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Former Sen Dennis Linthicum interview on upcoming special session: No gun law would have stopped the Manhattan shooter: https://archive.is/lgXm6 Prosecute the person who left the 3 yr old boy to die in a hot car while in state custody: https://people.com/3-year-old-boy-dies-after-being-left-in-hot-car-by-the-department-of-human-resources-who-took-him-away-from-his-father-11778946 Rayfield tries to block food stamp records being used to identify illegals: https://oregoncatalyst.com/89703-oregon-blocks-feds-knowing-food-stamps.html Official recall petition filed against unpopular Kotek: https://www.grantspasstribune.com/official-recall-petition-filed-against-oregon-governor-tina-kotek/ Vegas economy is going down as a leading indicator of national economy? https://discernreport.com/another-canary-the-las-vegas-economy-is-tanking-just-like-it-did-in-2008-and-2009/
A special session is underway at the Texas Capitol, where lawmakers have a list of 18 items to address in just 30 days. While regulating THC products used to be at the top of the list, that all changed after the July 4th floods, and folks want answers and solutions to prevent similar tragedies from happening again. Plus, lawmakers are voluntarily taking on redistricting, to appease President Donald Trump. Host Nikki DaVaughn is joined by KUT's Blaise Gainey to talk about what to watch this special session. Learn more about the sponsors of this July 28th episode: Framebridge Visit Port Aransas Want some more Austin news? Then make sure to sign up for our Hey Austin newsletter. Plus, get more from City Cast Austin when you become a City Cast Austin Neighbor. You'll enjoy perks like ad-free listening, invitations to members only events and more. Join now at membership.citycast.fm/austin Follow us @citycastaustin You can also text us or leave a voicemail. Interested in advertising with City Cast? Find more info HERE
On Monday's show: Houston-area Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher explains why she's opposed to the legislature's plan to redraw the state's congressional districts. State lawmakers gathered at the University of Houston on Saturday to hear public testimony on the matter.Also this hour: We learn about the latest developments in consumer technology with the help of columnist Dwight Silverman.And we get an update on Houston sports.
For this next update from the special legislative session, we go to one of our favorite go-to voices and fighters in the upper chamber - State Senator Roland Gutierrez of San Antonio, who has just announced a re-election bid for the seat he's held since he displaced Republican Senator Pete Flores in 2020. Senator Gutierrez has been vocal in his opposition to the Trump-demanded carving up of Texas in a desperate bid to keep the U.S. House under GOP control, and his condemnation of cruel and un-American ICE activity in his district and elsewhere in Texas - we talk about those topics and more in this update.Learn more about Senator Roland Gutierrez at https://rolandfortexas.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.
Drazan makes the case that there's no need for a special session as emergency funds can fill the gap. Does that mean R's aren't going to show up? https://www.oregonlive.com/opinion/2025/07/opinion-use-emergency-funding-account-to-prevent-odot-layoffs.html Kotek still wants a massive cost of living increase in a watered down transportation tax increase. https://kobi5.com/news/top-stories/governor-kotek-outlines-plan-for-special-session-280082/ ODOT #1 lie debunked: https://oregoncatalyst.com/89664-odot-big-fib-1-debunked.html PA's dirty voter rolls are the same as Oregon's has been for decades: https://thefederalist.com/2025/07/28/riddled-with-errors-dirty-voter-rolls-pose-growing-threat-to-election-integrity/ Golf Force One, armored golf cart for Trump in Scotland: https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2025/07/golf-force-one-armored-golf-cart-seen-as/ Trump's historic EU trade deal: tariff's work: https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2025/07/as-trump-reaches-historic-eu-trade-deal-his/
Show off your Lone Star spirit with a free "Remember the Alamo" hat with an annual subscription to The Texan: https://thetexan.news/subscribe/The Texan's Weekly Roundup brings you the latest news in Texas politics, breaking down the top stories of the week with our team of reporters who give you the facts so you can form your own opinion.Enjoy what you hear? Be sure to subscribe and leave a review! Got questions for the reporting team? Email editor@thetexan.news — they just might be answered on a future podcast.Texas' First Special Session of 2025 Kicks Off TodayFlooding, THC, Redistricting: Here's What's on the Texas Legislature's Special Session AgendaInterview: Abbott Discusses Special Session, THC Regulation, Congressional RedistrictingSpeaker Burrows Announces Texas House Select Committee on Congressional RedistrictingTexas Lawmakers Called to Regulate Hemp-Derived THC During Special SessionTexas Senate Committee Unanimously Approves New THC Regulation BillTexas Bill Cracking Down on Chemical Abortion Pills Expected During Special SessionAgriculture, Wildlife Experts Update Lawmakers on New World Screwworm in Committee Hearing‘Bathroom Bill' Separating Biological Female, Male Spaces Back in Legislative Ringer for Special Session
No Surprises! Senate hard at work and House hardly at work.
