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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 4/16/24: SCOTUS Fails To Protect 1A in Texas, and More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas: The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to review a 5th Circuit Court of Appeals decision that protest…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 4/15/24: ERCOT Power Warnings...In April? And More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas: Not only is it Tax Day here in mid-April, but we've also already started getting warnings of power…
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Happy Hour 152: Texas Gun Sense and the New Federal Firearms Background Check Rule
Late last week, the Biden administration and the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives announced a new rule designed to close the…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 4/12/24: Adoption Misinformation Pushed By State Officials, and More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas: Those "I'm In Control" pro-adoption billboards are not only misleading about the realities of adoption…
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Happy Hour 151: The May Tax Appraisal Elections Are Actually Important!
Any time a bright idea comes springing from the Republican-led Texas Legislature, alarm bells should go off for Texas progressives - and newly-created elected…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 4/11/24: Ted Cruz Podcast Income Skirts Campaign Finance Law, and More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas: Two advocacy groups have asked the Federal Election Commission to look into Ted Cruz's podcast income…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 4/10/24: Arizona Abortion Decision Highlights Urgency Of Issue For Texans, and More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas: With new developments in Arizona against reproductive freedom, now's the time for Texas abortion rights…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 4/9/24: Texas Solar Power Now Eclipse-Proof, and More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas: Yesterday's historic eclipse reminds us how far solar power infrastructure has come in Texas…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 4/8/24: Texas Supreme Court Justice John Devine Pushes Election Misinformation, and More
Stories we're following thi s morning at Progress Texas: Happy Eclipse Day! Careful with your glasses and good luck with the weather. Eagle Pass is missing out…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 4/5/24: Former Speaker Straus Confirms Anti-Semitism Of Billionaire Tim Dunn, and More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas: At a speaking event at the University of Texas yesterday, Republican and former House Speaker Joe…
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Happy Hour 150: Lauren Ashley Simmons Returns!
Progress Texas proudly endorsed Houston progressive activist and organizer Lauren Ashley Simmons in her race to replace fellow Democrat Shawn Thierry in the…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 4/4/24: SB-4 Back On The Shelf, and More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas: Colin Allred on The Daily Show this week: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GtnYzqWtIKE After yesterday's…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 4/3/24: SB-4 Back In Court, Abbott Handing Migrants Over To Hate Groups, and More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas: SB-4 will see a hearing at the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals today, with a focus on its…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 4/2/24: Colin Allred Blasts Ted Cruz On Reproductive Rights Record, and More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas: Colin Allred trails Ted Cruz in some polls, but has beaten the odds against established Republicans…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 4/1/24: Texas Court Defies New Rules Against "Judge Shopping", and More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas: The chief judge of the Northern District of Texas says his court will not follow new rules from the…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 3/29/24: Holiday Weekend Invites Reflection On Capital Punishment, Trans Rights, and More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas: On Good Friday, we join reminders to President Biden of his campaign pledge to end capital punishment…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 3/28/24: Activists Want Murder Charges For Abortion, and More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas: A Christian Nationalist group, with support from current elected officials, calls for women who have…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 3/27/24: Ken Paxton Gets Off...For Now, and More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas: As expected, felony securities fraud charges delayed by a decade for Ken Paxton were dropped in a deal…
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Happy Hour 149: Women's History Month with Sen. Judith Zaffirini and Rep. Senfronia Thompson
As we continue observing Women's History Month this March, it may come as a surprise - and considering over-arching political circumstances in Texas, perhaps…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 3/26/24: Make YOUR Voice Heard On Abortion Exceptions, and More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas: The public comment period has begun on the Texas Medical Board and their timidity on specifics…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 3/25/24: Paxton Set To Slither Out Of Felony Charges, and More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas: Attorneys for Ken Paxton appear close to cutting a deal with prosecutors that would bring the…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 3/22/24: SB-4, Desperation At The Border, and More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas: A large group of desperate migrants pushed through border fortifications at El Paso yesterday…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 3/21/24: Confusion Threatens Chaos Over SB-4, and More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas: The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals was not successful in reaching a decision yesterday regarding whether…
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Happy Hour 148 - Unified Jam Part 2: Social Media Vs Political Messaging
These days, it seems that Facebook, Instagram and other major social media platforms would much rather deal in cat videos than politics - perhaps political…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 3/20/24: SB-4 On, Then Off Again, and More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas: After yesterday's allowance of SB-4 to take effect by the U.S. Supreme Court in returning the case to…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 3/19/24: SCOTUS Still Can't Square SB-4, and More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas: U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito extends the Court's stay on SB-4 a third time, seemingly…
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Happy Hour 147 - Unified Jam Part 1: Real Talk With Real Candidates
Earlier in March, we participated in the annual Unified Jam - a political discussion and gathering event hosted by the progressive organizing social media…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 3/18/23: SCOTUS-a-Go-Go with SB-4, Drag Bans and Judge Shopping, and More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas: The U.S. Supreme Court is likely to issue a ruling on SB-4, Texas' new harsh and possibly…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 3/15/24: Texas Medical Board To Clarify Abortion Exceptions, and More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas: At the behest of two Texas attorneys, the Texas Medical Board is set to discuss clarification for…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 3/14/23: Paxton "Judge Shopping" Strategy Hits A Snag, and More
A new federal courts rule is aimed at preventing "judge shopping" - filing lawsuits in districts with single judges of sympathetic sensibilities - a favorite…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 3/13/24: SB-4 Delayed Again At SCOTUS, and More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas: The U.S. Supreme Court has delayed the enactment of Texas' new immigration law SB-4 until at least…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 3/12/24: Judge Rules Against Paxton In Attack On Border Charity, and More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas: A judge in El Paso has backed Annunciation House, a large migrant shelter near the border, in refusing…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 3/11/24: Will SB-4 Be Enforced? And More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas: A helicopter crash Friday at the border killed three service members…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 3/8/24: Biden Kicks Ass At SOTU, and More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas: President Joe Biden's performance last night at the State Of The Union was stellar…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 3/7/24: Runoffs Spin Up, Amplify Austin Day, SOTU, and More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas: Amplify Austin Day 2024 is on through 6pm Thursday night! Most solid news is behind paywalls, while…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 3/6/23: Super Tuesday Texas Results, Amplify Austin Day, and More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas: Complete election results coverage by the Texas Tribune…
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Daily Dispatch 3/5/24: It's Super Tuesday, Y'all! And More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas: Last chance for YOUR voice to be heard in the 2024 primary! Polls are open across the state until 7pm…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 3/4/24: Dismal Democratic Early Voting Turnout, and More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas: Poor turnout by Democrats in the early voting phase of the 2024 primary causes the overall turnout to…
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Special Weekend Pod: GOP Dark Money Targeting Travis County D.A.
