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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 10/27/23: Texas GOP Targets Texas Hispanic Community, and More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas: New immigration bills, which will pave the way for regular harassment of Texas Latinos, continue…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 10/26/23: Draconian Immigration Bills Advance In House, and More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas: Houston Rep. Armando Walle had strong words for House Republicans after debate over harsh new…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 10/25/23: Texas U.S. Congressmen Wash Out Of Speaker Race, and More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas: Both Republican U.S. Reps Pete Sessions and Roger Williams have seen their aspirations to become…
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Happy Hour 132 - Chris Hollins For Houston City Controller!
Progress Texas is proud to endorse former Harris County Clerk Chris Hollins in his run for Houston City Controller - a somewhat low-profile but pivotal…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 10/24/23: Planned Parenthood Lawsuit Will Go To Trial, and More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas: The state's lawsuit will go to trial in April, following a ruling by anti-abortion activist judge…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 10/23/23: Early Voting Starts Today! and More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas: Early voting on 14 constitutional amendment propositions and a variety of local matters begins today!…
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BONUS Guest Pod - PT's Kathleen Thompson on Pod Bless Texas!
Who's ready to VOTE? We sure are - and with early voting starting Monday, with tons on the line - key funding for Texas' retired teachers and state parks, a…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 10/20/23: Texas Dems Present School Funding Package, and More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas: Democrats in the Texas House present a solid school funding package, which of course is near-guaranteed…
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Happy Hour 131: Three Great Reasons to Show Up and Vote This November
Next month's election - early voting actually starts on Monday, October 23 - is what we like to call a "low-turnout/high impact" election. Meaning, since few…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 10/19/23: Allies Press Against School Vouchers, and More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas: A coalition of progressive groups gathered at the Capitol for a news conference stating opposition to…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 10/18/23: All But 3 Texas GOP U.S. Reps Vote For Jordan, and More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas: Of the 20 Republican holdouts stopping Jim Jordan from becoming Speaker yesterday, only 3 were from…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 10/17/23: Vaccine Mandate Ban Passes Senate, and More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas: The Texas Senate ignored protests from business groups and passed a ban on private employers requiring…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 10/16/23: Week Two Of Voucher Session Begins, and More
Stories we're following at Progress Texas: Senate-approved legislation allowing private school vouchers heads to the House today…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 10/13/23 - School Vouchers Head To The House, and More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas: As expected, school vouchers have passed the Texas Senate…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 10/12/23: Vouchers Unfair To Texans Without Kids, and More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas: Vouchers, should they pass, threaten to bankrupt the state - and are also fundamentally unfair to Texas…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 10/11/23: Vouchers Breezing Through Senate, and More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas: Governor Abbott's school voucher bill passed easily on party lines by the Senate Education Committee…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 10/10/23: Texas GOP In Disarray Begins Push For Vouchers, and More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas: Texas Republicans are at each other's throats as the special session on school vouchers opens…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 10/9/23: Special Session On Vouchers Begins, and More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas: A third special session called this year by Governor Greg Abbott is set to kick off this morning at the…
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Happy Hour 130: Why School Vouchers Are Bad For Texas, And How To Fight Back
Governor Greg Abbott has followed through with his promise to call the Texas Legislature back for a third time - at the very least - in his effort to push…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 10/6/23: Outrage Over Biden Border Wall Call, and More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas: President Joe Biden says he had "no choice" but to authorize 20 miles of new border wall through a…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 10/5/23: More Border Walls in Texas Get Biden Go-Ahead, and More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas: Both sides of the political divide now recognize that the U.S. is experiencing an immigration crisis…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 10/4/23: Texas U.S. Rep Wants Trump For Speaker, and More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas: After resisting his nomination, all Texas U.S. Reps stuck with U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy to the…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 10/3/23: U.S. Rep Henry Cuellar Unharmed in D.C. Carjacking, and More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas: U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar of San Antonio and South Texas was thankfully unharmed after carjackers stole…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 10/2/23: Texas Republicans Fight (And Fail) For Federal Shutdown, and More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas: Four U.S. House Reps from Texas fought to the bitter end in their mission to shut down the government…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 9/29/23: Lawyers Press Abortion Funds For Associate Info, and More
Anti-abortion attorneys have begun pressing Texas abortion funds for information on the people they've assisted, and those who have supported the funds…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 9/28/23: Federal Shutdown Will Be Painful For Texans, and More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas: A partial shutdown of the federal government, ever more likely as of this weekend, will immediately…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 9/27/23: Drag Ban Bites The Dust...For Now, and More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas: A Houston-based federal judge has found SB-12, the new state law banning drag performances…
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Happy Hour 129: Dallas Dems Denounce Mayor's Defection
Following the Paxton impeachment, you may have been ready for Texas politics to get a little more boring, at least for a little while - but that wasn't to be…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 9/26/23: Paxton Whistleblowers - And Paxton - Look To Get Paid, and More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas: Former Ken Paxton AG's Office employees turned whistleblower will press their case forward…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 9/25/23: TribFest Highlights, and More
