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Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas:An Illinois judge, approached by Ken Paxton under the assumption that he may bend the rules as Texas judges have, has declined Paxton's request that authorities in that state enforce arrest warrants against the Democratic quorum breakers sheltering there: https://www.texastribune.org/2025/08/13/texas-democrats-illinois-arrest-warrants-reject-extradite/...The quorum breakers took part in a call hosted by the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee yesterday, in which Obama Attorney General Eric Holder and U.S. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries participated: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/former-attorney-general-eric-holder-house-democrats-redistricting/...It's important to keep in mind that Trump's redistricting push is an attempt to nullify Black and Brown voters - a fact that the mainstream media has failed to properly portray: https://www.msnbc.com/top-stories/latest/redistricting-racism-texas-abbott-florida-desantis-trump-rcna224891Should quorum be re-established at the Capitol, not only will the maps move forward, but also plans for local police departments to have broader control over officer misconduct records and the ability to shield them from public and press view: https://www.texasobserver.org/secrecy-g-file-police-records-texas-legislature/Trump and DOGE cuts, as they relate to the kids headed back to school, will unsurprisingly mostly impact programs designed to support and protect kids of color: https://www.texastribune.org/2025/08/14/texas-after-school-programs-trump-funding-cuts/Has Texas already devolved into a state of "Orban-style autocracy"? https://www.salon.com/2025/08/14/trump-abbott-and-the-gop-bring-orban-style-autocracy-to-texas/Dallas/Fort Worth friends: Join Progress Texas Institute and the Legal Defense Fund in Dallas for a live podcast taping, featuring Tarrant County Commissioner Alisa Simmons, at the DEC Network Center—honoring the years since the signing of the Voting Rights Act and a review of where voting rights stand today, amid redistricting threats. Admission is free! https://act.progresstexas.org/a/vra_event_2025Austin friends: tickets are on sale now for our live podcast taping with legendary Austin FC goalkeeper Brad Stuver on September 15 at Hopsquad Brewing in Austin! Tickets are limited and are available here: https://act.progresstexas.org/a/allstaractivism_2025...The Brad Stuver interview will be co-hosted by Landon Cotham of the Austin FC podcast Moontower Soccer: https://www.moontowersoccer.com/Progress Texas' financial reserves have dropped to about 3 months worth of funding. Help us avoid going on a permanent vacation this summer by becoming a sustaining member: https://progresstexas.org/join-pt-summer-vacation-membership-driveThanks for listening! Find our web store and other ways to support our important work at https://progresstexas.org.
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas:Somewhat shaky reports have emerged that the Texas House Democrats away from the Capitol breaking quorum are making plans to return for a promised second special session, hoping for flood relief to be made the top priority: https://abc13.com/post/texas-house-democrats-return-home-second-special-session-abc13-sources-confirm/17515302/...The Texas Senate tried to push flood relief to the top yesterday too, but failed - a walkout by nine of the Democrats wasn't enough to stop the chamber from passing Donald Trump's new map, 19-2: https://www.kut.org/politics/2025-08-12/texas-senate-democrats-walk-out-redistricting-special-session...Attorney General Ken Paxton is calling for Beto O'Rourke to be arrested, alleging contempt of court as O'Rourke, after a restraining issue on fundraising was issued against Powered By People, told a Fort Worth rally crowd "fuck the rules": https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/-he-s-lying-texas-ag-wants-to-arrest-beto-o-rourke-as-tensions-explode-244842565716The NPR Politics Podcast focused yesterday on the massive failure of FEMA call centers to properly answer calls for help from the Texas Hill Country in the wake of the July 4 flood: https://www.npr.org/2025/08/12/nx-s1-5500118/exclusive-fema-didnt-sufficiently-staff-disaster-hotline-after-texas-floods...Text messages between officials with the Upper Guadalupe River Authority show a lack of understanding about what that agency was dealing with on July 4: https://abcnews.go.com/US/assume-worst-internal-texts-emails-show-confusion-concern/story?id=124588857...Even now, dozens of structures at 13 Hill Country youth camps stand in the Guadalupe River 100-year flood plain: https://www.texastribune.org/2025/08/13/texas-hill-country-summer-camps-kerrville-floodplain/...To evade flood insurance and bolster property values, using a little-used process called a "letter of map amendment", several Camp Mystic buildings and nearby luxury homes have been drawn out of FEMA's special flood hazard areas: https://www.expressnews.com/projects/2025/kerr-county-floods-camp-mystic-fema-maps/...The New York Times has released a devastating photo essay of the flood damage: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/13/insider/documenting-the-horrors-of-the-texas-floods.htmlWith kids headed back to school, RFK Jr. in charge in D.C. and generous exemption policies available to Texas families, now's the time for parents who believe in science to double-check that their kids' vaccinations are current: https://cbsaustin.com/news/local/texas-parents-urged-to-update-childrens-vaccines-as-new-school-year-beginsTickets are on sale now for our live podcast taping with legendary Austin FC goalkeeper Brad Stuver on September 15 at Hopsquad Brewing in Austin! Tickets are limited and are available here: https://act.progresstexas.org/a/allstaractivism_2025...The Brad Stuver interview will be co-hosted by Landon Cotham of the Austin FC podcast Moontower Soccer: https://www.moontowersoccer.com/Progress Texas' financial reserves have dropped to about 3 months worth of funding. Help us avoid going on a permanent vacation this summer by becoming a sustaining member: https://progresstexas.org/join-pt-summer-vacation-membership-driveThanks for listening! Find our web store and other ways to support our important work at https://progresstexas.org.
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas:El Paso State Rep. Claudia Ordaz, theorized to be on her way back to the Capitol, says she is in full support of the quorum break as she undergoes medical treatment: https://www.ktsm.com/local/texas-dps-shows-up-for-el-paso-lawmaker-rep-ordaz/...Texas Republicans are pulling out all the stops against the quorum breakers - with the Trump agenda at stake, their zeal for retribution is in overdrive: https://www.texastribune.org/2025/08/12/texas-republicans-redistricting-political-power-courts-quorum-break/...Texas DPS troopers, rather than doing their primary job of keeping Texans safe, have been reassigned to the task of staking out the homes of the Democratic quorum breakers - who will later be charged with related expenses: https://www.statesman.com/news/politics/article/dustin-burrows-quorum-break-dps-20812253.php...Governor Abbott has thrown cold water on the idea that the Dems can stop redistricting for the 2026 election by delaying past the December 8 filing deadline - he says he'll re-draw them mid-election: https://www.forbes.com/sites/antoniopequenoiv/2025/08/11/texas-gov-will-push-for-controversial-redistricting-map-beyond-election-deadline-as-democrats-remain-out-of-state/...Governor Abbott also believes that should blue states including California respond to Texas' gerrymandering with their own, that he can and will eliminate as many as 10 Democratic congressional districts: https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/5447180-texas-gop-redistricting-threat/The Texas Public Utility Commission is suing the Texas Attorney General's office to keep information about cryptocurrency mining power demand in Texas, claiming fears that releasing it will provoke terrorism (!): https://www.texastribune.org/2025/08/11/texas-public-utility-commission-cryptocurrency-mining-power-lawsuit/Former Texas Governor Rick Perry, an advocate for the therapeutic use of the hallucinogen ibogaine, describes in detail a 12-hour trip he took on the drug in the New York Times: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/11/us/politics/rick-perry-drug-psychedelics-ibogaine.htmlBack to school parents, be sure to peep into your kid's classroom on the first day to see the Ten Commandments displayed by state law for the first time: https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/education/ten-commandments-on-display-in-texas-classrooms/287-c04332c1-4ee4-44df-9053-e472790199f8Tickets are on sale now for our live podcast taping with legendary Austin FC goalkeeper Brad Stuver on September 15 at Hopsquad Brewing in Austin! Tickets are limited and are available here: https://act.progresstexas.org/a/allstaractivism_2025...The Brad Stuver interview will be co-hosted by Landon Cotham of the Austin FC podcast Moontower Soccer: https://www.moontowersoccer.com/Progress Texas' financial reserves have dropped to about 3 months worth of funding. Help us avoid going on a permanent vacation this summer by becoming a sustaining member: https://progresstexas.org/join-pt-summer-vacation-membership-driveThanks for listening! Find our web store and other ways to support our important work at https://progresstexas.org.