Drazan makes the case that there's no need for a special session as emergency funds can fill the gap. Does that mean R's aren't going to show up? https://www.oregonlive.com/opinion/2025/07/opinion-use-emergency-funding-account-to-prevent-odot-layoffs.htmlKotek still wants a massive cost of living increase in a watered down transportation tax increase. https://kobi5.com/news/top-stories/governor-kotek-outlines-plan-for-special-session-280082/ ODOT #1 lie debunked: https://oregoncatalyst.com/89664-odot-big-fib-1-debunked.html PA's dirty voter rolls are the same as Oregon's has been for decades: https://thefederalist.com/2025/07/28/riddled-with-errors-dirty-voter-rolls-pose-growing-threat-to-election-integrity/ Golf Force One, armored golf cart for Trump in Scotland: https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2025/07/golf-force-one-armored-golf-cart-seen-as/ Trump's historic EU trade deal: tariff's work: https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2025/07/as-trump-reaches-historic-eu-trade-deal-his/
The news of Texas covered today includes:Our Lone Star story of the day: The Legislature is in Special Session and a Senate committee has advanced a ban on THC; banning taxpayer-funded lobbying is getting a renewed push, and; politicians who often tout “local control” are now decrying such for decisions, with which they disagree, by the Upper Guadalupe River Authority.Our Lone Star story of the day is sponsored by Allied Compliance Services providing the best service in DOT, business and personal drug and alcohol testing since 1995.State Rep. Capriglione flips, now says he will not run for reelection – lawyer letter to media outlet casts heavy shadow on situation. Who threatens a media outlet for story they haven't even run?Harris County Democrats have been electing super-far-leftists, did they win a few battles to only lose the war inside the local Democratic Party?Big, long AP hit piece directed at Paxton as well as the Trump Administration may have found something important, or it might not be anything substantive at all.Listen on the radio, or station stream, at 5pm Central. Click for our radio and streaming affiliates.www.PrattonTexas.com
On this Salcedo Storm Podcast:Brandon Waltens, is a Senior Editor at Texas Scorecard. He is the host of the essential, Daily Headlines at Texas Scorecard.
Texas Democratic State Rep. Suleman Lalani, a Sugar Land doctor, says that Texas Democrats will use all necessary means to fight redistricting and protect Texans.Subscribe to our Newsletter:https://politicsdoneright.com/newsletterPurchase our Books: As I See It: https://amzn.to/3XpvW5o How To Make AmericaUtopia: https://amzn.to/3VKVFnG It's Worth It: https://amzn.to/3VFByXP Lose Weight And BeFit Now: https://amzn.to/3xiQK3K Tribulations of anAfro-Latino Caribbean man: https://amzn.to/4c09rbE
Listen in to Research Perch as we speak with Dr. Niki Munk and Sami Zabel about the MassageNet Special Session and activity held at the 2025 International Massage Therapy Research Conference in Alexandria, VA. The session provided the opportunity for MassageNet Practice-Based Research Network (PBRN) member massage therapists to share their ideas about research topics, and to decide on the topic of the first research study developed and run entirely by MassageNet. Webinar-style virtual convening of MassageNet members: Thursday, August 28 @ 7PM EST Additional Resources: www.MassageNet.org · Research question framework: “How do massage therapists approach/treat X in practice and to what effect?” Related Research Perch Episodes: MassageNet Study: MT Mental Health Knowledge Practice-Based Research Network 101
In this episode, Ariana Guajardo is joined by D'rinda Randall, Vice Chairwoman of the Republican Party of Texas. They explore issues like taxpayer-funded lobbying being taken up during Special Session. The ladies also talk about the importance of civil engagement and how motherhood fits into and encourages a purpose-filled life. Follow The Sweet Tea Series on Instagram: www.instagram.com/spillingsweettea #TexasPolitics #ConservativeMovement #txlege
Guest: Mary Elizabeth CastleOrganization: Texas ValuesPosition: Director of Government RelationsTopic: A special session of the TX Legislature, which includes a bill called the Texas Women's Privacy Act, which protects females' private spaces, such as restroomsWebsite: txvalues.org, protectwomensprivacytexas.com
Earlier this month the Oregon Department of Transportation announced it would need to lay off nearly 500 workers. This came after lawmakers failed to pass a transportation package to help boost the budget of the agency responsible for road maintenance around the state. Now, Gov. Tina Kotek has announced a special session will be held in late August with the hopes of finding the funds for the state’s transportation agency and has also shared she will delay impending layoffs. OPB politics reporter Dirk Vanderhart joins us to share more on what to expect from the upcoming special session.