El Paso's mayor says his city is nearing a "breaking point" with the continued heavy stream of migrants…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 9/22/23: Migrant Surge Crisis Still Unexplained, and More
An unusual surge in migrant crossings at the U.S./Mexico border continues and remains without a pinpointed cause…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 9/21/23: Migrant Wave At Eagle Pass Makes National News, and More
An unusually large wave of migrants has crossed into and is now crowding Eagle Pass…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 9/20/23: Abbott Vows Endless Voucher Sessions, and More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas: Education in the spotlight, as Governor Greg Abbott promises special session after special session -…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 9/19/23: Paxton Legal Hurdles Remain, and More
Following his acquittal from impeachment, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton faces even more serious state and federal charges…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 9/18/23: Progressives Shrug As Paxton Acquitted, and More
The acquittal of Ken Paxton is anything but a surprise to progressives in Texas: https://www.star-telegram.com/opinion/nicole-russell/article279427534.html…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 9/15/23: Impeachment Home Stretch As Defense Rests, and More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas: Ken Paxton defense lead Tony Buzbee calls four friendly witnesses - all current Texas AG Office…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 9/14/23: House Manager Mis-Management on Day 7, and More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas: Anticipation that Ken Paxton's alleged mistress might testify in the ongoing impeachment trial is for…
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Happy Hour 128: Inside The Impeachment with Justin Miller of the Texas Observer
Some Texans have been paying close attention all day, every day for the last week as the historic impeachment of Ken Paxton unfolds - others have, you know…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 9/13/23: Paxton Stiffs His Secret Lawyer, and More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas: Impeachment Day 6: Outside lawyer Brandon Cammack, central to Ken Paxton's questionable relationship…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 9/12/23: Paxton Affair Takes The Stage, and More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas: Day 5 of the Ken Paxton impeachment sees the most extensive discussion yet of his extramarital affair…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 9/11/23: Paxton Party Proceeds Into Week Two, and More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas: Friday saw testimony from legendary Texas Ranger David Maxwell…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 9/8/23: Paxton Impeachment Presents GOP Problems, and More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas: Paxton aides say they turned him in to the FBI when it became clear he had been compromised…
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Happy Hour 127: Former Miss Texas and House Candidate Averie Bishop
In Texas, for ANY progressive, it takes serious guts and commitment to run for office - it also helps to have a keen mind for politics, a strong heart for…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 9/7/23: Blackmail and Adultery In Paxton Trial Day 2, and More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas: Former second-in-command Jeff Mateer recounts Paxton's erratic push for Nate Paul…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 9/6/23: The Paxton Party Proceeds, and More
The impeachment of Ken Paxton rolls into Day 2, after a dramatic launch yesterday…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 9/5/23: Impeachment Day! And More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas: The historic impeachment trial of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is underway this morning at the…
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Happy Hour 126: RuPublicans And Allies Fight Back In Texas
The Instagram account of the AI-assisted artists RuPublicans has been a rallying point for the Texas LGBTQ+ community and its allies, just as several new laws…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 9/1/23: New State Laws and Courts Collide, and More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas: A judge temporarily blocks a new Texas law limiting drag shows…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 8/31/23: Death Star Law Dies...For Now, and More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas: The "Death Star" law, designed for state pre-emption of a wide range of local ordinances in Texas…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 8/30/23: Abbott Border Spies Busted, and More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas: A whistleblower report accuses intelligence officers with Operation Lone Star of conducting illegal…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 8/29/23: Christians Rally Against Abbott Border Policies, and More
Governor Greg Abbott makes highly arguable statements about Texas' "sovereignty" in a national op-ed…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 8/28/23: A (Very) Small Victory For Pregnant Texans, and More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas: A new law will provide very narrow exceptions allowing doctors to provide abortion care to Texans with…
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Happy Hour 125: The Growing Threat of Christian Dominionism
Various Christian religious orders in Texas have begun to merge in worrisome ways: in particular, the growing political goals of the "prosperity gospel"…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 8/25/23: Will The Friday Night Lights Stay On? and More
ERCOT and the Texas power grid narrowly avoided rolling blackouts last night - what's in store for this hot weekend?…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 8/24/23: State Errors Cost Pregnant Texans Health Coverage, and More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas: A Trump-appointed judge in Victoria will hear arguments over the Biden administration's humanitarian…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 8/23/23: But His E-Mails! and More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas: Texas journalists seeking access to an encrypted e-mail account owned by Attorney General Ken Paxton…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 8/22/23: Biden vs. the Border Buoys, and More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas: The Biden administration and the government of Mexico face off against Texas in federal court today…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 8/21/23: 2A Group Fights For Rapid Fire Device, and More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas: A Second Amendment group is waging a legal battle to allow the sale of a gun modification device that…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 8/18/23: Texas Voter Suppression Takes A Hit, and More
Stories we're following this Friday morning at Progress Texas: Parts of SB-1, the 2021 GOP voter suppression law, have been struck down by a federal judge…
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Happy Hour 124: Liz Hanks, Moms Demand Action Chapter Lead of the Year!
We've been fans of Liz Hanks, the Texas Chapter Lead for Moms Demand Action, for a long time - so, we're elated but not surprised that she's been chosen to…