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas:After Friday's Texas House quorum scare - in which one more Democrat, Rep. Mary Gonzales, showed up - the House will try again this afternoon at 1: https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/texas-legislature-swing-redistricting-vote-democrats-extend-walkout-124533839...Texas Monthly comes up with a solid nickname for the Dems who have lined up for the Republicans, in the "housebodies": https://www.texasmonthly.com/news-politics/the-texas-democrats-who-stayed-behind/...Why are Governor Abbott and Texas Republicans so upset about this quorum break, compared to those of the past? The answer is simply the accommodating of Donald Trump: https://www.dallasnews.com/news/politics/2025/08/08/heres-why-greg-abbott-gop-using-hardball-tactics-to-bring-back-quorum-busting-democrats/...Attorney General Ken Paxton got a Fort Worth judge to agree to block funding for the quorum breakers from Beto O'Rourke's Powered By People, while Beto has countersued to get Paxton out of his business: https://www.texastribune.org/2025/08/08/beto-orourke-texas-democrats-ken-paxton-fundraising-quorum-break/...Faultlines in Republican unity are showing up in the ongoing conflict between Senator John Cornyn and Ken Paxton: https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/5443855-texas-senate-redistricting-fight/...As well as Texas Republican Party plans to censure, and possibly block from reelection, any GOP elected whom they find insufficiently radical: https://www.texastribune.org/2025/08/11/texas-gop-republican-party-censures-primary-ballot-dustin-burrows/?_bhlid=f03c1c69eee8b8e0c46b450567f17bf828bf7095Tickets are on sale now for our live podcast taping with legendary Austin FC goalkeeper Brad Stuver on September 15 at Hopsquad Brewing in Austin! Tickets are limited and are available here: https://act.progresstexas.org/a/allstaractivism_2025...The Brad Stuver interview will be co-hosted by Landon Cotham of the Austin FC podcast Moontower Soccer: https://www.moontowersoccer.com/Progress Texas' financial reserves have dropped to about 3 months worth of funding. Help us avoid going on a permanent vacation this summer by becoming a sustaining member: https://progresstexas.org/join-pt-summer-vacation-membership-driveThanks for listening! Find our web store and other ways to support our important work at https://progresstexas.org.
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas:Republicans in the Texas House plan to convene today at 1pm to try to advance Trump's congressional map - unless there are at least six quorum breakers planning to show up, they will not be able to establish quorum: https://www.cnn.com/2025/08/08/politics/texas-redistricting-friday-updatesGovernor Abbott is promising years of special sessions to wait out the quorum breakers - who really just have to hold out long enough to stop the new map from being used for the 2026 midterms: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/elections/texas-gov-greg-abbott-moves-amp-pressure-democrats-fled-redistricting-rcna223581Senator John Cornyn's boasts that Kash Patel's FBI will be "hunting down" the Texas Democrats is met with ridicule from Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker: https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/08/07/fbi-to-help-find-texas-democrats-illinois/...The FBI, in fact, has little jurisdiction to arrest anyone in Illinois, as no charges have been filed against any of those Texas lawmakers: https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/senator-cornyn-says-fbi-will-help-track-down-texas-democrats-who-fled-over-2025-08-07/...Such federal assistance would also fly in the face of longstanding tradition in Texas related to taking care of our own business and resisting federal bailouts: https://www.vox.com/politics/442491/texas-gerrymandering-republicans-democrats-redistricting-midterms...Today also sees Governor Abbott's 5pm deadline for the Texas Supreme Court to remove House Minority Leader Gene Wu from office - it's not likely to happen, and if it does, isn't going to fix Abbott's problem: https://www.khou.com/article/news/local/texas/texas-redistricting-gene-wu-lawsuit-fbi-investigation/285-155a9378-836b-4167-b853-42ea6bd125ee...Ken Paxton has been judge shopping in Illinois, asking the Eighth Judicial Circuit Court in rural Trump country to enforce Texas' civil arrest warrants against the quorum breakers: https://www.texastribune.org/2025/08/07/paxton-texas-democrats-illinois-enforce-arrest-warrants/...Beyond the goal of stopping Trump's Texas map, is the bigger goal of inspiring the country to resist the growing authoritarianism of the Trump regime: https://www.texastribune.org/2025/08/08/texas-democrats-legislature-redistricting-congressional-maps/Tickets are on sale now for our live podcast taping with legendary Austin FC goalkeeper Brad Stuver on September 15 at Hopsquad Brewing in Austin! Tickets are limited and are available here: https://act.progresstexas.org/a/allstaractivism_2025...The Brad Stuver interview will be co-hosted by Landon Cotham of the Austin FC podcast Moontower Soccer: https://www.moontowersoccer.com/Progress Texas' financial reserves have dropped to about 3 months worth of funding. Help us avoid going on a permanent vacation this summer by becoming a sustaining member: https://progresstexas.org/join-pt-summer-vacation-membership-driveThanks for listening! Find our web store and other ways to support our important work at https://progresstexas.org.
