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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 PodcastsDaily Dispatch 11/8/24: Texas Democratic Party Chairman Hinojosa To Resign, And More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas: Gilberto Hinojosa, Chair of the Texas Democratic Party since 2012, is reported to be set to announce…
Progress Texas PodcastsHappy Hour 180 - Understanding The Trump Win And The Path Forward
At this early stage, understanding how and why America chose to re-elect Donald Trump is beyond anyone's reach - it will take years to analyze both the prelude…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 11/7/24: Unpacking A Hard Loss, How To Move Forward, And More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas: Multiple Texas news outlets are pointing to the Texas Democratic Party, led by Chairman Gilberto…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 11/6/24: You Are Not Wrong - And You Are Not Alone
We are just like you in our dismay at the results of yesterday's election. Today is a day to absorb the shock and process our emotions. But tuning out and…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 11/5/24: Election Day! What To Do, What To Watch, And The Stakes
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas: It's Election Day! Any questions? Hit https://govotetexas.org/. Our endorsed candidates…
Progress Texas PodcastsHappy Hour 179 - Roe Was The Floor: Exploring Abortion Stories And Action Through Music
The draconian abortion ban that has stripped away the reproductive freedom of ALL Texans and endangered - and in at least two cases, ended - the lives of ALL…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 11/4/24: Texas Progressives Fired Up On Eve Of Election Day, and More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas: Early voting totals turn out below 2020 overall, with encouraging stats for both sides - for Dems…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 11/1/24: On Last Day Of Early Voting, Rural Counties Outpace Cities, And More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas: Today is the last day to vote early in the 2024 election - after today, only Election Day on Tuesday…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 10/31/24: Early Voting Stats Are Scary Indeed, And More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas: Urban turnout remains strong, but statewide, Republican turnout appears to be comfortably outpacing…
Progress Texas PodcastsHappy Hour 178 - Laredo Journalist Continues Her Legal Battle Against Police Suppression
In a case that has been winding through the courts for seven years, Laredo citizen journalist Priscilla Villareal has won a major battle in what's become a…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 10/30/24: Harris County Closes On 1 Million Early Votes, And More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas: As early voting continues, Harris County closes in on one million early votes cast, while the top 5…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 10/29/24: One Week To Election Day, Is Early Voting Stalling? And More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas: Massive turnout in Texas' urban counties continues, as the early percentage performance of rural…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 10/28/24: Older Rural Turnout Outpacing Young Urban Turnout In Texas, and More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas: In-person turnout has been massive in the first half of the 2024 early voting period, with higher…
Progress Texas PodcastsHappy Hour 177 - Behind The Scenes of Zurawski v Texas
This weekend, we all have an opportunity to catch one of the most important documentary films involving reproductive freedom to have yet been produced. The…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 10/25/24: Harris In Houston As Early Voting Keeps Truckin' In Texas, And More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas: A growing number of urban Texas counties exceed 100,000 early votes cast, as a growing number of rural…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 10/24/24: Urban Early Voting Turnout Keeps Cranking, And More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas: Even missing key data, the Texas Secretary of State's tally of early turnout shows massive interest in…
Progress Texas PodcastsHappy Hour 176 - Garry Mauro On 30 Years Of Democratic Exile In Texas
At publishing time, we're on the third day of early voting in the monumentally consequential 2024 election - which marks the 30th anniversary of the last time…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 10.23.24: Texans Voting Early In Record Numbers, And More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas: Texas officially set a new all-time turnout record for the first day of early voting on Monday…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 10/22/24: Early Voting First Day Turnout Records Fall Across Texas, And More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas: Massive, record-breaking turnout on the first day of early voting in the 2024 election yesterday in…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 10/21/24: It's Go Time! Early Voting Starts Today, And More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas: We encourage all committed progressives to VOTE TODAY, and to spend the next two weeks pestering…
Progress Texas PodcastsHappy Hour 175 - Don't Be STUpid: 3 Dallas Ballot Measures Voters Must Reject
Early voting is almost here, and while many of our regulars are excited to vote for Kamala Harris and Colin Allred, we remind you that it's important to…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 10/18/24: Late Night Legal Drama Spares Roberson - For Now, And More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas: Legal wrangling involving courts from a local Austin judge to the U.S. Supreme Court leaves death row…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 10/17/24: Texas Hours From Executing An Innocent Man, and More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas: Texas is now hours from executing a man who experts - and his own prosecutors - agree was convicted on…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 10/16/24: Recapping The Allred V Cruz Debate, and More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas: Colin Allred consistently got Ted Cruz's goat during last night's debate…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 10/15/24: Cruz And Allred Square Off In Only Debate Tonight, and More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas: The only debate between Senator Ted Cruz and Democratic challenger Congressman Colin Allred is…
Progress Texas PodcastsHappy Hour 174: Our 2024 Candidate Endorsements!