On Wednesday's show: From the special session of the Texas Legislature, to change in media, we discuss the latest developments in local, state, and national politics.Also this hour: We learn about the job of being a translator in Houston, a city where thousands rely on those services for vital needs such as understanding their legal rights, medical care, and finances.
Send us a textSen. Bill Wielechowski (D-Anchorage) is chair of the rules committee in the Alaska State Senate. He discusses the upcoming legislative special session called by Governor Mike Dunleavy to begin at 10 am, on Saturday, August 2. Sen Wielechowski explains the way special sessions generally work, why this one is different, and discusses frankly the political gamesmanship given that overrides of the Governor's vetoes must be taken up within the first 5 days of the legislature reconvening. We discuss the budget line item veto of education funding but also Senate Bill 183 which helps the legislature's auditor better assess the oil and gas tax revenue for our state. This bill was widely seen as a transparency bill and Governor Dunleavy's veto of SB 183 raises red flags. Here is a link to the Alaska Beacon's article by reporter James Brooks about the veto of SB 183.
State Rep. Trey Martinez Fischer of San Antonio was one of the primary captains of the 2021 Texas Democratic quorum break, staged in resistance against Republican attacks on voting access. Now, as the Texas Legislature considers mid-decade redistricting, he may soon be experiencing deja vu. We talk with Rep. Martinez Fischer about the Trump-directed assault on decades of civil rights advances, what the Dems can do about it, and what the stakes really are.Our friend Pooja Sethi provides information on Thursday's opportunity to testify:Thursday, July 242:00 PMRoom E1.030, Texas CapitolWhether you speak or simply show up, your presence matters.Sign up to testify or learn more:https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/schedules/html/C0552025072414001.htmThanks for listening! Progress Texas is in our Summer Vacation Membership Drive - if only 10% of our audience signs up for at least $10 per month in support, we'd be funded for the upcoming year. Please help us continue our important work at https://progresstexas.org/join-pt-summer-vacation-membership-drive.
PLUS - How to testify for upcoming local legislative hearings.AND - City of Kerrville wants the 8% tax hike as well????
Headlines: Congressional Republicans face bruising battle to avoid government shut down; House GOP Will Recess Early to Avoid Floor Action on Epstein Resolution; Deputy attorney general to meet with Ghislaine Maxwell; unearthed emails shed light on Biden DOG memo calling parents ‘domestic terrorists’; atheists target healthcare sharing ministries; clarification on IRS ruling related to churches endorsing political candidates; The Scopes Monkey trial legacy, inheriting the wind; Oregon Gov. Kotek calls for Special Session to address transportation emergency.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
We break down all 60 house races really quick on rumors and thoughts with the candidate tracker. Senator Bonham or Chris Dudley running for Governor? Rumors abound, but no one is running for US Senate against Merkely.Governor Kotek announces special session for the end of August. Will the Capitol even be open? This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.crosstabs.studio
After a 140-day regular session that he described as the best of his 10 years as governor, Greg Abbott is calling the Texas Legislature back for overtime. While most special sessions are limited in scope with a small number of tasks, Abbott has loaded the agenda for this session with 18 items. In other news, the assigned seating era at Southwest Airlines finally has a precise date. Come January, the Dallas-based air carrier will end more than 50 years of the pick-your-spot philosophy that defined its history. Southwest will use assigned seating for flights starting Jan. 27; have you ever wondered how emergency alerts find you while you're traveling? Curious Texas received that question from a and provided an answer. Emergency alerts go out to every phone in the area — no need to sign up; and if you're feeling the pinch every time you pay at a Dallas-Fort Worth restaurant, you're not alone. The National Restaurant Association reports that this year, 47% of its restaurant operators surveyed said they'd added discounts, deals or promotions to their menus. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
State Senator Molly Cook returned to work as an emergency nurse in her hometown of Houston at the conclusion of her freshman session a few weeks ago - only to be dragged back to the Capitol for a special session that, turns out, is a lot more about Governor Abbott doing the bidding of Donald Trump than helping Hill Country flood victims, or even addressing Dan Patrick's stupid THC ban. Senator Cook joined us for the first of a series of updates from Democratic lawmakers as the special session continues.Thanks for listening! Progress Texas is in our Summer Vacation Membership Drive - if only 10% of our audience signs up for at least $10 per month in support, we'd be funded for the upcoming year. Please help us continue our important work at https://progresstexas.org/join-pt-summer-vacation-membership-drive.