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas:Yesterday's bomb threat against the hotel where Texas Democratic quorum breakers were staying - some with children, and surrounded by innocent bystanders - has thus far not been condemned by any Republican in elected office: https://www.nbcnews.com/nightly-news/video/bomb-threat-at-illinois-hotel-where-dozens-of-texas-democrats-are-staying-244482629733Targeted in particular for removal from office by Governor Abbott, House Minority Leader Gene Wu has also found himself the target of (even more) anti-Asian racism: https://www.texastribune.org/2025/08/06/texas-house-democrat-gene-wu-anti-asian-mayes-middleton/Another side effect of all of this, a significant bump in Rep. Wu's national public profile: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/07/us/politics/texas-redistricting-gene-wu.htmlIllinois Governor J.B. Pritzker continues to pledge that he will shield the quorum breakers from federal arrest as long as they are in his state: https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/5440204-pritzker-law-texas-democrats-arrest/Legal experts are in general agreement that federal law enforcement has no business involving itself in Illinois: https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/5439973-fbi-texas-democrats-return/Back in Texas, Ken Paxton - a man once impeached for bribery - is probing Beto O'Rourke's Powered By People organization on the notion that they have committed bribery by helping with the quorum breakers' travel expenses: https://www.elpasotimes.com/story/news/politics/2025/08/07/ken-paxton-probes-beto-orourke-pac-over-texas-democrats-travel-funds/85555895007/Please help Progress Texas continue our important work as the 60th anniversary of LBJ's signing of the federal Voting Rights Act arrives: https://act.progresstexas.org/a/60th_vraTickets are on sale now for our live podcast taping with legendary Austin FC goalkeeper Brad Stuver on September 15 at Hopsquad Brewing in Austin! Tickets are limited and are available here: https://act.progresstexas.org/a/allstaractivism_2025...The Brad Stuver interview will be co-hosted by Landon Cotham of the Austin FC podcast Moontower Soccer: https://www.moontowersoccer.com/Progress Texas' financial reserves have dropped to about 3 months worth of funding. Help us avoid going on a permanent vacation this summer by becoming a sustaining member: https://progresstexas.org/join-pt-summer-vacation-membership-driveThanks for listening! Find our web store and other ways to support our important work at https://progresstexas.org.
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas:In developments leading into the third day of the Texas House quorum break, Senator John Cornyn has requested that the FBI intervene, capture and transport the Democratic lawmakers avoiding the special session back to the Capitol: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/cornyn-fbi-arrest-texas-democrats_n_68925f14e4b0d3424bc402f3...Next, Attorney General Ken Paxton declared he'll ask that the seats of any Democrats still absent on Friday be declared vacant by the courts: https://www.dallasnews.com/news/politics/2025/08/05/texas-ag-ken-paxton-will-ask-state-courts-to-declare-absent-house-democratic-seats-vacant/...Then, Governor Greg Abbott asked the Texas Supreme Court to remove Democratic State House Minority Leader Gene Wu from office by 5pm on Thursday: https://www.dallasnews.com/news/politics/2025/08/05/gov-greg-abbott-asks-texas-supreme-court-to-remove-house-democratic-chair-gene-wu/...Then, Paxton piped up that Abbott doesn't have the authority to make that move, and the Governor took to social media to counter that he does: https://www.texastribune.org/2025/08/05/texas-democrats-ken-paxton-court-vacate-seats-quorum-break/...Meanwhile, Cornyn has been badmouthing Paxton, ahead of their likely GOP primary faceoff, for doing all of this from vacation: https://www.rawstory.com/cornyn-paxton/...And Houston State Senator Mayes Middleton, who's running to replace Paxton at Attorney General, issued a blatantly racist tweet against Rep. Wu, which remains up this morning: https://x.com/mayes_middleton/status/1952430829587829074All of this Republican crazy provides a unique opportunity for national Democrats to display some backbone ahead of the 2028 presidential election: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/abbott-texas-redistricting-newsom-pritzker-b2802534.htmlPlease help Progress Texas continue our important work as the 60th anniversary of LBJ's signing of the federal Voting Rights Act arrives today: https://act.progresstexas.org/a/60th_vraAustin friends and soccer fans! Mark your calendar for Monday September 15, when we will gather for a live podcast taping with legendary Austin goalkeeper Brad Stuver! Sponsorship opportunities are available now, and individual tickets will go on sale soon: https://act.progresstexas.org/a/allstaractivism_2025...The Brad Stuver interview will be co-hosted by Landon Cotham of the terrific Austin FC podcast Moontower Soccer: https://www.moontowersoccer.com/Progress Texas' financial reserves have dropped to about 3 months worth of funding. Help us avoid going on a permanent vacation this summer by becoming a sustaining member: https://progresstexas.org/join-pt-summer-vacation-membership-driveThanks for listening! Find our web store and other ways to support our important work at https://progresstexas.org.
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas:The national fight over partisan redistricting is settling into a direct battle between Texas and California: https://apnews.com/article/redistricting-texas-california-house-map-trump-0f5f79185bbeeba8c2ff9999f48e5867...Governor Abbott shows no sign of backing down, saying that the State House Democrats who have left the state to break quorum are "freaking out": https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/5436035-texas-governor-greg-abbott-democrats-gop-plans/...Yesterday's vote to issue warrants for the quorum breakers is largely meaningless, as they are only enforceable within state lines and don't carry civil or criminal charges: https://www.texastribune.org/2025/08/04/texas-democrats-house-warrants-arrest-quorum-break/...Abbott's threat to remove the Dems from office will be legally difficult, and if done successfully would almost certainly result in new Democrats in those seats: https://www.texastribune.org/2025/08/03/texas-house-democrats-abbott-threatens-removal-quorum-break/...The Houston Chronicle editorial board worries that Abbott and Donald Trump will dream up a pretext to send federal officers after the quorum breakers: https://www.houstonchronicle.com/opinion/editorials/article/texas-redistricting-democrats-quorum-greg-abbott-20800785.phpAustin friends and soccer fans! Mark your calendar for Monday September 15, when we will gather for a live podcast taping with legendary Austin goalkeeper Brad Stuver! Sponsorship opportunities are available now, and individual tickets will go on sale soon: https://act.progresstexas.org/a/allstaractivism_2025...The Brad Stuver interview will be co-hosted by Landon Cotham of the terrific Austin FC podcast Moontower Soccer: https://www.moontowersoccer.com/Progress Texas' financial reserves have dropped to about 3 months worth of funding. Help us avoid going on a permanent vacation this summer by becoming a sustaining member: https://progresstexas.org/join-pt-summer-vacation-membership-driveThanks for listening! Find our web store and other ways to support our important work at https://progresstexas.org.
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas:After weeks of warnings, most of the Democratic delegation to the Texas House of Representatives has left the state to break quorum ahead of a vote on a Trump-ordered redistricting map: https://www.texastribune.org/2025/08/03/texas-democrats-quorum-break-redistricting-map/...Many of them are in Chicago, where they were met at the airport last night by Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzger: https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/08/03/texas-house-democrats-flee-to-chicago-over-congressional-redistricting/...Governor Abbott is leaning on obscure legal angles to threaten to remove the quorum breakers from office, and perhaps to charge them with felonies related to fundraising: https://www.texastribune.org/2025/08/03/texas-house-democrats-abbott-threatens-removal-quorum-break/...All of this could be the trigger of a nationwide redistricting "arms race" that could further worsen already terrible political division: https://www.dallasnews.com/news/politics/2025/08/04/after-texas-does-it-mid-decade-redistricting-could-go-national/...Want to support the Texas Democratic Party's efforts to "fight back against Republican efforts to steal congressional districts"? Click here: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/tdp_redistrictingAustin friends and soccer fans! Mark your calendar for Monday September 15, when we will gather for a live podcast taping with legendary Austin goalkeeper Brad Stuver! Sponsorship opportunities are available now, and individual tickets will go on sale soon: https://act.progresstexas.org/a/allstaractivism_2025...The Brad Stuver interview will be co-hosted by Landon Cotham of the terrific Austin FC podcast Moontower Soccer: https://www.moontowersoccer.com/Progress Texas' financial reserves have dropped to about 3 months worth of funding. Help us avoid going on a permanent vacation this summer by becoming a sustaining member: https://progresstexas.org/join-pt-summer-vacation-membership-driveThanks for listening! Find our web store and other ways to support our important work at https://progresstexas.org.
