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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 PodcastsHappy Hour 283: A (Very) Brief Catch-Up With Congressman Christian Menefee
As early voting winds down and Election Day looms on Tuesday in the 2026 Democratic Party runoff in Texas, we stole a few brief moments with Congressman…
Progress Texas PodcastsIn Progress: The Toxic Ticket - Or, When Ballots Go Bad
Both the Trump endorsement of Ken Paxton and the CD 35 Democratic runoff shenanigans this week provide examples of what could eventually happen when toxic…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 5/21/26: ICE Cruelty And Voter Intimidation Remain Threats In Texas, And More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas: A Guatemalan woman, denied a critical surgery by her ICE captors, has become the latest symbol of the…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 5/20/26: Trump Endorsement Of Paxton Presents Golden Opportunity For Texas Dems, and More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas: Donald Trump's endorsement of Ken Paxton over John Cornyn in the Republican runoff for Senate has sent…
Progress Texas PodcastsHappy Hour 282: Johnny Garcia, Progress Texas-Endorsed Candidate For CD 35
Yes, it's rare for Progress Texas' board to issue an endorsement in a Democratic runoff after early voting has already begun - but the situation in CD 35…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 5/19/26: CD 35 Candidate Johnny Garcia Picks Up Progress Texas Endorsement, And More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas: Our board at Progress Texas has issued a late endorsement for Johnny Garcia, running in the primary…
Progress Texas PodcastsHappy Hour 281: D/FW Congressional Candidate Kevin Burge Returns
Time to vote, y'all! Early voting in the 2026 primary runoff is underway as of today (Monday 5/18), and the board at Progress Texas has picked Democrat Kevin…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 5/18/26: Voting Is Fun! Early Primary Runoff Voting Starts Today, And More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas: Early voting in the 2026 primary runoffs has begun, continuing through Friday, and culminating in…
Progress Texas PodcastsHappy Hour 280 - Joe Jaworski, Texas AG Candidate And Progress Texas Certified Progressive
Among the important statewide races still in primary runoff mode is the contest for the Democratic nomination to replace the highly toxic and ethically…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 5/15/26: Texas - By Far - Is The Most Bloodthirsty State With 600th Execution
Through sheer determination, Ken Paxton and the state of Texas overcame a federal court stay of execution and put to death Edward Busby in Huntsville last…
Progress Texas PodcastsIn Progress: The Death Penalty Does Not Work
This week's roundtable discussion was recorded prior to the U.S. Supreme Court's last minute clearing of the execution of Edward Busby, at a moment when we…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 5/14/26: Thought Called Off, Busby Execution May Still Be On - And More
Despite orders from the federal 5th Circuit Court of Appeals to suspend the scheduled execution of Edward Busby, state officials are still trying to kill him…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 5/13/26: Obama Grabs Austin Tacos, Bernie Set For Texas Dem Convention, And More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas: President Barack Obama joined Democratic nominees James Talarico and Gina Hinojosa yesterday at The…
Progress Texas PodcastsHappy Hour 279: Dr. Letitia Plummer, Candidate For Harris County Judge
Our board has chosen to endorse former Houston City Council Member and longtime healthcare entrepreneur Dr. Letitia Plummer in her run for Harris County Judge…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 5/12/26: GOP Infighting Could Bring Democratic Opportunity As Runoffs Approach, and More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas: Pending a SCOTUS call on intellectual eligibility for execution, the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 5/11/18: Dem Prospects Remain Bright Despite Virginia Setback, and More
The numbers remain in the favor of Democrats to regain control of the U.S. House, despite interference by the Virginia Supreme Court…
Progress Texas PodcastsHappy Hour 278: Catching Up With Congresswoman Julie Johnson
The Progress Texas board has endorsed Congresswoman Julie Johnson in her runoff race for the Democratic nomination for CD 33 due to her dedication to the…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 5/8/26: GOP Eager To Exploit Undermining Of Voting Rights Act, And More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas: State Rep. Mihela Plesa outlines the advantages that Texas is missing out on due to partisan…
Progress Texas PodcastsIn Progress: The MAGA Assault On Texas Colleges Continues