There’s one week left until the early voting starts for the November 5 general election, and there’s still lots of work to do to make sure that every Texan is…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 10/14/24: Pivotal Anti-Choice Lawsuit Fails, and More
Stories we're following this morning: A lawsuit filed by a Texas man against three women who helped his ex-wife acquire abortion medication, backed by…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 10/11/24: South Texas State House Races Heat Up In Home Stretch, and More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas: Republicans are pouring money into three South Texas State House races - lately significantly…
Progress Texas PodcastsHappy Hour 173: Moving Forward With The Texas Progressive Caucus
With progressives being some of the most diverse voters in the big tent party, and with hope to unite get out the vote efforts, we invited leadership and…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 10/10/24: Cruz And Texas GOP Double Down On LGBTQ Hate, and More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas: Republican candidates statewide, including Ted Cruz, have centered their closing messages for the…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 10/9/24: Majority Of OB/GYN's Considering Leaving Texas, and More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas: A new survey finds that about 2 in 3 OB/GYN's practicing in Texas have been negatively impacted by our…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 10/8/24 - No Rescue From SCOTUS For Pregnant Texans, And More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas: The U.S. Supreme Court, surprising nobody, voted on party lines 6-3 not to intervene on behalf of…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 10/7/24: Voter Registration Deadline TODAY, and More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas: TODAY is the last day to register and to confirm your existing registration for the November election!…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 10/4/24: Dockworkers Strike Ends Amidst Toilet Paper Panic, and More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas: A win for working folks and the Biden Administration as the International Longshoreman's Association…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 10/3/24: Paxton Pressures Secretary Of State In New Voter Purge Push, and More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas: Ken Paxton is pressuring Secretary of State Jane Nelson to give him a list of Texas voters who don't…
Progress Texas PodcastsSpecial Pod: "Mount Rushmore" Of Progressives Rally At UT Austin
We appreciate the invitation and great access from U.S. Congressman Greg Casar's office for yesterday's rally - one of several on a barnstorming trip through…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 10/2/24: Progressive Leaders Rally As Texas Polling Narrows, and More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas: Over 2,400 young Texas progressives have attended rallies led by Austin U.S. Rep. Greg Casar and…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 10/1/24: Longshoreman's Strike Shuts Down Port Houston, and More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas: Six days remain to complete your registration to vote in the November election in Texas…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 9/30/24: Ken Paxton's Voter Suppression Efforts Hit Legal Snag, and More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas: A federal judge has found that the parts of the 2021 Senate Bill 1, imposing wide ranging new…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 9/27/24: Paxton Fails To Pack State Fair With Guns, And More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas: The Texas Supreme Court has rejected a request by Attorney General Ken Paxton to force the State Fair…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 9/26/24: For Texas GOP, Cruelty Is The Point - Especially With Kids, and More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas: Ken Paxton, after being rebuffed by two lower courts, is pressing his push to force the State Fair of…
Progress Texas PodcastsHappy Hour 172: Meet The Democratic Nominees For Texas' Top Courts!