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas:The last hearing by the State Select Committee on Congressional Redistricting on the Donald Trump-ordered redistricting of Texas' congressional district is expected to draw a massive crowd in opposition today: https://www.khou.com/article/news/politics/register-texas-redistricting-hearing-districts-austin/285-3b6de0f7-f03e-4ffb-9317-3c52432afe37...National Democrats are pledging to back their Texas counterparts, including a visit this week from U.S. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries of New York: https://www.fox7austin.com/news/hakeem-jefferies-joins-texas-democrats-help-fight-redistricting-effort...California Governor Gavin Newsom is looking at the first Tuesday in November for a possible special election to allow the retaliatory redistricting of that state, which could result in a 48-4 Democratic advantage: https://www.kcra.com/article/california-governor-gavin-newsom-possible-nov-4-special-election/65568148...The Texas Trump power grab is seen as a key, nationwide test case: will the Democratic Party show the stomach to actually stand up to Donald Trump? Texas is very much in the spotlight: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/31/opinion/texas-redistricting-democrats.htmlThe near-unbelievable fact that three of the primary public safety officials in Kerr County literally slept through the July 4 flood was central to yesterday's hearing on the matter in Kerrville yesterday: https://www.texastribune.org/2025/07/31/texas-kerr-county-officials-asleep-july-4-floods-hill-country/?_bhlid=52832be772a841f91bf27e4ab4a29a26cbf1747c...Even before nightfall, though, local officials in Kerr County appear to have neglected to follow the basics of their own emergency plan: https://www.texastribune.org/2025/07/31/kerr-county-emergency-plan/...Social media influencers who descended upon the flood zone highlight the difference between them and actual journalists: https://www.cbsnews.com/texas/video/influencers-in-flood-zone-spark-concern-texas-monthly/Austin friends and soccer fans! Mark your calendar for Monday September 15, when we will gather for a live podcast taping with legendary Austin goalkeeper Brad Stuver! Sponsorship opportunities are available now, and individual tickets will go on sale soon: https://act.progresstexas.org/a/allstaractivism_2025...The Brad Stuver interview will be co-hosted by Landon Cotham of the terrific Austin FC podcast Moontower Soccer: https://www.moontowersoccer.com/Progress Texas' financial reserves have dropped to about 3 months worth of funding. Help us avoid going on a permanent vacation this summer by becoming a sustaining member: https://progresstexas.org/join-pt-summer-vacation-membership-driveThanks for listening! Find our web store and other ways to support our important work at https://progresstexas.org.
The revealing of new congressional maps ordered by Donald Trump show the extend of the damage they threaten against representative democracy - especially in Texas' biggest cities: https://www.dallasnews.com/news/politics/2025/07/30/congressional-plan-would-flip-five-seats-from-democrats-to-republicans/...The blue dots on the Texas political map, centered on our major metropolitan areas, get a lot smaller and fainter in this new map: https://www.texastribune.org/2025/07/30/texas-redistricting-congressional-maps-house-republicans/?_bhlid=40de7e02fe98891fbb5d818a3f4add59b0359b2a...Talk of a Texas House quorum break intensifies - but again, why isn't there similar talk in the Texas Senate? The reasons are many, and uncomfortable: https://www.lonestarleft.com/p/senate-democrats-are-not-off-the?r=33j12m&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=falseMembers of Texas' Select Committees on Disaster Preparedness are set to meet with Kerrville and Kerr County officials - and the local public - on the July 4 flood today: https://www.cnn.com/2025/07/31/us/texas-flooding-hearing-testimonyAgriculture Commissioner Sid Miller is alleged to have asked a friend to dispose of a bunch of cannabis back in 2022, fearing it would be found in his possession by the DEA: https://www.texastribune.org/2025/07/31/sid-miller-hemp-dea-texas-marijuana-gummies/?_bhlid=ffd26c50d0097bd54b1b44869f2c85949b47a86dAustin friends and soccer fans! Mark your calendar for Monday September 15, when we will gather for a live podcast taping with legendary Austin goalkeeper Brad Stuver! Sponsorship opportunities are available now, and individual tickets will go on sale soon: https://act.progresstexas.org/a/allstaractivism_2025...The Brad Stuver interview will be co-hosted by Landon Cotham of the terrific Austin FC podcast Moontower Soccer: https://www.moontowersoccer.com/Progress Texas' financial reserves have dropped to about 3 months worth of funding. Help us avoid going on a permanent vacation this summer by becoming a sustaining member: https://progresstexas.org/join-pt-summer-vacation-membership-driveThanks for listening! Find our web store and other ways to support our important work at https://progresstexas.org.
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas:Punchbowl News publishes details on a new congressional district map that Texas Republicans lawmakers may release as soon as today, featuring five new GOP-leaning districts in Austin, D/FW, Houston and the Rio Grande Valley: https://punchbowl.news/article/campaigns/texas-sized-gamble/...It bets heavily on Hispanic voters in Texas, in an election not featuring Donald Trump, to resist buyers remorse and remain loyal to Republican candidates in 2026: https://punchbowl.news/article/campaigns/gop-texas-latinos/...The Texas Legislative Progressive Caucus will hold a press conference on Democratic options this afternoon upon the adjournment of House business, as U.S. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries plans a closed-door meeting with those same lawmakers tonight: https://www.statesman.com/story/news/politics/2025/07/29/house-democratic-leader-hakeem-jeffries-to-visit-austin-amid-redistricting-fight/85429537007/...The national Democratic Party is in a massive fundraising push ahead of a planned targeting of several Republican lawmakers they believe will be compromised by the new map: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/28/us/politics/democrats-texas-redistricting.html...The House Majority PAC and its new Lone Star Fund have started running TV ads against those likely GOP targets in Texas: https://youtu.be/OvfgpTo2Vkk?si=sIfuvKXJMFNrhu_pThere's also a Democratic presser today being held by Dallas Senator Nathan Johnson and the Texas Senate Democratic Caucus on the status of THC regulation: https://www.facebook.com/NathanforTexas/photos/media-advisory-join-me-for-a-press-conference-on-cannabis-legislation-with-membe/1194566255807967/?_rdrAustin friends and soccer fans! Mark your calendar for Monday September 15, when we will gather for a live podcast taping with legendary Austin goalkeeper Brad Stuver! Sponsorship opportunities are available now, and individual tickets will go on sale soon: https://act.progresstexas.org/a/allstaractivism_2025...The Brad Stuver interview will be co-hosted by Landon Cotham of the terrific Austin FC podcast Moontower Soccer: https://www.moontowersoccer.com/Progress Texas' financial reserves have dropped to about 3 months worth of funding. Help us avoid going on a permanent vacation this summer by becoming a sustaining member: https://progresstexas.org/join-pt-summer-vacation-membership-driveThanks for listening! Find our web store and other ways to support our important work at https://progresstexas.org.
