The Voucher Scam is an exposé on one of the most critical issues facing public education today - education vouchers. As Texas leadership pushes an aggressive voucher agenda that would privatize and defund public schools, Claire and Nichole give listeners a behind-the-scenes look at what's really at stake. The Voucher Scam podcast is a four-episode series hosted by Claire Campos-O’Neal and Nichole Abshire and brought to you by the Mothers for Democracy Institute (M4DI).
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Go Behind the Ballot is a podcast that asks questions and seeks answers about our political system. We engage with issue experts, political candidates and officeholders. We walk alongside our listeners who ask questions like ‘Why does our government run this way?’ and ‘What can regular folks do to have their voice heard?’ and ‘What do our politicians do anyway?’ and ‘How do taxes work?’ and ‘Who decides what happens in our schools?’ Co-hosts Claire Campos-O’Neal and Nichole Abshire, two Texa ...
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We'd love your support: Join our newsletter Leave us a rating and review Share our podcast with a friend Claire and Nichole are so excited to share the trailer for our brand new project titled - The Voucher Scam. The Voucher Scam is an exposé on one of the most critical issues facing public education today - education vouchers. As Texas leadership …
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The Voucher Scam is an exposé on one of the most critical issues facing public education today - education vouchers. As Texas leadership pushes an aggressive voucher agenda that would privatize and defund public schools, Claire and Nichole give listeners a behind-the-scenes look at what's really at stake. The Voucher Scam podcast is a four-episode…
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We'd love your support: Join our newsletter Leave us a rating and review Share our podcast with a friend This week’s show is short and sweet. We are working hard on a brand new podcast called The Voucher Scam which will premiere next Thursday October 5th. In the meantime, we encourage y’all to sign up for our newsletter and donate to the new projec…
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Paxton Impeachment Trial–Week Two Shenanigans!
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The impeachment trial of Attorney General Ken Paxton has remained full of interesting developments! In fact, by the time you read this, neither of us would be surprised if there’s multiple new developments and this seems like old news. But for this episode, prepare yourself to hear about Paxton’s chief of staff, Missy Cary who knew more about Paxto…
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Extra, Extra! Week One of the Paxton Impeachment Trial!
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The impeachment trial of Attorney General Ken Paxton began on Tuesday, September 5, 2023. It began with Paxton’s defense lawyers making a motion to dismiss all charges. Just imagine if they’d succeeded–everyone could’ve called it a day! But alas, the 16 charges were all upheld and the trial began in earnest. Ken Paxton, through his attorneys, plead…
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The Paxton Impeachment Delivers the Drama!
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We'd love your support: Join our newsletter Leave us a rating and review Share our podcast with a friend A big component of a healthy democracy is accountability. Are our elected leaders abiding by their oath of office? Do we, as their constituency, trust them? Join us as we discuss the upcoming impeachment trial of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxto…
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A Way Forward: Youth and Democracy with Bently Paiz
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Bently Paiz, 18-year-old candidate for County Commissioner in Comal County, joins us to talk about his historic candidacy and to discuss youth and democracy. Bently confirms that many young people do feel apathetic about voting because they are disappointed in the candidates they have to choose from and their lackluster platforms. We learn about Be…
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How to Get What You Want in 30 Days! (Hint: Call a Special Session)
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So you’ve heard of the regular Texas legislative session. You know it ended already. So what’s up with these special sessions? We’re here to answer. We’ll give you all the quick facts you need to know especially because we hear from reliable sources that Governor Abbott is very likely to call another special session in October for a singular issue:…
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Can You Get An Abortion In Texas? Are We Even Allowed To Talk About This? Avow Gives Us the Latest
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Caroline Duble and Nneka Iheanacho of Avow, an unapologetic abortion advocacy organization, speak to us about the state of abortion care. In Texas, abortion is completely banned with the exception of a life or death scenario with the pregnant person and there is no rape or incest exception. To be clear, providers are criminalized, and the charge co…
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Join the Movement to Expose the Education Voucher Scam!
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We'd love your support: Join our newsletter Leave us a rating and review Share our podcast with a friend Donate here: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/saynotovouchers We’re on a mission to preserve democracy by exposing the education voucher scam! We see that there is a huge disconnect between what our governor and a few legislators are pushing ve…
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Laura Yeager Reveals What’s in Store for Public Education after Texas' 88th Legislative Session
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We'd love your support: Donate on Stripe Join our newsletter Leave us a rating and review Share our podcast with a friend Curious what happened in the Texas 88th legislative session regarding public education? Today’s episode is for you! We say welcome back to Laura Subrin Yeager. She is an experienced leader in coalition building, grassroots advoc…
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It’s Go Behind the Ballot’s 1 Year Anniversary! So What Does it Mean to Demystify Texas Politics and Defend Democracy?
