why Americans Must Protect It
The idea of "due process" as a privilege or an option, given to some but denied others, has become a cornerstone of the policies of the second Donald Trump…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 4/28/25: Texas Police Team Up With ICE, As GOP Votes For Excessive Police Force, and More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas:Watch for a deep dive on Donald Trump's attack on due process here later today, even as suspicions of…
Progress Texas PodcastsIn Progress: New DNC Funding, Furniture in the Senate, Attacks On Non-Profits...And Measles
In Progress is out weekly venting session, in which we unload a bit on the issues we've been tackling lately - at PT we find group therapy intellectually…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 4/25/25: Can Texas Republicans Be Trusted With Our Water Future? And More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas:Rising demand and dwindling supplies of water in Texas are placing major pressure on the…
Progress Texas PodcastsHappy Hour 209: Transportation In Texas Under Trump with Rep. John Bucy and Rethink 35's Miriam Schoenfield
The future of transportation infrastructure in Texas faces challenges both from our historic past - now starting a fourth decade under Republican control - and…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 4/24/25: Vouchers Are A Huge GOP Mistake - Make Them Own It, and More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas:What appears to be a win for Texas Republicans in their push for unpopular private school vouchers…
Progress Texas PodcastsGuest Pod: Joe Jaworski's "Midterms" Show from KPFT-FM in Houston, with Kendall Scudder
We've published select episodes from other podcasts on the Progress Texas feed before, but we believe this is the first time we've run a radio show! Galveston…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 4/23/25: Will House Dems Kill Amendments To Avenge Vouchers? And More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas:Austin State Rep. Gina Hinojosa from the intro…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 4/22/25: Voting Is Fun! But The Texas GOP Wants To Make It Harder, and More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas:Early voting starts today in the May 3 election - see your local county website for a sample ballot to…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 4/21/25: Trump And Abbott Provide Examples Of Pitfalls Of Executive Overreach, and More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas:A weekend SCOTUS ruling has stopped the Trump regime from deporting a group of ICE detainees being held…
Progress Texas PodcastsHappy Hour 208: Inside The Texas Tribune with Matthew Watkins and Eleanor Klibanoff
In a world awash in passionate politics and widespread, nefarious disinformation, independent and ethically-sound journalism has never been more important, and…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 4/18/25: Republicans Dodge As Consequences Of Private School Vouchers Loom, and More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas:Governor Abbott relied on intimidation of wavering State House Republicans to keep his spineless minions…
Progress Texas PodcastsIn Progress: Abbott Gets His Vouchers...Now What?
Welcome to the first edition of In Progress, our new weekly group session in which the Progress Texas staff gathers to discuss, process and attempt to make…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 4/17/25: "Welfare For The Rich" - Texas GOP Rams Through Taxpayer-Funded Private School Vouchers
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas:After a 30-year struggle, Governor Greg Abbott has all but accomplished the goal of his billionaire…
Progress Texas PodcastsHappy Hour 207: Ready To Get In The Game? Become A Precinct Chair!
The position of precinct chair is generally the party job closest to the actual action: meeting, motivating, and mobilizing the voters themselves, who happen…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 4/16/25: Democrats Have A Plan To Stop Vouchers, and More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas:After 30 years of trying, Texas Republicans are confident they can push private school vouchers on an…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 4/15/25: Texas Lawmakers React To Budding Trump Constitutional Crisis, and More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas:A stunning and surreal scene at the White House yesterday saw Donald Trump and El Salvadoran President…
Progress Texas PodcastsHappy Hour 206 - The Barbara Jordan Texas Voting Rights Act with Christina Das, Veronikah Warms, and Emily Eby French
The Barbara Jordan Texas Voting Rights Act, or TXVRA (which includes HB 5258 and HB 2082) will protect Texas voters from voting discrimination, provide…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 4/14/25: After 30 Years Of Failure, House Votes On Vouchers Again Wednesday, and More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas:A floor vote is likely in the Texas House on Governor Abbott's bought-and-paid-for private school…
Progress Texas PodcastsHappy Hour 205 - Silence Is Complicity: State Rep. Ron Reynolds and the Sierra Club's Dr. Cyrus Reed
As part of our ongoing series of profiles with our favorite lawmakers and activists, Advocacy Manager Reagan Stone enjoyed a sit-down with two terrific Texans…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 4/11/25: SCOTUS Offers Little Restraint On Wrongful Trump Deportation, and More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas:The U.S. Supreme Court has backed a lower court order for the Trump administration to "facilitate and…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 4/10/25: Texas Judge Blocks Trump Deportations - For Now, And More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas:A Texas-based judge has blocked the Trump administration from continuing to deport migrants without…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 4/9/25: Grab Your Popcorn For The Cornyn/Paxton Dogfight, and More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas:A bloody and expensive primary battle between Ken Paxton and Senator John Cornyn could present an…