Lawyers for Travis County District Attorney Jose Garza have issued a cease-and-desist order against a shadowy group that has financed an egregious and foul hit…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 3/1/24: Biden In Brownsville, SB-4 Blocked, and More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas: Upwards of 1.2 million Texans have voted so far in the primary, with only today and Super Tuesday…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 2/29/24: Biden At The Border, and More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas: Only today, tomorrow and Tuesday remain to vote in the 2024 primary…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 2/28/24: Christian Nationalists Prepare To Pounce With Trump Win, and More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas: Republicans continue to outdistance Democrats in primary early voting turnout…
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Happy Hour 146 - Dark Water: How The Texas Railroad Commission Threatens Our Future
In the Crane County oil patch, a recent catastrophic spill of produced water, a toxic byproduct of the petroleum extraction process, has brought to the…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 2/27/24: Major Houston Paper Endorses Biden LNG Call, and More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas: Primary early voting turnout continues to trickle, with Republican turnout still doubling that of Texas…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 2/26/24: Paxton Meddling With Court That May Decide His Fate, and More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas: Early voting primary turnout still skews 2-1 Republican - and over 80% voters over 50 on both sides…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 2/23/24: Texas Dems Need A Big Early Primary Voting Weekend, and More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas: Democratic turnout in early primary voting continues to lag, especially in Harris and Bexar counties…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 2/22/24: Democratic Turnout Trails GOP On Primary Day 1, And More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas: Republican turnout doubled that of Democrats in Texas on the first day of early primary voting…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 2/21/23: Texas Dems Face Long Slog On Gun Safety, and More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas: As primary voting begins, a review for progressives of why gun safety reform is so bogged down in…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 2/20/24: Primary Early Voting Begins Today, and More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas: New polling results as primary voting opens from UT Austin…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 2/19/24: Heated Democratic Primaries As Early Voting Looms, and More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas: New interviews with U.S. Representative Colin Allred and State Senator Roland Gutierrez, plus the guy…
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Happy Hour 145: Meet Our Progress Texas Primary Endorsees!
Early voting in the Democratic primary starts on Tuesday February 20th, and Progress Texas has selected FIVE more terrific candidates whom we think deserve…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 2/16/24: Saluting U.S. House Democrats Backing Biden's LNG Pause, and More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas: We salute the Texas U.S. House Representatives who voted against GOP efforts to overturn President…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 2/15/24: More PT Primary Endorsements As Early Voting Approaches, and More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas: Two more Democratic primary endorsements have been added to our list: Michelle Vallejo in the run for…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 2/14/24: PT Loves (And Endorses) Three More Texas Candidates, and More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas this Valentine's Day: Less than a week from early voting, we're shoveling our love onto three more Texas…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 2/13/24: Houston Shooter's Neighbors Sought Police Help, and More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas: Neighbors of the woman who fired shots inside Joel Osteen's Houston megachurch this weekend have been…
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Happy Hour 144: Find Out PAC Targets Texas Supreme Court's Jimmy, John and Jane
Following the disappointing (but unsurprising) outcome of the recent hearings at the Texas Supreme Court in regard to the Amanda Zurawski abortion rights case…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 2/12/24: Rising Texas Teen Pregnancies Could Go National With GOP Wins, and More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas: An increase in teen pregnancies that followed Texas' abortion restrictions could become a national…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 2/9/24: Despite Dropping Migrant Numbers, Abbott Border Show Continues, and More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas: Despite a big reduction in migrant numbers, Governor Abbott vows to expand Operation Lone Star…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 2/8/24: Senate GOP Trump Bootlickers Derail Border Deal, and More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas: Senate Republicans including Ted Cruz and John Cornyn cave to pressure from Donald Trump, backing out…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 2/7/24: Texas GOP U.S. Reps Fail To Impeach Mayorkas, and More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas: Despite the full support of Texas Representatives, the Republican majority in the U.S. House falls…