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas:UT Arlington saw yet another huge public turnout in opposition to the Trump-ordered Texas redistricting scheme yesterday, the crowd exceeding the accommodation limits of the event: https://www.keranews.org/government/2025-07-28/texas-redistricting-ut-arlington-hearing...Democrats have begun making financial preparations for the potential daily per-member fines of $500 that may be a factor in a quorum break: https://www.texastribune.org/2025/07/29/texas-democrats-quorum-break-fundraising-fines-redistricting/Austin Congressman Greg Casar went on a fact-finding mission to a San Antonio immigration court, where he found the treatment of immigrants showing up there "deeply disturbing": https://www.fox7austin.com/news/greg-casar-speaks-out-about-way-immigration-laws-being-enforced...The Dallas Morning News confirms that ICE has been improperly detaining dozens of people in an office building in Dallas: https://www.dallasnews.com/news/immigration/2025/07/29/ice-held-migrants-at-dallas-office-for-days-families-say-exceeding-agency-standards/...A Houston man was improperly detained for two hours recently by ICE - he shares a name and resembles an immigrant they were looking for, but was born in College Station: https://www.khou.com/article/news/local/us-citizen-ice-detained-houston/285-11f4cb64-fa4a-4a65-8d5b-518413664987Austin friends and soccer fans! Mark your calendar for Monday September 15, when we will gather for a live podcast taping with legendary Austin goalkeeper Brad Stuver! Sponsorship opportunities are available now, and individual tickets will go on sale soon: https://act.progresstexas.org/a/allstaractivism_2025...The Brad Stuver interview will be co-hosted by Landon Cotham of the terrific Austin FC podcast Moontower Soccer: https://www.moontowersoccer.com/Progress Texas' financial reserves have dropped to about 3 months worth of funding. Help us avoid going on a permanent vacation this summer by becoming a sustaining member: https://progresstexas.org/join-pt-summer-vacation-membership-driveThanks for listening! Find our web store and other ways to support our important work at https://progresstexas.org.
We're back again, this time with special guest Landon Cotham of Moontower Soccer fame! We did things a bit different this week without a match to review, giving a highlight reel recap of our All-Star Week experience in Austin!Expect a lot of big feelings from the three of us as we reflect on what having an All-Star Game in Austin meant, how cool it was to show off our city and our star player, and what happened across 5 days of soccer celebrations.Support the show
Do you remember 5-0 at Austin FC in February of 2022? That crushing loss that started the Pat Noonan era at FC Cincinnati? Oh, we all remember. Both teams made the playoffs in 2022, but since then, the Orange & Blue and Los Verdes have inhabited different sides of the coin. While Noonan's boys have managed to stay high, Austin FC has exchanged head coaches after subpar seasons. The greener side of things? Brandon Vazquez has been given one of the keys to the attack atop Austin's revamped offense. So what exactly has Nico Estevez brought to The ATX? We ask Mike and Steph from Moontower Soccer about soccer life under Anthony Precourt, the exchange of designated players in the offseason, the arrival of and the hope of revitalization in the 2025 MLS season. Tune in and trade threads with us! #MLS #FCCincinnati #soccer Become a Patron! Subscribe to Cincinnati Soccer Talk Don't forget you can now download and subscribe to Cincinnati Soccer Talk on iTunes today! The podcast can also be found on Stitcher Smart Radio now. We're also available in the Google Play Store and NOW ON SPOTIFY! As always we'd love your feedback about our podcast! You can email the show at feedback@cincinnatisoccertalk.com. We'd love for you to join us on our Facebook page as well! Like us at Facebook.com/CincinnatiSoccerTalk.
The boys are joined by members of Soccerwise, Moontower Soccer, We Are Austin TV, Verde All Day and The Verdependent to conduct the 2025 Verde Best Ball League draft! Visit our website for match preview articles, weekly MLS picks and access to our salary cap and roster spreadsheets Follow the podcast on socials YouTube Instagram Bluesky Threads Twitter
This week Landon, Jeremiah, and Steph get drunk and answer listener questions, while a sober Mike hosts. Don't listen to this one with kids. Questions and topics include:- Our most cancel-able Austin FC takes- The soccer field version of the "mile high club"- Lots of F/M/K matchups - Guessing Fagundez tattoos- Players as the Scooby-Doo gang - So much moreRemember to rate, review, and subscribe to the show at moontowersoccer.com or via your favorite podcasting app.Moontower Soccer is brought to you by FVF Law and McGuire Woods ConsultingSupport the show
This week Landon is solo with a quick news update. Topics include:- New Year's Day meetup, 3pm on 1.1.25 at Hopsquad (probably)- Send us questions for Moontower After Dark- Austin FC's SuperDraft results- Why the international roster spot is good business- What can we expect from Riley Thomas and and Patrick Gryczewski?- MLS releases GAM amounts- Update on Fafa Picault link to Austin FC- Throwback interview with Joe Lowery from March 2021 (12:15)- Us and Joe pick our starting XI and make both good and bad predictions- Free Ticket Giveaway by Sage Wilson Realty- moreRemember to rate, review, and subscribe to the show at moontowersoccer.com or via your favorite podcasting app.Moontower Soccer is brought to you by FVF Law and McGuire Woods ConsultingSupport the show
This week Landon and Jeremiah discuss the Fafa Picault and Owen Wolff rumors, and preview the MLS SuperDraft. Other questions and topics include:- Tom Bogert "likes the fit" of Picault in Austin- How would we feel about that signing?- Owen Wolff getting European interest?- How does the MLS SuperDraft work?- Austin's options in the draft- Can Austin get anybody good at #12?- Who are Austin's new assistant coaches? - Arnaud stays, but Burpo gone?- Leagues Cup update- Why do MLS teams have academies?- Free Ticket Giveaway by Sage Wilson Realty- moreRemember to rate, review, and subscribe to the show at moontowersoccer.com or via your favorite podcasting app.Moontower Soccer is brought to you by FVF Law and McGuire Woods ConsultingSupport the show
This week Landon and Jeremiah discuss the Gyasi Zardes buyout and how that affects the rest of Austin FC's roster build. Other questions and topics include:- Party boats and one-eyed dogs- The Zardes buyout is a sign of ambition- Does it mean Austin have another striker lined up?- Guide to the MLS Offseason Calendar- Austin FC's free agency history- Which free agents we might be interested in- Staff changes at Austin FC- Takeaways from Garber's State of the League- Swedish midfielder linked to Austin- Free Ticket Giveaway by Sage Wilson Realty- moreRemember to rate, review, and subscribe to the show at moontowersoccer.com or via your favorite podcasting app.Moontower Soccer is brought to you by FVF Law and McGuire Woods ConsultingSupport the show
*DISCLAIMER*If you are looking for Austin FC tactical analysis, please go back or forward one episode for a regular episode of Moontower Soccer. But if you are looking for wholesome content about the good, good boys of Austin FC, you are in the right place.-----------------------On today's Swoontower Soccer, Steph and Mike are all about the boys!This week, we discuss the comings and goings of the roster, Halloween costumes, and a secret game we're gonna play this offseason!Swoontower Opponent Spotlight RetrospectiveThe Getting Started in MLS Webinar that started the series!Expansion Draft ThoughtsFit Check!Holiday Game: Gyasi Zardes + Arbor DaySocial Media Stand OutsGood DeedsVacationsThirstCute Family Stuffand as always, stick around 'til the end to find out The Man of Steph's Jersey.Support the show