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We'd love your support: Donate on Stripe Join our newsletter Leave us a rating and review Share our podcast with a friend Go Behind the Ballot is celebrating its 1 year anniversary AND 80th episode! We look back on what it’s been like demystifying Texas politics. The podcast has covered 5 series so far - public education, elections, culture wars, f…
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Ricardo Martinez Of Equality Texas Helps Us Understand The Effects Of The 88th Texas Lege On The LGBTQIA+ Community
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During the legislative session, Texas legislators filed a staggering 141 anti-LGBTQIA+ bills, solidifying Texas as a leader in proposed discrimination against the LGBTQIA+ community. In this episode, Ricardo Martinez, CEO of Equality Texas, the largest LGBTQIA+ advocacy organization in Texas, provides an overview of the 88th Texas Legislature, high…
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How’s Our Democracy Looking In Texas After The 88th Legislative Session? Emily Eby From Texas Civil Rights Project Reveals The Good, The Bad And Ugh
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We invite back one of our favorite election experts, Emily Eby, to explain what happened to voting rights in the 88th legislative session. She kicks off the show highlighting the priorities that rose to the top this session - culture wars and state control. Good news - some positive voting bills made it through! We learn that it is now easier for T…
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‘The Good, The Bad, And The Ugh’ Of The 88th Texas Lege: Nancy Thompson From Mothers Against Greg Abbott Gives Us The Scoop
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What went on during the 88th Texas Legislative Session? Nancy Thompson, the founder of the Political Action Committee (PAC), Mothers Against Greg Abbott, joins us for a conversation to give us the scoop. Nancy walks us through ‘the good, the bad, and the ugh’ of the session. Nancy reviews the bills and explains her lens: are these bills good for al…
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Looking Back on the 88th Legislative Session to Find Clues for Where Texas is Headed Next
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We'd love your support: Donate on Stripe Join our newsletter Leave us a rating and review Share our podcast with a friend Did you know that the 88th legislative session ended on May 29, 2023? Did you know that a special legislative session was called immediately after the regular session ended? So much happened between Jan. 10, 2023 when the 88th l…
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We’re Back and Ready to Flex Those Democracy Muscles!
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We'd love your support: Donate on Stripe Join our newsletter Leave us a rating and review Share our podcast with a friend Hello friends! After a brief break, we are ready to pick up the shovel and dig deeper into demystifying Texas politics. Our show has a few changes that we are excited to share with you. We are recording in person. Check out the …
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Recap! Food Insecurity and What it Means for Texans
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We'd love your support: Donate on Stripe Support us on Patreon Join our newsletter Leave us a rating and review Share our podcast with a friend Look back with us at the many highlights from our Food Insecurity series. From Adam Johnson of the Citations Needed Podcast to Celia Cole, the CEO of Feeding Texas. From Lawson Picasso and her lived experie…
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What the Heck Happened in Tennessee and Does It Mean Anything for Texas?
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Replay! Lawson Picasso Shares What it is Like to be Food Insecure in Texas
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We'd love your support: Donate on Stripe Support us on Patreon Join our newsletter Leave us a rating and review Share our podcast with a friend Have y'all listened to Lawson Picasso's episode yet?? If you missed her show, this is a great week to tune in or listen again! She generously shares what her experience was like when she was food insecure a…
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What is Mutual Aid? Is it Different From Charity? A New (Old) Vision For Giving and Receiving
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We'd love your support: Donate on Stripe Support us on Patreon Join our newsletter Leave us a rating and review Share our podcast with a friend Mutual aid came on our radar during winter storm Uri in 2021 but we didn’t really ask many questions back then. As we’ve learned more about food insecurity and asked ourselves questions about the role of NG…
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What Are SNAP Benefits Anyway? With Rachel Cooper And Curtis Hills From Every Texan
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We’d love your support: Join our Patreon Donate on Stripe Leave us a rating and review wherever you listen Share our podcast with your friends Attention Mentions: Curtis: Bel-Air TV series on Peacock Rachel: ‘Is It Worth Having Kids?,’ a video from The Economist on Youtube Claire: ‘A New Child Labor Crisis in America,’ an episode of The Daily, a po…
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We Watch and Recap the 1968 CBS Documentary That Shocked The Nation - Hunger in America
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Mando Rayo Shares How Taco Journalism Can Change the World
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Attention Mentions: Mando: Story questing for season 3 of his podcast ‘Tacos of Texas’ has his attention Claire: Maintenance Phase podcast especially the episode titled ‘Doctors Have a New Plan for Fat Kids’ Nichole: ‘What You Want Wants You’ by Suzanne Eder Ways to find Mando: http://www.unitedtacosofamerica.com/ Instagram: @unitedtacosofamerica I…
