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Democracy and Reproductive Justice - Texas Civil Rights Project Series, Part 3 Sep 22, 2026

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The midterm elections have surrounded a decline in affordability, trust in our government, and increase in attacks on Texas communities. One issue that has not dominated this election cycle, though it coincides with all of these factors described, is Texas’ restrictive reproductive rights and the connected fight to preserve democracy. For the third installment of our midterms election protection and education series with the Texas Civil Rights Project, we spoke with Gwynn Marotta and Veronikah Warms about what reproductive justice means in Texas, why it matters, and how you can join in.

Learn more about the Texas Civil Rights Project at https://www.txcivilrights.org/ and http://texasvoterprotection.org/.

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ICE Gun Violence Returns To Texas, This Time In Austin, And More - Daily Dispatch 9/21/26 Sep 21, 2026

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A Venezuelan national, shot by ICE while working as a DoorDash driver in Austin, has survived - but is now in custody and subject to deportation. While he's taking in fresh millions from Donald Trump, a slew of new problems for Ken Paxton emerges over the weekend: an overdue tax bill in Hawaii, allegations of chumminess with a notorious sexual abuser, millions in whistleblower settlements to end up on YOUR taxpayer bll, and zero plans to fix Social Security. And Pete Hegseth offers relief to Ted Cruz as our primary sports spoiler - he attended the Texas A&M game against Kentucky on Saturday, which the Aggies blew spectacularly, 31-21.

The Independent: https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/ice-shooting-austin-texas-wilber-perez-b3053437.html

New York Times: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/20/us/ice-shooting-austin-texas.html?smid=nytcore-android-share

Newsweek: https://www.newsweek.com/paxton-gets-another-5-million-boost-as-talarico-remains-ahead-in-texas-12465319

Houston Public Media: https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/politics/election-2026/2026/09/18/562257/texas-ag-ken-paxton-owes-overdue-property-taxes-in-hawaii/

Meidas Touch: https://meidasnews.com/news/paxton-kept-close-to-alleged-child-abuser-long-after-the-allegations-surfaced-taking-money-from-him

Texas Tribune: https://www.texastribune.org/2025/07/03/ken-paxton-attorney-general-whistleblowers-appeal/

Dallas Observer: https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/where-talarico-paxton-stand-on-social-security-reform-as-issue-comes-into-focus-40715307/

Houston Chronicle: https://www.chron.com/news/article/pete-hegseth-texas-am-trans-22440578.php

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Poll: Gina Hinojosa Leads Governor Abbott By Four Points, And More - Daily Dispatch 9/18/26 Sep 18, 2026

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Once thought an unlikely prospect, Democratic nominee for Texas Governor Gina Hinojosa now leads Governor Greg Abbott by four points in a recent poll. National Republicans are panicking, and Texas is one of the former strongholds in which they are now spending massive amounts of money, while most prominent GOP figures, despite his undisputed and bold racism, still support Bo French's candidacy for Railroad Commission. And, despite promises to the contrary, a section of border wall in Far West Texas is now officially listed as "under construction".

New York Times on Gina Hinojosa: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/15/us/gina-hinojosa-governor-texas.html?smid=nytcore-android-share

New York Times on polling: https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/polls/governor-polls-2026.html

NPR: https://www.npr.org/2026/09/18/nx-s1-5971202/trump-super-pac-midterm-spending-republicans-democrats

Texas Tribune: https://www.texastribune.org/2026/09/18/bo-french-texas-republicans-silence/

Marfa Public Radio: https://www.texastribune.org/2026/09/18/bo-french-texas-republicans-silence/

Texas Monthly: https://www.texasmonthly.com/news-politics/big-bend-fight-against-border-construction/

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South Asian Texans, Under Attack, Stand Strong - In Progress Sep 17, 2026

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Bigotry and open hatred against South Asians and Muslims has become a common, foundational viewpoint among Texas Republican officeholders and candidates - Bo French's ridiculous and widely-condemned comments about Texas Longhorns fans being the most egregious recent example. We invited Chanda Parbhoo of the SAAVE Texas Education Fund, one of Texas’s largest AAPI organizations focused specifically on South Asian civic engagement and outreach, to give us the view from within her community and to explore with us that community's strength, resiliency and contributions to our state.

Learn more about the SAAVE Texas Education Fund at https://saavetxeducationfund.org/.

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Texas GOP Reels As List Of Prominent Midterm Defections Grows - Daily Dispatch 9/17/26 Sep 17, 2026

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Texas Democrats find themselves in their strongest election position in decades as the Texas GOP collapses under the weight of scandals, high-profile defections and its own bad policy choices. Texas Democrats have largely performed without major missteps - except, of course, that strange award given to musician and notorious abuser Chris Brown, who has punched back at State Rep. Venton Jones for apologizing - while Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett remains silent on the matter.

Twitter: https://x.com/JohnCornyn/status/2100366727624434004?s=20

Texas Tribune: https://www.texastribune.org/2026/09/17/democrats-texas-james-talarico-november-midterms/

USA Today: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/state/texas/2026/09/15/which-republican-leaders-are-backing-talarico-over-ken-paxton/91695266007/

Houston Chronicle: https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/trending/article/chris-brown-dallas-22435291.php

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How Democrats and Progressives Can Save Social Security - Special LIVE Pod Sep 16, 2026

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As we all know, Social Security is under attack - and is also likely to be the top issue in D.C. in 2027 - after decades of Republican defunding and dismantling. We were proud to capture a town hall on this all-important topic earlier today at the Dallas County Democratic Party HQ, presented by Social Security Works: a non-profit dedicated to protecting and expanding Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid. They believe that every American has earned the right to retire with dignity, access quality healthcare, and live free from poverty.