This week Landon and Jeremiah choose who they would protect in the Expansion Draft. Other questions and topics include:- Nico Estevez reports to Austin- Austin FC alum performing in college- What is the expansion draft?- Austin FC's sad expansion draft history- The players we would protect and why- MLS schedule coming soon- Should Rodo have waited to hire a coach?- Which of the available MLS coaches would make sense?- Free Ticket Giveaway by Sage Wilson Realty- moreRemember to rate, review, and subscribe to the show at moontowersoccer.com or via your favorite podcasting app.Moontower Soccer is brought to you by FVF Law and McGuire Woods ConsultingSupport the show
This week Landon and Jeremiah answer more listener questions and discuss the Austin FC Media Game. Other topics and questions include:- Why free agents don't make sense for Austin- Take a chance on Josef or HH? - Our ideal roster builds- Our realistic roster builds- Does Austin care about U22 signings?- Stuver's hair secret- Austin FC as baseball players- Holiday mental health tips- How LC and JB got into trouble as kids- Merch store is up and running!- Free Ticket Giveaway by Sage Wilson Realty- moreRemember to rate, review, and subscribe to the show at moontowersoccer.com or via your favorite podcasting app.Moontower Soccer is brought to you by FVF Law and McGuire Woods ConsultingSupport the show
This week Landon and Mike answer a bunch of listener questions about the roster build, Nico Estevez, and some other silly stuff. Other topics and questions include:- International boys roundup- What is the most likely formation for Austin in 2025?- Is there room for a true #10?- Paulo Diaz and Magnus Eriksson transfer rumors- How will Austin FC look different on match day 1?- Giving players upgrades in one stat- 3/3 or 2/4/2 model?- Q2 food option wish list- Favorite MLS away day- "Beef Milk"- Merch store is up and running!- Free Ticket Giveaway by Sage Wilson Realty- moreRemember to rate, review, and subscribe to the show at moontowersoccer.com or via your favorite podcasting app.Moontower Soccer is brought to you by FVF Law and McGuire Woods ConsultingSupport the show
*DISCLAIMER*If you are looking for Austin FC tactical analysis, please go back or forward one episode for a regular episode of Moontower Soccer. But if you are looking for wholesome content about the good, good boys of Austin FC, you are in the right place.-----------------------On today's Swoontower Soccer, Steph and Mike are all about the boys!This week, we discuss the comings and goings of the roster, Halloween costumes, and a secret game we're gonna play this offseason!Comings and Goings‘Fit ChecksHalloweenEquality TX GalaSECRET GAMESocial Media Stand OutsZan Vacation in NYC & Chicago!4ATX Foundation News and Updates!CJ Fodrey gets ownedSeba talks about his tattoosand more!and as always, stick around 'til the end to find out The Man of Steph's Jersey.Support the show
This week Landon and Jeremiah are publicly shamed by Marcelo Teson when they revisit their preseason Over/Under predictions. Other topics and questions include:- Austin FC Academy Update- Can Austin FC keep the youngest Wolff?- Dani Pereira extends contract- Farewell to Alex Ring - International call-ups- Revisiting our Over/Under Predictions w/ Marcelo Teson- Free Ticket Giveaway by Sage Wilson Realty- moreRemember to rate, review, and subscribe to the show at moontowersoccer.com or via your favorite podcasting app.Moontower Soccer is brought to you by FVF Law and McGuire Woods ConsultingSupport the show
This week Landon and Jeremiah discuss their takeaways from Nico Estevez's intro presser and Landon's exclusive interview with him. Other topics and questions include:- Estevez's performance in the press conference- Is the charm offensive working? - Ok, we like him, but is he a good coach?- Rodo strangely defensive- What did we learn from the Nico press tour?- How many players can we realistically sign?- Dani Pereira says no contract extension - Why selling Dani might make sense- More staff turnover at Austin FC- Free Ticket Giveaway by Sage Wilson Realty- moreRemember to rate, review, and subscribe to the show at moontowersoccer.com or via your favorite podcasting app.Moontower Soccer is brought to you by FVF Law and McGuire Woods ConsultingSupport the show
This week we bring you an exclusive 1-on-1 interview with new Austin FC Head Coach, Nico Estevez. Landon met up with him at Q2 Stadium for a chat about his coaching philosophy and his career before coming to the US. Topics and questions include:- His extensive coaching career in Spain- Some of the names he coached as youth- His views on the role of a coach- The constants of his coaching philosophy- The importance of relationship building - moreRemember to rate, review, and subscribe to the show at moontowersoccer.com or via your favorite podcasting app.Moontower Soccer is brought to you by FVF Law and McGuire Woods ConsultingSupport the show
This week Landon and Jeremiah discuss Austin FC's new head coach and try to decide how they feel about it. Other topics and questions include:- Nico Estevez hired as new head coach- Our initial reactions when JB was tipped off- Surprising and underwhelming, but is it actually bad?- Steve Davis article on Nico Estevez- Great news in the MLSPA salary guide- Breaking down last week's contract extensions- How is Owen Wolff's roster status affected?- Is this Cascante saying goodbye?- Update on Alex Ring's option year- Potential MLS schedule change- Free Ticket Giveaway by Sage Wilson Realty- moreRemember to rate, review, and subscribe to the show at moontowersoccer.com or via your favorite podcasting app.Moontower Soccer is brought to you by FVF Law and McGuire Woods ConsultingSupport the show
*DISCLAIMER*If you are looking for Austin FC tactical analysis, please go back or forward one episode for a regular episode of Moontower Soccer. But if you are looking for wholesome content about the good, good boys of Austin FC, you are in the right place.-----------------------On today's Swoontower Soccer, Steph and Mike are all about the boys!This week, we discuss the vibes around Galaxy away, Colorado at home, and A NEW DAD... alongside our normal content!Matchscot feature: Moontower The Puppy (feat. special guests Ashley and Cindy!) ‘Fit ChecksGalaxyRapidsMatch MoodsCelly RatingsSocial Media Stand OutsJon Gallagher's Pumpkin PartiesJhojan Valencia's Austin Bucket List?End of Year PostsNew Dad Intro Videoand as always, stick around 'til the end to find out The Man of Steph's Jersey.Support the show
This week Landon and Jeremiah discuss Austin's fun final game of the season, and are joined by Trevor Scott from CBS Austin's We Are Austin. Other topics and questions include:- A dog named Moontower- Surprise roster absences - Ervin Torres gets his MLS debut- Differences with Arnaud in charge?- Un-cursing Driussi- Landon goes ALL CAPS on a ref - Obrian extension a good thing? - German striker linked to ATX- Landon complains about Matt Doyle again- Trevor Scott interview (57:08)- Free Ticket Giveaway by Sage Wilson Realty- moreRemember to rate, review, and subscribe to the show at moontowersoccer.com or via your favorite podcasting app.Moontower Soccer is brought to you by FVF Law and McGuire Woods ConsultingSupport the show