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We'd love your support: Donate on Stripe Support us on Patreon Join our newsletter Leave us a rating and review Share our podcast with a friend Mission complete! We hosted a panel at the South By Southwest Conference on the Civic Engagement track on March 13 here in Austin, Texas! If you’re a regular listener, you know we’ve built this series aroun…
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Hunger Games. Who is Winning in Our Broken System? Our SXSW Panel Revealed
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If you’re a regular listener, you know we were thrilled to host a panel at the South By Southwest Festival on food insecurity. Like the good students we aim to be, we gathered with our panelists, Lawson Picasso(advocate) and Celia Cole (CEO of Feeding Texas) for a run-through of our panel ahead of the actual day. In addition, we wanted to share our…
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In The Community: Claire Speaks at a Staff Legislative Briefing on Charter School Expansion Amendments
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We’d love your support: Join our Patreon Donate on Stripe Leave us a rating and review wherever you listen Share our podcast with your friends Claire attended a staff legislative briefing at the Texas State Capitol. She was invited by a friend of the pod, Patti Everitt. If you haven’t listened to our episode that features Patti Everitt educating us…
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History of Hunger in America with Dr. Laurie Green
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Attention Mentions: Laurie: Hidden Brain podcast from NPR Claire: The Parent Test series on Hulu Nichole: ‘The Whiteness Myth’ episode on the Throughline podcast Hunger in America documentary from CBS that is referenced: https://www.cbsnews.com/video/hunger-in-america-the-1968-cbs-documentary-that-shocked-america/ Dr. Laurie Green is the author of …
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In The Community: Nichole Attends the Poor People’s Campaign Meeting
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We’d love your support: Donate on Stripe Leave us a rating and review wherever you listen Share our podcast with your friends Austin advocates are starting a local Poor People’s Campaign and Nichole attended their first meeting. She will keep us posted on how it moves forward and her participation. Please reach out to us if you’re interested in joi…
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Understanding The Causes Of Hunger In Texas With Celia Cole Of Feeding Texas
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What does it mean to be food insecure in Texas? Is that even the right language? What are the underlying causes of food insecurity? We get answers to all of these questions and more in our conversation with Celia Cole, the CEO of Feeding Texas. She explains how the pandemic made food insecurity more visible to the general public and how food banks …
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Our Own Experiences With Food Insecurity and Using Government Welfare Programs
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We’d love your support: Donate on Stripe Leave us a rating and review wherever you listen Share our podcast with your friends Our journey into awareness about food insecurity has led us to reflect on our own experiences. We share the ways that government programs have helped our families to keep moving up and yet we also have to reckon with the sha…
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What’s it Like to be Food Insecure in Texas? Lawson Picasso Shares Her Lived Experience
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Attention Mentions: Lawson: the Taylor Swift Ticketmaster debacle and especially the use of her lyrics in the Congressional hearing (Lawson’s an unapologetic Swiftie!) Claire: Del Valle Education Foundation (Claire is the president!) working with the Kendra Scott philanthropic arm and seeing the good that can result for families Nichole: Chernobyl …
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‘The Hunger Games’: Our Future or Just a Work of Fiction?
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Blog post referenced: https://www.drmichaeljharrisbooks.com/blog/10-ways-the-hunger-games-is-our-present-and-our-future-3-district-12-where-you-can-starve-to-death-in-safety ‘The Hunger Games,’ both the book and film series, were hugely popular. Why? Do they speak to something that resonates with us, as a society? Do they feel more like a nonfictio…
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Framing The Issue Of Hunger And Poverty With Adam Johnson Of The Citations Needed Podcast
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Attention Mentions Adam: Mozart: The Reign of Love and Beethoven: Anguish and Triumph, two biographies by Jan Swafford Claire: The 1619 Project television series on Hulu Nichole: Ravishing the Heiress by Sherry Thomas Buckle in. Yes, we secured a conversation with Adam Johnson of the Citations Needed podcast! Brace yourself for a meaty and rapid-fi…
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Hunger Games: Who is Winning in Our Broken System? - Preview Of Our Next Series
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https://schedule.sxsw.com/2023/events/PP1143174 Claire and Nichole are honored to take part in SXSW in the Civic Engagement track on March 13. They will host a panel on food insecurity in Texas and beyond called ‘Hunger Games: Who is Winning in Our Broken System?’ Join them as they share how this opportunity came about (hint: Claire made it happen!…
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Culture Wars - What are They? Why Should Texans Pay Attention? What is the End Goal?