Today's "funeral" protest at Texas Tech - mourning the demise of that institution's academic reputation at the hands of Chancellor Brandon Creighton - is only…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 5/7/26: Texas Tech Hiding MAGA Meddling From Prospective Students, And More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas: As a protest against the conservative undermining of academic integrity at Texas Tech under new…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 5/6/26: Is Pushback At Texas Tech Too Late? And More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas: Tomorrow marks an overdue significant student and alumni pushback against the ultra-conservative…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 05/05/26: Temporary Court Wins for Abortion Access, and More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas: Rule that lets Texans obtain out-of-state abortion pills can continue for now, Supreme Court says…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 5/4/26: Local Elections Results, Paxton vs Talarico, and More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas: Republican Brett Ligon, former Montgomery County DA, wins special election for open Texas Senate seat…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 05/01/26: May Day Strong in Texas, and More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas: May Day Strong Lone Star Labor: Mourn the dead. Fight like hell for the living. Texas AFL-CIO: …
Progress Texas PodcastsHappy Hour 277: How SCOTUS Just Changed Voting Rights in Texas - with Legal Defense Fund and Texas Civil Rights Project
On April 29, on a party line vote, the Supreme Court ruled 6-3 on Louisiana v. Callais, to strip one of the most consequential protections against…
Progress Texas PodcastsIn Progress: How Star Wars Reflects And Informs Our Politics
Monday is Star Wars Day - May the Fourth be with you! Both Communications Director Chris Mosser and Digital Associate Haley Smith are lifelong Star Wars…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 04/30/26: SCOTUS Overturns Decades of Voting Protections, and More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas: SCOTUS Decision Overturns Decades of Voting Rights Protections Supreme Court Callais Decision Overturns…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 04/29/26: Talarico Leads Both Republican Candidates, and More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas: The Two “T”s impacting Texas: Talarico and Trump Talarico leads both Cornyn, Paxton in new poll of…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 04/28/26: Supreme Court Cements Racially Redistricted Maps and More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas: As expected, Supreme Court officially greenlights Texas’ gerrymandered congressional map for midterms…
Progress Texas PodcastsHappy Hour 276: Catching Up With Vikki Goodwin
Our board has chosen to endorse Austin State Rep. Vikki Goodwin in her run for Texas Lieutenant Governor for many reasons - her years-long commitment to public…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 04/27/26: Trump Evades Another Assassination, Earth Month Updates, and More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas: AP News: DC gala shooting suspect aired grievances against Trump in writings to family Dallas Morning…
Progress Texas PodcastsHappy Hour 275: The Plight Of - And The Fight For - Far West Texas
Former Progress Texas Advocacy Manager (and forever Progress Texas family member) Reagan Stone returns for a tour of where South Texas meets West Texas, and…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 4/24/26: Which PACS Spent the Most on TX Elections, and more…
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas: Hearst Newspapers is out with reporting on the PACs that spent the most on statewide and legislative…
Progress Texas PodcastsIn Progress: The First And Fourth Amendments Are Under Attack By Texas MAGA
Two stories this week that seem separate from one another are both examples of Governor Abbott's MAGA machine in Texas' slow and steady erosion of our rights…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 4/23/26: Houston Caves To Abbott On ICE Ordinance, and More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas: Amendments to Houston's ICE ordinance put forth by Mayor John Whitmire were voted in yesterday by the…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 4/22/26: Map Fight Started In Texas Sees Big Win For VA Dems, and More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas: Continuing the redistricting fight started by Donald Trump in Texas and highlighted by quorum-breaking…
Progress Texas PodcastsHappy Hour 274: CD 3 Democratic Nominee Evan Hunt
In one of Texas' most rapidly growing and diversifying areas, Evan Hunt brings a rich background of business leadership and military leadership experience to…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 4/21/26: Chip Roy's New Red Scare, And More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas: Austin-area Republican Congressman and candidate for attorney general Chip Roy has introduced…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 4/20/26: Abortion Ban - Texas Doctors Reprimanded As A California Doctor Fights Back - And More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas: The Texas Medical Board has reprimanded the doctors involved in the deaths of Neveah Crain and Porsha…
Progress Texas PodcastsHappy Hour 273: CD 2 Democratic Nominee Shaun Finnie
With the primary defeat of Republican Congressman Dan Crenshaw in the Houston area's 2nd Congressional District, and the ascent to the Republican nomination by…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 4/17/26: Will Greg Abbott Defund FIFA World Cup In Texas? And More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas: Governor Greg Abbott has expanded his threat of public safety defunding over local police policies…