This week Landon and Jeremiah play a game inspired by Driussi's 50th Austin FC goal, and are also joined by Tony Husband to preview the final match and discuss Austin's coaching future. Topics and questions include:- Pochettino's USMNT at Q2 stadium- Can Jeremiah name the top 10 Austin FC scorers?- Biro vindicated by suspension news- Austin players nominated for MLS honors- National team updates- What will Davy Arnaud's Austin FC look like?- Offseason schedule released- Colorado Rapids preview and coach discussion w/ Tony Husband (38:14) - What does Austin FC have to play for in this match?- Free Ticket Giveaway by Sage Wilson Realty- moreRemember to rate, review, and subscribe to the show at moontowersoccer.com or via your favorite podcasting app.Moontower Soccer is brought to you by FVF Law and McGuire Woods ConsultiSupport the show
This week Landon and Jeremiah are tasked with covering more Austin FC news than is safe for two men. Adrian Healey also joins to share his thoughts on the direction of Austin FC. Topics and questions include:- Mauricio Pochettino knows Landon's name - Josh Wolff fired by Austin FC- What is Wolff's legacy in Austin? - Rodolfo Borrell press conference highlights- The futures of Pereira, Driussi, and Owen- Rodo doubles down on "names you wouldn't believe"- Portland and LA Galaxy recaps- Hyperbole around Biro tackle on Riqui Puig- Austin FC players called to international duty- Adrian Healey interview (59:50)- Adrian's new gig in Spain- Why we weren't sure Wolff would be fired- What should Austin FC look for in a new coach? - Free Ticket Giveaway by Sage Wilson Realty- moreRemember to rate, review, and subscribe to the show at moontowersoccer.com or via your favorite podcasting app.Moontower Soccer is brought to you by FVF Law and McGuire Woods ConsultingSupport the show
The boys recap the road loss at LA Galaxy that culminated in Austin FC being mathematically eliminated from playoff contention and Josh Wolff being fired as the team's head coach. Then they close out the episode with Best Keeper in the World, Last Business Day, an academy update and the nonsense. On the audio version of this episode you will hear a replay of Sunday afternoon's livestream covering Josh Wolff being fired by Austin FC. We were lucky enough to be joined our friends Landon and Jeremiah from Moontower Soccer and Phil West of Verde All Day for that hour-long livestream. 0:45 - Intro 3:45 - Josh Wolff fired livestream cleanup 10:30 - International call-ups 11:45 - Lineup reactions 15:15 - LA Galaxy recap 41:15 - Postgame takeaways 45:00 - Best Keeper in the World 47:30 - Last Business Day 56:15 - Academy update 58:15 - Best Ball update 1:00:25 - Livestream replay w/Moontower Soccer & Phil West Visit our website for match preview articles, weekly MLS picks and access to our salary cap and roster spreadsheets! Follow the podcast on socials Twitter Instagram YouTube Threads Bluesky
*DISCLAIMER*If you are looking for Austin FC tactical analysis, please go back or forward one episode for a regular episode of Moontower Soccer. But if you are looking for wholesome content about the good, good boys of Austin FC, you are in the right place.-----------------------On today's Swoontower Soccer, Steph and Mike are all about the boys!This week, we discuss the vibes around a loss to Houston, a draw with RSL, and a win against Portland, alongside our normal content: Matchscot feature: Butter Tortilla! Fresh Salsa! Breakfast Taco!‘Fit ChecksHoustonRSLPortland (It's a segment gushing about the Jimenez brothers Enzo and Matteo)Match MoodsCelly RatingsSocial Media Stand OutsStefan Cleveland LIVE Julio's BirthdayTHE RETURN OF THE PICTUREand as always, stick around 'til the end to find out The Man of Steph's Jersey.Support the show
This week Landon and Jeremiah are joined by Mike Crugnola from Swoontower Soccer to play the Wikipedia Game and to cover the week's news. Other topics and questions include:- How we felt during the RSL game- Breaking down the playoff math- Pereira and Gallagher on-field dispute- When do we expect Wolff to be fired?- Austin scores two late to tie RSL- Austin FC II's playoff chances - Portland Timbers preview- LA Galaxy preview- Wikipedia Game: Austin FC Edition (58:35)- Free Ticket Giveaway by Sage Wilson Realty- moreRemember to rate, review, and subscribe to the show at moontowersoccer.com or via your favorite podcasting app.Moontower Soccer is brought to you by FVF Law and McGuire Woods ConsultingSupport the show
This week Landon and Jeremiah analyze the draw at LAFC and the loss to Houston that effectively ended Austin's playoff hopes. Brian Dunseth joins to preview RSL and share his thoughts on Austin FC's season. Other topics and questions include:- Big beers and corgis- Max Bretos gave us a shout on Apple TV- Coaching isn't the only issue - Wolff's future- 5-2-3 or 4-2-sumthin?- Two strong performances with little reward- Good news from MLS roster profile update - Brazilian Hercules rumors, player profile - RSL preview w/ Brian Dunseth (55:44)- Free Ticket Giveaway by Sage Wilson Realty- moreRemember to rate, review, and subscribe to the show at moontowersoccer.com or via your favorite podcasting app.Moontower Soccer is brought to you by FVF Law and McGuire Woods ConsultingSupport the show
*DISCLAIMER*If you are looking for Austin FC tactical analysis, please go back or forward one episode for a regular episode of Moontower Soccer. But if you are looking for wholesome content about the good, good boys of Austin FC, you are in the right place.-----------------------On today's Swoontower Soccer, Steph and Mike are all about the boys!This week, we discuss losses to Canadian teams and a draw against LAFC, alongside our normal content: Matchscot feature: Angelica! (No interview though, sorry!)‘Fit ChecksMatch MoodsCelly RatingsSocial Media Stand OutsClub ContentPlayer ContentAnd another reminder that Austin FC's Photo Team is participating in Austin Photo Night on 9/25 at The Pitch!and as always, stick around 'til the end to find out The Man of Steph's Jersey.Support the ShowSupport the show
This week Landon and Jeremiah break down what went wrong in Toronto and what Austin FC's playoff chances look like now. Other topics and questions include:- Why can't Austin finish?- Austin's vulnerable defensive structure- Is Bukari selfish or just over-eager? - Substitution reasoning- Owen Wolff's amazing goal- Playoff chances getting even slimmer- Viggo Ortiz to Charleston Battery- MLS Free Agent list released- LAFC and Houston previews (55:44)- Free Ticket Giveaway by Sage Wilson Realty- moreRemember to rate, review, and subscribe to the show at moontowersoccer.com or via your favorite podcasting app.Moontower Soccer is brought to you by FVF Law and McGuire Woods ConsultingSupport the show
This week Landon and Jeremiah answer listener questions and give updates on all the players on international duty. Other topics and questions include:- How are the boys on international duty doing?- Did Svatok ever leave Austin?- Austin FC Academy loses a top prospect- Do we approve of neighbors with chickens?- How can Wolff get Driussi going?- Who is our ideal coaching candidate?- Which Austin FC player would you build a team around?- Which outfield player would you put in goal?- Toronto FC preview (1:14:36)- Free Ticket Giveaway by Sage Wilson Realty- moreRemember to rate, review, and subscribe to the show at moontowersoccer.com or via your favorite podcasting app.Moontower Soccer is brought to you by FVF Law and McGuire Woods ConsultingSupport the show
This week Landon and Jeremiah break down why Austin FC were so ineffective against the Vancouver Whitecaps. Other topics and questions include:- How Vancouver's gameplan shut down Austin- Poor planning or poor performance?- (The answer is "yes")- Driussi and Pereira far below their standards- Other results hurt ATX's playoff hopes - Lots of international callups for Austin- Rodo's new scouting network- Potential changes to MLS transfer window- Free Ticket Giveaway by Sage Wilson Realty- moreRemember to rate, review, and subscribe to the show at moontowersoccer.com or via your favorite podcasting app.Moontower Soccer is brought to you by FVF Law and McGuire Woods ConsultingSupport the Show.