Among the opportunities for the first statewide wins for Texas Democrats in 30 years are the SIX positions on the TWO top courts in our state's judicial…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 9/25/24: Paxton Stumbles In State Fair Gun Fight, and More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas: Ken Paxton tries - and fails - to get a rubber stamp from the new 15th Court of Appeals in his fight to…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 9/24/24: House Speaker Race Heats Up With Cook As GOP Lead, and More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas: Four of the Republican challengers to House Speaker Dade Phelan have dropped out and pledged support…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 9/23/24: More Data Shows Women's Healthcare In Texas In A Shambles, and More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas: New research shows an even starker picture of maternal morbidity in Texas, which has spiked 56% since…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 9/20/24: Paxton Loses - No Guns At Texas State Fair, and More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas: A Dallas judge has denied Attorney General Ken Paxton's request to block a new policy enacted by the…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 9/19/24: Maternal Morbidity Stats Show Wide Racial Healthcare Disparity in Texas, and More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas: The annual report from the Texas Maternal Mortality and Morbidity Review Committee shows a dramatic…
Progress Texas PodcastsHappy Hour 171: House Speaker Hopeful State Rep. Ana-María Rodríguez Ramos
Republican House Speaker Dade Phelan, having barely survived a well-funded and Trump-endorsed MAGA primary challenge in his Beaumont district, has been…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 9/18/24: Travis County Countersues Paxton Over Voter Registration, and More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas: Officials in Travis County have sued Attorney General Ken Paxton and Texas Secretary of State Jane…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 9/17/24: Houston Pipeline Fire Shows Need For Petrochemical Protections, and More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas: A minor car crash caused that massive petrochemical pipeline fire in the eastern Houston suburbs…
Progress Texas PodcastsBREAKING NEWS MiniPod: La Porte Texas Pipeline Explosion
Harris County residents are coping with evacuations, road closures, and shelter in place orders today after a pipeline fire exploded in La Porte. The local ABC…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 9/16/24: GOP Continues Fearmongering Over Non-Citizen Voting, and More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas: Republican efforts to legitimize their false narrative over illegal voting by migrants - a problem that…
Progress Texas PodcastsHappy Hour 170: Gearing Up For National Voter Registration Day, With MOVE Texas
This Tuesday, September 17, is National Voter Registration Day - and in light of recent events, including Ken Paxton's harrassment of Latino voting rights…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 9/13/24: Fort Worth Progressives Stop College Vote Suppression, and More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas: A massive display of public outrage over Tarrant County Commissioners' plan to scrap several early…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 9/12/24: GOP Types In Tarrant County Look To Reduce College Campus Voting, and More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas: Three Democratic candidates in Tarrant County are threatening a lawsuit if County Commissioners vote to…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 9/11/24: VP Harris Destroys Trump In Debate, and More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas: Progressives across America are elated at Vice President Kamala Harris' amazing performance last night…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 9/10/24: Debate Day Arrives - Grab Your Bingo Cards! And More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas: With much at stake, Texas progressives are confident in Vice President Kamala Harris to perform well in…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 9/9/24: TribFest Highlights Feature Cheney Family Endorsement of VP Harris, and More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas: Tribfest '24 is a wrap, and highlights included a Kamala Harris endorsement from Liz Cheney...and her…
Progress Texas PodcastsSpecial Pod: Progress Texas at TribFest!
A great hang today at Progress Texas' HQ at the wonderful Hideout Coffee (https://www.hideouttheatre.com/coffeehouse/) during the annual TribFest event in…
Progress Texas PodcastsHappy Hour 169: What IS Progress Texas, Anyway? Meet The Team!
After 14 years, most folks who are active in progressive politics in Texas have an idea of what exactly Progress Texas is and does - but, it occurs to us that…