Progress Texas PodcastsIn Progress: Whitmire Caves To Abbott - And So Does Local Control In Texas Cities
The strongarming of Houston by Governor Greg Abbott, who is threatening to withdraw $110 million in first responder funding over the city's policy limiting the…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 4/16/26: Houston Leaders Clash Amidst Abbott Defunding Threat, and More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas: A major fight has developed between Houston Mayor John Whitmire - who wants to preserve $110 million in…
Progress Texas PodcastsSpecial LIVE Pod: The Nature And Clean Energy Summit with Environment Texas, Part 2
Progress Texas was proud to join our allies at Environment Texas recently for a terrific discussion on clean energy and its intersection with the beautiful…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 4/15/26: Tax Day! Talarico's Plan For Billionaires To Pay Their Fair Share - And More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas: Democratic Senate nominee James Talarico unveils his plan to raise taxes on billionaires by eliminating…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 4/14/26: Texas GOP Silent On Blasphemous Trump Jesus Meme, And More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas: Texas Republican electeds are uniformly silent at Donald Trump's shocking self-comparison to Jesus…
Progress Texas PodcastsSpecial LIVE Pod: The Nature And Clean Energy Summit with Environment Texas, Part 1
Progress Texas was proud to join our allies at Environment Texas recently for a terrific discussion on clean energy and its intersection with the beautiful…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 4/13/26: Neither GOP AG Candidate Is An Improvement Over Paxton, and More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas: Neither of the Republicans running for their party's nomination for Texas attorney general would be…
Progress Texas PodcastsHappy Hour 272: FIFA Gives Dallas, Texas, and America An Opportunity To Shine For Human Rights
The City of Dallas is poised to step into the global spotlight, as the most-watched sporting event on the planet, the FIFA World Cup, arrives in North Texas…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 4/10/26: Colony Ridge Victims Ripped Off - Again - By Trump DOJ, And More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas: The victims of the Colony Ridge real estate scam have been left out of a $68 million settlement against…
Progress Texas PodcastsIn Progress: Independent Media Can Save Democracy, With Your Help
The coverage by the Texas Observer, a longstanding and legendary liberal Texas media outlet - of a recent hit piece on Houston State Rep. Gene Wu by the Dallas…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 4/9/26: Deplorably Inhumane Conditions Still Exist In Texas' ICE Lockups, And More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas: As focus on the conditions inside ICE lockups in Texas has wavered, detainees remain confined in…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 4/8/25: The 25th Amendment Will Not Save Us From Trump, And More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas: Texas elected officials are calling for Donald Trump's cabinet and the Congress to remove him from…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 4/7/26: Texas SBOE Meets Today About Whitewashing of Social Studies, And More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas: A Florida-based private school materials company has used a loophole to score funds from our new…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 4/6/26: Thousands Protest Big Bend Border Wall Threat, And More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas: A crowd of over 2,000 protestors - and speakers of a surprisingly bipartisan range - took part in a…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 4/3/26: Amid Record Profits, Oil Industry Will No Longer Protect Gulf Marine Wildlife, And More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas: Texas oil executives, in a recent industry poll, are both bullish on recent profits and production, but…
Progress Texas PodcastsHappy Hour 271 - Democracy Forward President Skye Perryman
Fresh off her recent appearance at SXSW in Austin alongside progressive legend Stacey Abrams, we're proud to have a talk with Skye Perryman: a Waco native and…
Progress Texas PodcastsIn Progress: Texas Voucher Scam Likely To Benefit Kids Already In Private Schools
We hate to be an "I Told You So", but we did tell you and tell you AND TELL YOU that the decades-in-the-making plan to divert public school tax dollars to…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 4/2/26: Most Private School Voucher Applicants Already Attend Private School, And More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas: Data from the initial field of applicants for Texas' new private school voucher program shows that the…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 4/1/26: Texas Will Comply With Trump's Ballot Interference, And More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas: Donald Trump's executive order undermining mail-in voting will face legal challenges in many states -…