This week Landon and Jeremiah analyze Austin FC's 2-0 win in Nashville and preview the home game against the Vancouver Whitecaps. Other topics and questions include:- Austin back in the playoff picture- Brad Stuver's huge game wins MLS honors- False 9 Driussi and the fun, weird tactics around it- Which Stuver save was better?- Gally continues to produce (out of spite for Landon)- Bukari nets his first MLS goal- Dani Pereira called up for Venezuela- Vancouver Whitecaps Preview (55:28)- Free Ticket Giveaway by Sage Wilson Realty- moreRemember to rate, review, and subscribe to the show at moontowersoccer.com or via your favorite podcasting app.Moontower Soccer is brought to you by FVF Law and McGuire Woods ConsultingSupport the Show.
*DISCLAIMER*If you are looking for Austin FC tactical analysis, please go back or forward one episode for a regular episode of Moontower Soccer. But if you are looking for wholesome content about the good, good boys of Austin FC, you are in the right place.-----------------------On today's Swoontower Soccer, Steph and Mike are all about the boys!This week, we discuss: Matchscot feature? Nope.‘Fit Checks? Nope.Match Moods? Nope.Celly Ratings? Nope.There were no games! (sob emoji, y'all.) BUT, we did get a lot of...Social Media Stand Outs!our boys' vacation trips during the Leagues Cup breakThe boys' family connections2024's Mic'd UpSeba's Image RehabBehind The Wheel Part 2Brad Stuver's Athletes for Hope & upcoming Stuver social info (9/8, 3-6pm)Austin FC's Photo Team participating in Austin Photo Night on 9/25and as always, stick around 'til the end to find out The Man of Steph's Jersey.Support the Show.
This week Landon and Jeremiah are joined by David Gass of Soccerwise to discuss all kinds of topics, including the Austin rebuild project, Austin's youth development strategy, and lots more. Other topics and questions include:- Grading the transfer window- Ring no longer a DP, but in the most MLS-y way- David Gass interview (14:06)- What's more to blame, roster or coaching?- Should Wolff get one more year with new players?- Austin FC II's development strategy- "Day that will live in GAMfamy"- Importance of independent media in MLS- Nashville Preview (55:46)- Listener Questions- Free Ticket Giveaway by Sage Wilson Realty- moreRemember to rate, review, and subscribe to the show at moontowersoccer.com or via your favorite podcasting app.Moontower Soccer is brought to you by FVF Law and McGuire Woods ConsultingSupport the Show.
This week, Landon and Jeremiah discuss Austin FC's tactical shift against LAFC and answer some listener questions. Other topics and questions include:- Why change the plan for this game?- Annoyed by the same thing for different reasons - Is possession a meaningful stat?- Has Manchester City-fication begun in Austin?- Hines-Ike involved in both LAFC goals- Will Austin sign anybody by Wednesday? - Listener Questions (47:39) - Who is gone at the end of the season? - Damian Las and Alonso Ramirez's futures - Free Ticket Giveaway by Sage Wilson Realty- moreRemember to rate, review, and subscribe to the show at moontowersoccer.com or via your favorite podcasting app.Moontower Soccer is brought to you by FVF Law and McGuire Woods ConsultingSupport the Show.
*DISCLAIMER*If you are looking for Austin FC tactical analysis, please go back or forward one episode for a regular episode of Moontower Soccer. But if you are looking for wholesome content about the good, good boys of Austin FC, you are in the right place.-----------------------On today's Swoontower Soccer, Steph and Mike are all about the boys!This week, we discuss our recent Leagues Cup matches against Pumas and Monterrey, as well as our latest road match at LAFC.Matchscot feature: None. Leagues Cup didn't have Mascots of the Match. :(‘Fit ChecksSchool PicturesMatch MoodsCelly RatingsSocial Media Stand OutsJulio's Smooch!Brad and Ashley Stuver Foundationand as always, stick around 'til the end to find out The Man of Steph's Jersey!Support the Show.
This week, Landon and Jeremiah discuss Austin FC's group-topping win against Monterrey and how they did it. Other topics and questions include:- Do we think about xG wrong? (Arman Kafai's article)- Dani gets a goal at Q2- How Austin topped the group- Tactical shift at half time- Analyzing Teen Wolff's masterful assist- Austin to play in LA for...reasons- LAFC Leagues Cup preview- Trade window closing- Who should Austin move to make room?- Free Ticket Giveaway by Sage Wilson Realty- moreRemember to rate, review, and subscribe to the show at moontowersoccer.com or via your favorite podcasting app.Moontower Soccer is brought to you by FVF Law and McGuire Woods ConsultingSupport the Show.
This week, Landon and Jeremiah discuss Austin FC's insane Leagues Cup upset against Pumas and are joined by Arch Bell to preview the Monterrey match. Other topics and questions include:- Handball and sword technology- Bukari's early red- Pereira leads by example "con huevos"- Driussi gets a much-needed win- Tactical shift after the red card- Where does this rank among Austin victories?- What we learned from a player we didn't sign- Monterrey preview w/ Arch Bell (1:04:11)- Free Ticket Giveaway by Sage Wilson Realty- moreRemember to rate, review, and subscribe to the show at moontowersoccer.com or via your favorite podcasting app.Moontower Soccer is brought to you by FVF Law and McGuire Woods ConsultingSupport the Show.
*DISCLAIMER*If you are looking for Austin FC tactical analysis, please go back or forward one episode for a regular episode of Moontower Soccer. But if you are looking for wholesome content about the good, good boys of Austin FC, you are in the right place.-----------------------On today's Swoontower Soccer, Steph and Mike are all about the boys!This week, we discuss our recent home matches against Seattle and Charlotte, as well as a spicy road match at Dallas!Matchscot feature: Anya & Rousseau‘Fit ChecksMatch MoodsCelly RatingsSocial Media Stand Outsand as always, stick around 'til the end to find out The Man of Steph's Jersey!Support the Show.
This week, Landon and Jeremiah discuss Austin FC's 2-0 loss at Sporting Kansas City, Josh Wolff's post-match comments, and Moussa Djitte's future. Other topics and questions include:- Bukari and Desler play their first minutes- Wild sequence of events in Frisco- Copa Tejas is dead to me- Alex Ring does Alex Ring stuff- Landon's important message about Gallagher- Is 10th place good enough for now?- Leagues Cup boycott?- Pumas Preview- Free Ticket Giveaway by Sage Wilson Realty- moreRemember to rate, review, and subscribe to the show at moontowersoccer.com or via your favorite podcasting app.Moontower Soccer is brought to you by FVF Law and McGuire Woods ConsultingSupport the Show.
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