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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 PodcastsSpecial Pod: The Democratic Candidates For Houston's CD-18
Ballotpedia counts a total of sixteen candidates who have declared runs for the historic 18th Congressional District in Houston, seeking to be the next to fill…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 10/13/25: Dems Demand Abbott Bring Guard Troops Home, and More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas:Ten Democratic U.S House members have demanded that Governor Greg Abbott withdraw Texas National Guard…
Progress Texas PodcastsIn Progress: The 2026 Texas Senate Race, and Visions of Texas
The staff, and special guest Julio Salinas, vent at the end of a long week that consisted of Texas-sized problems: from Gov. Abbott sending Texas National…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 10/10/25: Robert Roberson Execution Blocked, GOP Vies for Closed Primaries, and More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas:The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals granted a stay of execution for Robert Roberson, who would have…
Progress Texas PodcastsHappy Hour 232: Progressive Mega-Merger! Texas Blue Action and Powered By People
Texas Blue Action and Powered By People - already two of the Lone Star State's most prominent powerhouses in progressive voter activation and grassroots…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 10/9/25: Texas National Guard Contributes To Building Tension In Chicago, and More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas:Protesters are beginning to mass in Chicago in anticipation of the arrival of National Guard troops…
Progress Texas PodcastsHappy Hour 231: Big Dollars For Big Donors: Greg Abbott's Pay-To-Play Scheme, with Public Citizen
We're joined today by Adrian Shelley and Cassidy Levin of the national watchdog group Public Citizen, who have uncovered a massive and years-long apparent…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 10/8/25: Paxton Threatens YOU In Latest Press Release
Attorney General Ken Paxton has issued a press release regarding a new escalation his office plans to execute against "transgenderism and Antifa", long on…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 10/7/25: Hundreds Of Texas Troops Are On The Ground In Chicago, and More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas:Around 200 National Guard troops from Texas have been deployed to Chicago over the protests of Illinois…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 10/6/25: Abbott Approves Texas National Guard To Be Sent Into Chicago And Portland, and More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas:Governor Greg Abbott approved a request by Donald Trump to deploy Texas National Guard troops into both…
Progress Texas PodcastsIn Progress: The Shutdown, The Map Fight, And MAGA Chaos Demand Progressive Action
Yet another chaotic political week (should we say, typically chaotic?) ends this Friday afternoon with our regular roundtable pod. How the Democrats can have…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 10/3/25: Trump And MAGA Press Takeover Of Texas Colleges, and More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas:The Trump administration has offered the University of Texas access to enhanced federal funding - if it…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 10/2/25: Democrats Must NOT Cave On Federal Shutdown, And More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas:As the second day of the federal shutdown begins, progressives and Democrats must remind themselves and…
Progress Texas PodcastsHappy Hour 230: Tejano Star And Congressional Candidate Bobby Pulido
The major turn towards Donald Trump by Texas Latino voters, especially those in South Texas, serves as a painful memory and a fearsome harbinger of what might…
Progress Texas PodcastsMinisode: PT Legal Eagles On Congressional Map Lawsuits
In a federal court in El Paso, as of this morning, a trio of judges have begun considering whether the state of Texas can use the new congressional map -…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 10/1/25: Federal Shutdown And Texas Map Trial Begin, and More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas:Democrats in the U.S. House hold the line against the gutting of healthcare, as Republicans skip town -…
Progress Texas PodcastsHappy Hour 229: State Senate Candidate Taylor Rehmet
In a matter of weeks, North Texas voters have the chance to flip a Texas Senate seat from red to blue, and provide another vote for sanity in a chamber…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 9/30/25: Alleged Corruption And Free Speech Attacks Make Governor Abbott Vulnerable, and More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas:Governor Abbott faces multiple issues that could make him vulnerable in 2026, including his…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 9/29/25: New Trump-Ordered Texas Map Due In Court This Wednesday, and More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas:The new Texas congressional district map, ordered by Donald Trump to cut his expected U.S. House losses…
Progress Texas PodcastsIn Progress: Texas Dems In A Tiff? While Yet More Political Violence Erupts In Dallas
Our weekly staff roundtable covers the strife within the Texas Democratic Party over a shakeup of office locations, as Trump and Co. once again try to…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 9/26/25: Trump's Political Agenda And Abbott's Pay-To-Play Undermine Public Confidence, and More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas:Federal and state authorities, who were quick to characterize Wednesday's shooting that killed or…