Today's headliner was former Governor of Maryland and Former Commissioner of the Social Security Administration Martin O'Malley, who traveled to Texas to promote our earned Social Security benefits, and lifesaving Medicare, and Medicaid.

O'Malley was joined by several North Texas congressional candidates:

Kevin Burge: U.S. House of Representatives, Texas's 24th Congressional District
Dan Barrios: U.S. House of Representatives, Texas's 32nd Congressional District
Chelsey Hockett: U.S. House of Representatives, Texas's 5th Congressional District
Danny Minton: U.S. House of Representatives, Texas's 6th Congressional District

Stick around thru the end for a one-on-one chat with Progress Texas Executive Director Kathleen Thompson and Governor O'Malley. Their emcee was Dallas County Democratic Party Chair Kardal Coleman.

Learn more about Social Security Works at https://socialsecurityworks.org/.

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SCOTUS Rejects Trump Mail-in Ballot Order, and More- Daily Dispatch 9/16/26 Sep 16, 2026

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SCOTUS Rejects Trump Mail-in Ballot Order; Texas Railroad Commission Collision; Public Apologies Round the Horn

AP News: https://apnews.com/article/trump-mail-voting-executive-order-lawsuit-78a4fbeb48d9c5fd27d1c865529fc65f

Politico: https://www.politico.com/news/2026/09/15/donald-trump-supreme-court-loss-response-01076646

Dallas Morning News: https://www.dallasnews.com/news/politics/article/texas-railroad-commission-oversight-hearing-22433375.php

Commissioner Wayne Christian tweet: https://x.com/Sarah4Texas/status/2099961546965123164

Austin American-Statesman: https://www.statesman.com/sports/longhorns/football/article/texas-football-arch-manning-holly-rowe-video-22432320.php

Arch Manning Apology: https://x.com/_dannydavis/status/2099923194035531812/photo/1?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E2099923194035531812%7Ctwgr%5E48f1b5f65451c22900ebaf580b797274e33d558f%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.statesman.com%2Fsports%2Flonghorns%2Ffootball%2Farticle%2Ftexas-football-arch-manning-holly-rowe-video-22432320.php

Dallas Morning News: https://www.dallasnews.com/arts-entertainment/music/article/jasmine-crockett-chris-brown-backlash-22430953.php

Rep. Venton Jones Apology: https://x.com/VentonJonesTX/status/2099903053956514105/photo/1

Other podcasts mentioned:

SCOTUS TCRP: https://open.spotify.com/episode/7o11V5faBmqS5Bzqjg4LsZ?si=PE5-mR6BRzWpdj4X9_e1cQ

Trump/Epstein memorial reading room: https://open.spotify.com/episode/5A7mco5LF0MNMEzxzsvYCZ?si=_KVP2iRqR-mdfpErNdKbxw

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For Texas GOP, How Much Racism Is Too Much Racism? And More - Daily Dispatch 9/15/26 Sep 15, 2026

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With conservative culture war architect Karl Rove now turning on GOP Texas Railroad Commission nominee Bo French, we're getting an update on where the line between open racism and more private racism now lies for Texas conservatives. And we do hope that the grownups surrounding Texas Longhorns star QB Arch Manning will have a word with him about whether or not violence against women is a laughing matter.

Texas Tribune: https://www.texastribune.org/2026/09/14/bo-french-kal-rove-endorsement-jon-rosenthal/

Lone Star Left: https://www.lonestarleft.com/p/republicans-pretend-to-be-outraged

Texas Observer: https://www.texasobserver.org/not-all-texas-republicans-are-condemning-bo-french/

Twitter: https://x.com/ProgressTX/status/2099841032468713653?s=20

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USPS and YOUR Mail-In Ballot Under Attack - Texas Civil Rights Project Series, Part 2 Sep 14, 2026

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Special delivery for our listeners: your Article 1, Section 8 constitutional protections for the United States Postal Service (USPS), and equal right to vote are at risk. Why? Because of a Trump Executive Order threatening ballot-by-mail—and the USPS’ ability to protect that constitutional right doing what they do daily: delivering mail. For the second installment of our TCRP joint election protection and education series, TCRP staff Carl Blair and Steffany Aguirre join us to discuss USPS and mail ballots.

**Note that since our session for this episode, on Sunday, a new nationwide preliminary injunction prohibiting the USPS from implementing or enforcing their ballot mail Final Rule was handed down in a completely separate case than the ones we discuss in this episode - since this new injunction prohibits both mandatory and voluntary compliance and enforcement on the part of the USPS, states are now legally prohibited from working on compliance, even voluntarily. More to come.

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Yes: Voting For Bo French Makes YOU A Racist Too - Daily Dispatch 9/14/26 Sep 14, 2026

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Through Sunday's episode surrounding racist comments made about non-white Texas Longhorns fans, folks appear to be realizing what we've known for a long time - Bo French, GOP nominee for Texas Railroad Commission, is an admitted, virulent racist - and placing a vote for him in November supports the institutional racism that plagues our state.

New York Times: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/13/us/bo-french-racist-post-republicans-texas.html?smid=nytcore-android-share

Politico: https://www.politico.com/news/2026/09/13/john-cornyn-bo-french-texas-students-01073901

Texas Tribune: https://www.texastribune.org/2026/09/13/bo-french-john-cornyn-republican-texas-railroad-commissioner-ut/

Houston Chronicle: https://www.houstonchronicle.com/opinion/editorials/article/texas-republicans-stand-racists-party-22430386.php

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