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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 1/19/24: DOJ Drops Damning Report On Uvalde Massacre, and More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas: A U.S. Department of Justice report on the May 2022 mass shooting at Robb Elementary calls law…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 1/18/24: Allred Votes With Republicans To Rebuke Biden, and More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas: U.S. Representative Colin Allred voted along with over a dozen other House Democrats in support of a…
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Daily Dispatch 1/17/24: ERCOT Survives A Mild Texas Winter Test, and More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas: Record low temperatures have been recorded across Texas…
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Happy Hour 141: Unseating Ted Cruz - With Texas State Senator Roland Gutierrez
Over the last few years, San Antonio State Senator Roland Gutierrez has become a familiar voice to Progress Texas podcast listeners, mostly related to his…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 1/16/24: The Power Stays On In Texas - For Now, and More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas: Shamefully, it's of national note that the Texas power grid has mostly stayed functional amidst the…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 1/12/24: Abbott Bummed He Can't Just Shoot Migrants, and More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas: The winter blast inbound for MLK weekend is thought NOT to be on par with conditions we saw during…
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Happy Hour 140: Who Owns Your News? Twitter/X Silences Journalists
This week, what appeared to be a ham-fisted silencing of a large group of journalists and left-leaning activists on Elon Musk's X - the platform that we…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 1/11/24: ERCOT Boss Differs With Governor As Winter Blast Approaches, and More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas: The incoming winter weather should fall short of "historic" measure…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 1/10/24: Texas Braces For Winter Freeze, and More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas: Despite an early warning of possible operational issues, ERCOT officials remain bullish on the power…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 1/9/28: President Biden Attends Eddie Bernice Johnson's Dallas Wake, and More
Joe Biden made his first visit as President to Dallas last night to attend the wake of late Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 1/8/24: Forecasting a Do Or Die Election Year In Texas, and More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas: Scott Braddock at Quorum Report predicts that retribution efforts by both Governor Greg Abbott and…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 1/5/24: Late Congresswoman's Family Alleges Neglect, and More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas: The family of longtime Texas U.S. Representative Eddie Bernice Johnson, who died at 89 on New Year's…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 1/4/24: COVID and Flu Spike Concerns In North Texas, and More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas: Health officials in the D/FW area are watching a spike in both COVID and flu-related hospitalizations -…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 1/3/24: Court Rules Against Federal Guidelines Allowing Emergency Abortion Care, and More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas: The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that federal guidance does not compel doctors in Texas to…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 12/28/23: Progress In Border Talks With Mexico, and More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas: The closed-door meeting with top Mexican officials and representatives of the Biden administration is…
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Daily Dispatch 12/27/23: U.S. Officials Set For Border Discussion With Mexico's President, and More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas: A team of U.S. officials led by Secretary of State Antony Blinken are scheduled to meet with Mexican…
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Happy Hour 139 - What Do Texas Progressives Want This Holiday?
As we shut down what's been a year brimming with crazy in Texas politics - and steel ourselves for a 2024 likely to take the cake - we present the holiday…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 12/22/23: With SB-4, Abbott Seeks To Change Subject From Abortion, and More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas: Officials expected to enforce SB-4 and their observers see it as not only impossible, but rife with…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 12/21/23: Texas Law Enforcement Unprepared To Enforce SB-4, and More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas: Local law enforcement, especially in border communities, are not prepared to enforce SB-4 when it lands…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 12/20/23: Outrage And Lawsuits Over Texas Immigration Law, and More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas: The ACLU, alongside El Paso officials, have sued the state over Governor Abbott's signing of SB-4…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 12/19/23: Abbott Signs Hateful Immigration Bill Into Law, and More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas: As expected, Governor Greg Abbott signed the blatantly unconstitutional SB-4 into law…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 12/18/23: ACLU Plans Immediate SB-4 Challenge, and More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas: The ACLU has prepared a legal challenge to the new Texas immigration bill SB-4, which it will file…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 12/15/23: Cruz Cowers From Questions On Cox Case, and More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas: Senator Ted Cruz, sensing the volatility of the issue, continues dodging questions about developments…
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Happy Hour 138 - The Ten Best (And Worst) Texans of 2023!