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Disinformation! Christian Nationalism! Gender Identity! Gun Reform! Immigration! Abortion! Critical Race Theory! We took on the daunting challenge of discussing some of the most hot button issues in politics today. Our goal was to really understand what these issues are about and why they suck up so much of the political oxygen. In today's show, we…
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What’s it Like to Lose Power? Nichole Shares Her Experience from Austin, TX
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Join us for a departure from our usual episodes as we explore Nichole’s experience losing power during this Central Texas winter storm. Claire and Nichole discuss the mental toll of living through uncertainty during these extreme weather events. They also reflect on their own access to resources and share how they recognize how much more difficult …
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Texas Winter Storm 2023 – Why Does This Feel So Familiar?
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https://www.cnn.com/us/live-news/texas-winter-storm-icy-weather-2-1-23/index.html https://www.texastribune.org/2023/02/02/texas-winter-weather-mental-health/ https://www.texastribune.org/2023/02/03/texas-ice-storm-emergency-preparedness/ https://www.feedingtexas.org/your-impact-on-winter-storm-uri-relief/ We interrupt our regularly scheduled progra…
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What’s it Really Like for Texas Educators to Deal With Anti-CRT Legislation in the Classroom?
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Critical Race Theory As The Boogeyman Of The Right With Dr. Tiffany Puett (Culture Wars)
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Attention Mentions: Tiffany: The Light We Give: How Sikh Wisdom Can Transform Your Life by Simran Jeet Singh Claire: Ingrid Goes West movie streaming on HBO Max Nichole: Citations Needed podcast Additional books recommended by Dr. Puett: White Too Long by Robert P. Jones Jesus and John Wayne by Kristin Kobes Du Mez Join us in a fascinating conversa…
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Do You Know What the Current Laws are in Texas Regarding Abortion? Even We Were Wrong (Looking at You HB1280)! (Culture Wars Mini)
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Let’s Talk About Abortion In Texas With Scott White (Culture Wars)
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When it comes to the topic of abortion, things can get pretty heated because there a lot of sides to it. Should it be legal or illegal? Is it a criminal offense? Is a miscarriage labeled as abortion? There are a lot of questions that you really have to do extensive research. Well today’s guest did his research on this topic that not too many men th…
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Untangling the Border, Title 42, the Biden Administration and Texas (Culture Wars Mini)
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Immigration And The Border - Does Anyone Actually Want To Solve The Crisis? With Uriel Garcia Of The Texas Tribune (Culture Wars)
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Attention Mentions: Uriel: Los Espookys on HBO Max Claire: We’re Here on HBO Max Nichole: A Little Bit Culty Podcast is available on all platforms Uriel Garcia, an immigration reporter for the Texas Tribune, joins us to discuss the Mexican border and immigration. Uriel’s family immigrated from Mexico, which gives him an innate understanding of immi…
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Bills, Bills, Bills! Let's Talk about the Proposed Texas Laws We Love and Hate
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Monitoring site for bills: https://legiscan.com/TX https://www.kxan.com/news/local/austin/texas-could-remove-period-products-sales-tax-in-next-legislative-session/ https://communityimpact.com/austin/central-austin/education/2022/12/19/here-are-some-of-the-major-education-bills-filed-ahead-of-the-2023-legislative-session/ https://www.kvue.com/articl…
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Special Report! The Texas Legislature is Coming to Town
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How a bill becomes a law (or doesn’t): https://tlc.texas.gov/docs/legref/legislativeprocess.pdf *This document includes a great flow chart/infographic of the process Legislative glossary: https://house.texas.gov/about-us/legislative-glossary/#E Pause. We’re stepping away from our ‘Culture Wars’ series for a moment to bring attention to an important…
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Saying Hello to 2023. We Have Hopes! (Holiday Special)
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Claire and Nichole look forward to what awaits in 2023! We start with our hopes for the 88th Texas Legislative Session and our excitement for having a clearer understanding of what's happening there. We move on to discuss our hopes for new series which we know will include amazing guests. We especially look forward to hosting live events where we c…
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Replay! Christopher Tackett Followed the Money and It Led Him to Uncover Two Texas Billionaires Controlling Texas’ Far-Right Political Agenda
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Join us for a holiday replay of one of our favorite episodes. Attention Mentions: Chris: The Flag and the Cross: White Christian Nationalism and the Threat to American Democracy by Philip S. Gorski and Samuel L. Perry Claire: Dopesick on Hulu Nichole: The Bachelorette on ABC and Hulu http://christackettnow.com/ Chris Tackett shares how he got his s…
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