Progress Texas PodcastsMinisode: Chair Kendall Scudder On Staff Changes And Rumors Of Turmoil At Texas Democratic Party
An article posted by the Texas Tribune this morning alleges that a recent reorganization of office structure and locations at the Texas Democratic Party…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 9/25/25: ICE Detainees In Dallas Shot - But MAGA Blames The Left? And More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas:Donald Trump and MAGA have rushed to blame the latest incident of gun violence in Dallas, in which three…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 9/24/25: Jimmy Kimmel Returns, But The Fight Against MAGA Media Is Just Starting - and More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas:Nexstar Media Group joined the Sinclair Broadcast Group in blacking out the return of Jimmy Kimmel Live…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 9/23/25: Is YOUR Sinclair ABC Station Still Refusing To Air Jimmy Kimmel? And More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas:Jimmy Kimmel returns to the airwaves tonight, but the Sinclair Broadcast Group says they still won't run…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 9/22/25: GOP Exploits Charlie Kirk To "Radicalize Gen Z", And More
A troubling number of U.S. House Democrats - including Reps Henry Cuellar and Vicente Gonzalez - voted Friday to honor Charlie Kirk, a notorious promoter of…
Progress Texas PodcastsIn Progress: Free Speech Under Full Attack...And What Exactly Is Antifa?
The staff needs a weekend bad after a week that has seen Jimmy Kimmel shown the door and massive attacks on free speech on college campuses and elsewhere as…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 9/19/25: Trump Targets "Antifa" - But What Is That? And More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas:Donald Trump has declared war on "Antifa", which isn't an actual organization - so what does his…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 9/18/25: Kimmel Suspension Highlights Importance Of Independent Media, and More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas:The suspension of Jimmy Kimmel's show by ABC for criticizing MAGA for politically exploiting the murder…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 9/17/25: Paxton Lawsuit Against Beto O'Rourke Appears Near Failure, and More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas:Attorney General Ken Paxton's lawsuit against Beto O'Rourke and Powered By People, accusing them of…
Progress Texas PodcastsAll Star Activism: A LIVE Talk With Brad Stuver
Great fun to gather with a big crowd of friends, both old and new, at Hopsquad Brewing Company in North Austin, within eyeshot of Austin FC's home stadium, for…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 9/16/25: Trump Administration Vows Crackdown On Progressive Organizations, and More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas:The Trump administration, using the Charlie Kirk killing as a reason, is pledging a widespread crackdown…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 9/15/25: Trump Greenlights MAGA Violence Over Kirk Shooting, and More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas:Comments from Donald Trump on American political violence echo his "stand back and stand by" comments…
Progress Texas PodcastsIn Progress: Political Violence Threatens ALL Americans
Proud to welcome Travis Central Appraisal District Board Member Sheghao "Daniel" Wang to join our weekly offloading session - one that's a particularly heavy…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 9/12/25: Texas DPS Heavily Involved In Immigration Arrests In Blue Texas Cities, and More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas:A suspect has reportedly been apprehended in the shooting death of Charlie Kirk…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 9/11/25: Charlie Kirk's Murder Should Be Condemned By All Americans
The murder of political activist Charlie Kirk on a college campus in Utah was an act of domestic terrorism that tears at the very fabric of our country, and…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 9/10/25: Chip Roy Votes To Conceal Epstein Sex Trafficking Files, and More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas:Texas U.S. Congressman and House Rules Committee member Chip Roy, a leading Republican candidate for…
Progress Texas PodcastsSpecial LIVE Pod: James Talarico Campaign Kickoff Rally!
Looked to us like a crowd of a bit over 1,000 under a hot Round Rock sun - with about 12 hours notice - about three hours ago at publishing time for Austin…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 9/9/25: Talarico Makes Senate Run Official, and More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas:Austin State Rep. James Talarico makes it official: he's running for the U.S. Senate…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 9/8/25: Talarico Set To Launch Senate Campaign Tomorrow, and More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas:Austin State Rep. James Talarico - surprising nobody - is set to launch a run for the U.S. Senate…
Progress Texas PodcastsHappy Hour 228: Senate Candidate Colonel Terry Virts
The Democratic side of the race for U.S. Senate is heating up in Texas - but the very first Democrat to announce for the race was former U.S. Air Force Colonel…
Progress Texas PodcastsIn Progress: MAGA Anti-Science, Ivermectin, and Anti-Vax Garbage - Just In Time For COVID Season!