Which Texans inspired us with their tireless work to press progress forward in Texas this year - and which Texans did all they could to keep us in the olden…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 12/14/23 - SCOTUS Will Review Texas Judge's Call On Mifepristone, and More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas: The U.S. Supreme Court, dominated by conservative Trump appointees, is set to review a Texas judge's…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 12/13/23: National Outrage Over Texas Abortion Policy, and More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas: The entire country is stunned over recent developments regarding abortion care for women with…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 12/12/23: Texas Mom Forced To Flee For Emergency Abortion Care, and More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas: The Texas Supreme Court ruled against Dallas-area mother Kate Cox, denying her emergency emergency…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 12/11/23: Texas Supreme Court Sides Against Texas Mom, and More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas: On Friday, the Texas Supreme Court stayed a lower court order that would have allowed Dallas mother…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 12/8/23: Judge Grants Abortion While Paxton Threatens Doctors, and More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas: Dallas-area mother of two Kate Cox is granted a temporary restraining order allowing her to terminate a…
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Happy Hour 137 - PT Endorsee for Houston Mayor Sheila Jackson Lee
Progress Texas has endorsed longtime U.S. Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee in her run for mayor of Houston, which will be decided on Saturday in that city's…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 12/7/23: Abortion Case Restraining Order Hearing Today, and More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas: Abortion rights plaintiff Kate Cox's case will receive a temporary restraining order hearing this…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 12/6/23: A New Lawsuit Challenges Texas Abortion Ban, and More
Kate Cox, a Dallas mother of two, is calling for a court order to allow her to receive abortion care amidst a dangerous pregnancy…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 12/5/23: National Press On Texas GOP Extremism, and More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas: The mindblowing news that Texas' Republican Party has chosen not to disavow Nazis continues to…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 12/4/23: Conflicting Resolutions From Dems And GOP Speak Volumes, and More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas: The Texas Democratic Party has issued a resolution calling for peace in the Israeli/Palestinian…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 12/1/23: DPS Ordered To Hand Over Uvalde Records, and More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas: DPS officials have been ordered by a district judge to (finally) hand over its records regarding the…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 11/30/23: Border High Speed Chases Killing Dozens Of Innocent Texans, and More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas: A new report from Human Rights Watch highlights the deadly hazards Operation Lone Star high-speed…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 11/29/23: Zurawski Case Reverberates, Abbott Switches Gears on Vouchers, and More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas: Much discussion of yesterday's Texas Supreme Court hearing of the Zurawksi vs. State Of Texas case…
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Happy Hour 136: "Cautious Optimism" As Texas Supreme Court Hears Zurawski Case
Abortion rights activists across the country were glued to this morning's hearing at the Texas Supreme Court of the State appeal of a lawsuit brought by 20…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 11/28/23: Texas Supreme Court Hears Zurawski Case Today, and More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas: The Zurawski vs State Of Texas case will be the subject of a hearing at the Texas Supreme Court this…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 11/27/23: Texas Supreme Court Set For Abortion Rights Case, and More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas: The Zurawski v State Of Texas case is set to be heard by the all-Republican Texas Supreme Court…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 11/21/23: Is Abbott Aiming For Trump's V.P. Pick? and More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas: Several factors paint a picture of strategy for Governor Greg Abbott in vying to be Donald Trump's…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 11/20/23: Abbott Vows Continued Voucher Push, and More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas: As vouchers crashed and burned in the House on Friday, Governor Abbott promises to keep pushing…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 11/17/23: Texas House Set For Voucher Vote, and More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas: A school funding bill including vouchers is up for a full House debate and vote today…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 11/16/23: Abortion Lawsuit Grows To 20 Plaintiffs, and More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas: Six more plaintiffs have joined the lawsuit, spearheaded by Amanda Zurawski, over Texas abortion laws…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 11/15/23: House GOP Passes Unconstitutional Border Bill, and More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas: The Texas House GOP passed the highly demonstrative and unconstitutional immigration bill SB4 last…
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Happy Hour 135: Inside The Endless Voucher Fight
Governor Abbott, so far, has held true to his threat to keep the Texas Legislature in Austin - in many cases, hundreds of miles away from their homes…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 11/14/23: Winter Is Coming - And ERCOT Is NOT Ready. And More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas: A national energy analysis shows that ERCOT remains vulnerable to natural gas-related outages in…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 11/13/23: Vouchers Inch Forward As Abbott Threatens Endless Sessions, and More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas: A bill including private school vouchers was approved in committee on Friday and is likely to see a…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 11/10/23: GOP Pushes Hard On Vouchers And Immigration, and More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas: "Texas Republican Civil War" continues into the fourth "special" session…
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Happy Hour 134: How YOU Can Benefit From Medical Marijuana In Texas - Now
Here in Texas, we watch from afar as state after state after state embraces the therapeutic and financial benefits of marijuana decriminalization. Many of us…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 11/9/23: Fourth Special Session Frays Lawmaker Nerves, and More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas: The fourth special session this year is stretching the patience of Texas lawmakers to the brink…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 11/8/23: Good News and Bad News On Election Results, and More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas: Last night's election results yielded both great and not-so-great news regarding those 14…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 11/7/23: Let's Vote People! And More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas: Voter turnout is up for this off-cycle election in North Texas…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 11/6/23: Texas GOP Pushes Vouchers To End of Special Session, and More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas: As the end of the current special session looms tomorrow, Texas Republicans are continuing their press…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 11/3/23: Dark Money Threatens Midland School Bond Election, and More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas: A dark money operation funded by Tim Dunn of Defend Texas Liberty is pushing against a…
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Happy Hour 133: Democrats Rising To Challenge Entrenched Republicans!
Running for office is a daunting decision - even more so for progressives in a state like Texas, where via gerrymandering and other tactics, Republicans have…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 11/2/23: Abbott's Voucher Deal With House AWOL, and More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas: That monumental deal on school vouchers announced a couple of days ago by Governor Greg Abbott has thus…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 11/1/23: Abbott's Puzzling Voucher Announcement, and More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas: An announcement yesterday by Governor Greg Abbott on a voucher breakthrough is news to voucher…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 10/31/23: Paxton Securities Fraud Trial Set For April, and More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas: After an eight-year delay, a trial date is set for Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, indicted on…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 10/30/23: Voucher And Immigration Fight Continues At Capitol, and More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas: As a new week begins, the line against vouchers at the special session is holding...for now…