No surprise - but GOP Texas Railroad Commission nominee Bo French is spreading an anti-Semitic AI image of Democratic nominee Jon Rosenthal in his recent fundraising efforts. Sick, but par for the course for Bo French. More: tinyurl.com/yvz83x8r Vote AGAINST hate this fall, y'all.

Texas deserves a new dawn. Learn more about Texas House candidate Dawn Richardson, everywhere you stream Progress Texas Podcasts.

The state of division we all live in didn't happen naturally, or by accident. We've been divided by powerful and wealthy conservative media entities - by design, over decades, and for their own control and profit. Support the real free press: act.progresstexas.org/a/summersust...

Lt. Governor Dan Patrick wants to impose Christianity on Texans, but not the kind that says “love your neighbor.” Listen to our full conversation on the separation of church and state with Progress Texas Institute Board Member Wil Jeudy, everywhere you stream Progress Texas Podcasts.

No te dejas. It’s time to fight back, Texas. Listen to the full Latinas for Gina rally LIVE from San Antonio, everywhere you stream Progress Texas Podcasts. @ginafortexas.bsky.social

Rural Texans are beginning to realize that the Republican undermining of their local control has left them at the mercy of data centers and power transmission lines - both of which encroach on their private property rights. More: tinyurl.com/yvz83x8r

Governor Greg Abbott and the state of Texas have been harboring a rogue ICE agent wanted on violent felony charges in Minnesota for almost three months. More: tinyurl.com/yvz83x8r

A $9.13 check to Debra in the county clerk’s office for that CD-ROM is part of how Civitech uses tech to combat concentrated voter suppression and racial redistricting, in Texas and beyond. Listen to the full conversation LIVE in Austin, everywhere you stream Progress Texas Podcasts.

While the stoppage of destruction in Big Bend National Park is a good thing, it's also temporary and possibly a tactical delay. This ain't over until ALL of the bulldozers are OUT of the Park. More: tinyurl.com/yvz83x8r

The Trump admin says they’re pausing the destructive border wall construction in Big Bend National Park, but are they?? Learn more on the latest episode of In Progress, everywhere you stream Progress Texas Podcasts.

Over ONE MILLION Texas voters have had their registration placed "in suspense" by election officials - and may have no idea until they show up to vote on Election Day, 84 days from today. More: tinyurl.com/yvz83x8r

Yet another new poll shows strong Democratic performance - including a lead for Vikki Goodwin over Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick! More: tinyurl.com/yvz83x8r @vikkigoodwintx.bsky.social

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Hit the dispensary recently? You could now be charged with a felony in Texas. Here’s what you need to know about the recent THC ban. Follow along with the Daily Dispatch everywhere you stream Progress Texas Podcasts.

Both Governor Greg Abbott and Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick have openly declared war on the U.S. Constitution: Patrick against the separation of church and state, and Abbott in his campaign against "birth tourism" - a statistically insignificant non-issue. More: tinyurl.com/yvz83x8r

As he campaigns, Governor Greg Abbott has reversed himself on the data center crisis he helped create - but we notice that he has failed to actually DO anything about the problem, which is within his power as Governor. More: tinyurl.com/yvz83x8r

Big Money rules in Texas politics - the nine richest first-time congressional candidates are all multi-millionaire Republicans, and Elon Musk is slinging money like it's candy. But is all of that fueling a new anti-billionaire backlash? More: tinyurl.com/yvz83x8r

Ken Paxton's collapse at that Cowtown press conference yesterday is truly a sight to behold - and there's a lot more to it than just an awkward pulling of the plug: tinyurl.com/yvz83x8r

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Our border communities deserve leaders who will stand up for them in Washington D.C. Texas Senate candidate @jamestalarico.bsky.social wants to bring honesty, compassion, and common sense back to our politics.

Governor Abbott's appointment of GOP nominee Don Huffines as Comptroller before the midterm election - and election denier and Christian crusader Nate Schatzline to oversee that election - are a giant middle finger to Texas voters. More: tinyurl.com/yvz83x8r

Cruz Curse Goes Global: In thanking Trump for interfering with FIFA, Ted Cruz jinxed the team into an embarrassing defeat in the World Cup. More: tinyurl.com/yvz83x8r ⁠https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/watch-sen-cruz-thanks-trump-for-getting-rid-of-folarin-baloguns-world-cup-red-card⁠

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Patriot Front came out of their moms’ basements, dusted off the Old Navy khakis, put on the white masks so they don’t get fired from their day jobs, and headed to Washington for America’s 250th birthday celebration. Four hundred self-described patriots, not one ounce of bravery.

Extraordinarily harsh sentences for even peripheral defendants in the #Prairieland "Antifa" case = a direct threat to progressive activism in general. Podcast: tinyurl.com/yvz83x8r www.texasobserver.org/prairieland-...

How the Prairieland 'Antifa' Verdict Threatens the Anti-Trump Resistance

Last week's convictions related to a July 4 ICE detention center demonstration raise red flags about the right to protest. “This can happen to you, and if they can do it to you, they will.”

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A harrowing story from Round Rock shows that Texas women facing problematic pregnancies are still being subjected to severe health risks due to the reluctance of doctors to treat them under our state's abortion laws. Podcast: tinyurl.com/yvz83x8r www.texastribune.org/2026/06/22/t...

Ken Paxton has challenged James Talarico to a "Texas meat-off". We don't know what that means, either. Podcast: tinyurl.com/yvz83x8r www.usatoday.com/story/opinio...

Paxton challenges Talarico to a Texas meat-off | Opinion

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is hellbent on making his race for a U.S. Senate seat against Democratic state Rep. James Talarico incredibly dumb.

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In Houston, conservatives want to charge women who seek abortion care as murderers and ban IVF. In San Antonio, conservatives want women to give up their right to vote. Just another weekend in GOP-dominated Texas. Podcast: tinyurl.com/yvz83x8r www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

At Turning Point USA conference, women offer away their voting rights

At the Turning Point USA Women’s Leadership Summit, conservative women speak freely about willingly giving up their right to vote.

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