If you're one of the millions of Americans who celebrated the amazing breakthrough of vaccines as a way out of the dark days of the COVID pandemic just a few…
Progress Texas PodcastsHappy Hour 227: Recap With Two Newly-Elected Young Texas Progressives!
As young progressives across the country continue to gain inspiration from the likes of Zohran Mamdani in New York, even here in Texas we're seeing fresh faces…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 9/5/25: MAGA Takeover Of Texas Colleges Is Nearly Complete, and More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas:The Texas Republican Party has filed a lawsuit seeking to close its primary election to registered…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 9/4/25: GOP Steamrolls Dems As Second Special Session Ends Early, And More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas:As was rumored, the second special session was brought to a close early last night as a huge wave of GOP…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 9/3/25: Are Texas National Guard Troops Headed For Chicago? And More
Governor Greg Abbott denies allegations from Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzger that Texas National Guard troops are part of a Donald Trump-threatened military…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 9/2/25: Hundreds Of New Laws Land On The Heads Of Texans, and More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas:Yesterday, September 1, saw over 800 new laws hit the books in Texas…
Progress Texas PodcastsIn Progress: Labor Day Weekend Arrives Amid Storm Of GOP Crazy
Proud to welcome our good friend Jorjo Vasquez to the weekly venting roundtable - Jorjo is Communications Director for San Antonio State Senator Roland…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 8/29/25: This Labor Day, Let's Shift Power Back To Labor, and More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas:A flurry of new GOP-pushed legislation towards the close of the second special session includes the…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 8/28/25: Ivermectin Bill "Dumbest Moment In The Texas Senate This Year", and More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas:HB 25 - a bill allowing ivermectin to be bought at Texas pharmacies without prescriptions - has blazed…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 8/27/25: NAACP Files Second Lawsuit Against Trump-Ordered Texas Map, And More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas:The NAACP follows LULAC, filing the second lawsuit against the new Texas congressional map ordered by…
Progress Texas PodcastsSpecial Live Pod: A Visit With The Park Cities Area Democrats
The Park Cities Area Democrats invited our executive director Kathleen Thompson and Dallas County Democratic Party Chair Kardal Coleman to explain what just…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 8/26/25: GOP Steps Up Attacks On Trans And Abortion Rights In Second Special Session, and More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas:Houston Rep. and Texas House Minority Leader Gene Wu addressed the opening day of the Democratic…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 8/25/25: Trump Plans To Militarize More U.S. Cities, Including In Texas, and More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas:The Trump administration is planning to mobilize over 1,700 National Guard troops across 19 states…
Progress Texas PodcastsIn Progress: State House Candidate Pooja Sethi On The Map, And What Comes Next
No surprise to anyone that the Texas GOP eventually (and as quickly as they could manage) got their way, and have gotten their new congressional map carving…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 8/22/25: Texas Senate Set To Move On Trump Map, And More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas:The Texas Senate appears ready to fast-track the Trump-ordered redistricting of Texas as soon as today…
Progress Texas PodcastsSpecial Live Pod: Defending The Voting Rights Act, 60 Years Later
Ironically, mere minutes after Texas Republicans pushed through a racially-gerrymandered congressional map ordered by Donald Trump to cut his losses in next…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 8/21/25: Texas House GOP Greenlights Trump Takeover of Texas, and More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas:Texas House Republicans, surprising nobody, approved the new congressional map ordered by Donald Trump…
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 8/20/25: Instead Of Flood Action, Trump's Map On House Agenda Today, and More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas:After promising the families of July 4th flood victims that flood relief would take a top priority in…
Progress Texas PodcastsUpdate: Austin Rep. Sheryl Cole On Public Scrape With Her DPS "Escort"
Another live update from what's turning into a pretty crazy second special session of the Texas Legislature: Austin Rep. Sheryl Cole posted to social media…