Progress Texas PodcastsHappy Hour 204 - Inside the Texas Legislative Progressive Caucus with Cody Meador
The Texas Legislative Progressive Caucus was established in 2021 by State Representative Ron Reynolds. This session, the growing 20 member bicameral caucus is…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 4/8/25: Election Called, But CD-18 To Stay Voiceless For Months, and More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas:Governor Abbott has called an election to replace Sylvester Turner in Houston's CD-18, but his delay…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 4/7/25: Abbott And Cornyn Complicit In Trump's "Black Monday", And More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas:Financial markets are bracing for a possible "Black Monday" today as Donald Trump doubles down on the…
Progress Texas PodcastsHappy Hour 203 - Democracy Denied In Houston, with Rep. Gene Wu and TDP Chair Kendall Scudder
UPDATE: Governor Greg Abbott has called for an election, however, it will leave the residents of Congressional District 18 without representation in the…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 4/4/25: Trump Trade War Launches - Texas Will Pay A Price, and More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas:Global economic shock is underway this morning as Donald Trump's foolish tariff plan becomes reality -…
Progress Texas PodcastsHappy Hour 202 - Saturday's Hands Off National Day Of Action: The Texas View
This Saturday, hundreds of local rallies, protests and demonstrations coordinated under the national effort known as Hands Off will take place in just about…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 4/3/25: Texas In Crossfire Of Trump Tariff Broadside, and More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas:Reaction to Trump's wide-ranging tariff announcement falls largely along party lines, with Democrats…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 4/2/25: Wisconsin Win, Booker Speech Fire Up Democrats, and More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas:Elon Musk's image as a supervillian appears to have contributed to a Democratic win in a Wisconsin…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 4/1/25: Taxation Without Representation In Houston, and More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas:Acting Harris County Attorney Christian Menefee is threatening to sue Governor Greg Abbott if he…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 3/31/25: Abbott Slow-Walking Election To Replace Sylvester Turner, and More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas:The Texas Democratic Party has a new leader, as Kendall Scudder was elected its new Chairman this…
Progress Texas PodcastsSpecial Pod: Kendall Scudder Elected New Texas Democratic Party Chair
Kendall Scudder was elected to succeed Gilberto Hinojosa as the first new Chair of the Texas Democratic Party since the latter's election in 2012 on Saturday…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 3/28/25: Debate Rages Over Abortion Clarification Bills, and More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas:Concern about possible "Trojan horse" language in two bills ostensibly designed to provide clarity and…
Progress Texas PodcastsHappy Hour 201: Clarifying The Abortion Clarification Bills with Rep. Donna Howard
Two bills are making their way through the Texas Legislature right now that are ostensibly designed to offer doctors legal protection against prosecution under…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 3/27/25: Elon Musk And RFK Jr. Are Making The Measles Outbreak Worse, and More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas:Texan John Ratcliffe is at the center of what's becoming known as "Signalgate" - and also "the dumbest…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 3/26/25: GOP and Musk Preparing All Out Assault On Social Security, and More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas:Republican Texas U.S. Congressman Pat Fallon told a town hall crowd that today's young people won't have…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 3/25/25: Cornyn And MAGA Scramble Over Group Chat Security Failure, and More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas:Senator John Cornyn was a big cheerleader for Trump Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, who now finds…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 3/24/25: GOP Continues Attacks On Education From Kindergarten Thru College, And More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas:The Texas Senate has approved SB-12, a bill that will expand its ban on DEI efforts to our K-12 public…
Progress Texas PodcastsHappy Hour 200: SpaceX and Privatized Pollution in the Rio Grande Valley, with Dr. Christopher Basaldú
Our 200th Happy Hour! Elon Musk is everyone’s problem—from Brownsville, Texas, to the Caribbean, to the White House. As his SpaceX operations continue to fail…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 3/21/25: Texas Republicans Cheer As Trump Destroys Department of Education, and More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas:Greg Abbott, Dan Patrick and Ken Paxton were all present and cheering yesterday at the White House as…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 3/20/25: Bills To Clarify Texas Abortion Ban Exceptions In Play At The Lege, and More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas:An anonymous tip in January led to a weeks-long investigation of the clinics in the Houston area…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 3/19/25: A Third Arrest In Houston Abortion Case, and More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas:A third arrest, that of a nurse practitioner, has been reported in the case of Houston-area clinics run…
Progress Texas PodcastsHappy Hour 199: Lessons For The Trump Era From The Red Scare, With Clay Risen
Study of the McCarthy period during the Cold War provides essential historical perspective for those of us struggling to chart the path forward through Trump…