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas:Day 1 of the special session saw a full court press on redistricting - no movement on flood relief, or any other issue: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/21/us/politics/texas-redistricting-floods.html...Rigging maps to win elections is tantamount to totalitarianism - "democracy thrives or dies on how we draw political districts": https://www.houstonchronicle.com/business/columnists/tomlinson/article/texas-redistricting-republican-democracy-20778376.php...U.S. Reps Henry Cuellar, Vicente Gonzalez, Lizzie Fletcher and Julie Johnson are the likely Democratic targets: https://www.houstonchronicle.com/politics/article/texas-redistricting-districts-trump-20778386.php...Any proposed maps you've seen floating around, at present are probably fake: https://www.chron.com/culture/article/texas-redistricting-map-congress-20778346.php...Until he got a call from Trump, Governor Abbott was not enthused about pursuing redistricting: https://www.texastribune.org/2025/07/22/texas-redistricting-abbott-republicans-resistant-trump/...And history shows that the Texas Republican majority has never given much of a damn about keeping Texans safe from floods, so the hostage maneuver is predictable: https://www.texastribune.org/2025/07/21/texas-hill-country-flooding-inaction-state-legislature/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-driveThe merch to match your progressive values awaits at our web store! Goodies at https://store.progresstexas.org/.Thanks for listening! Find our web store and other ways to support our important work at https://progresstexas.org.
Lawmakers recently ended a regular session of the Texas Legislature, but on this Monday, they’re back. They call it a special session: 30 days to complete a long list of action items including a response to the Hill Country flooding, the regulation of THC consumables, and a rare mid-decade push for redistricting that has some […] The post Texas lawmakers begin special session focused on floods, maps appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts.
On Monday's show: We discuss what Texas lawmakers will be taking up during this year's special legislative session, which begins today.Also this hour: A conversation with veterinarian Dr. Lori Teller about pet care.And we discuss why the middle of summer tends to be a real dead spot for a lot of sports leagues, and who should take advantage of it.
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas:The scene on the opening day off what could be a contentious and historic special legislation: a massive menu of MAGA red meat, with only 30 days for Republicans to grind it out: https://www.texastribune.org/2025/07/21/texas-legislature-special-session-floods-redistricting-thc/...Of course, if they don't make that deadline, Governor Abbott can just call another special session - and another, and another: https://www.dallasnews.com/news/politics/2025/07/21/what-to-expect-as-texas-lawmakers-return-to-austin-for-special-session/...Austin Congressman Greg Casar calls the Texas redistricting scheme "the biggest thing in politics you haven't heard about": https://www.msnbc.com/weekends-with-alex-witt/watch/the-biggest-thing-in-politics-you-haven-t-heard-about-dem-rep-talks-texas-redistricting-243531845601...Former Congressman Beto O'Rourke declares that Democrats must stop being "more concerned with being right than being in power": https://www.notus.org/democrats/democrats-redistricting-trump-texas-california-new-york...Houston Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher, State Rep. Jon Rosenthal and Harris County Commissioner Rodney Ellis will hold a town hall tonight (Monday 7/21) on the redistricting situation, starting at 7pm: https://cw39.com/news/local/today-lizzie-fletcher-hosts-texas-redistricting-virtual-town-hall-meeting/The estimate of people still missing in the July 4 flood disaster dropped from 97 to 3 on Saturday, with no change in the death toll - here's why: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/20/us/texas-floods-missing.htmlDonald Trump's Big Bullshit Bill is set to wreak havoc on Texas healthcare and hospitals: https://www.houstonchronicle.com/health/article/texas-medicaid-cuts-big-beautiful-bill-20774741.phpAustin State Rep. James Talarico's talk on the Joe Rogan Experience led that podcaster to ask Talarico to run for President: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_jOGPvMftb8Progress 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-driveThe merch to match your progressive values awaits at our web store! Goodies at https://store.progresstexas.org/.Thanks for listening! Find our web store and other ways to support our important work at https://progresstexas.org.
Mike and Austin look at the Cowboys heading into camp and the democrats likely moves to avoid redistricting in Austin
As we hit another Friday in the wild wild West of Texas politics, we do so with a wary eye towards Monday - the day that a special legislative session called by Governor Greg Abbott begins. A session originally to handle Dan's Ban, then to address the obvious need for flood emergency apparatus in our river basins, then to a giant pile of MAGA red meat - including a Donald Trump-ordered carving of Texas' congressional map in an attempt to deliver Trump five more Republican seats in the U.S. House, ahead of what every GOP member knows is otherwise gonna be a massive shellacking. What will - what CAN - the Democrats do about it? We discuss.This week has also seen a grab at the control of the American news message, in the form of a wholesale defunding of public media - an essential ecosphere we at Progress Texas consider ourselves part of. In response we have launched our Summer Vacation Membership Drive, because you see, at any given time, Progress Texas stands about three months away from running out of funds. If only 10 percent of our audience signs up for at least $10 per month, that problem largely goes away - we could use your help. If you want PT to be part of the remainder of a 2025 that could see endless, contentious special sessions, and a 2026 that will see the leadup to a truly existential mid-term election for American democracy, please consider joining our fight at https://progresstexas.org/join-pt-summer-vacation-membership-drive.
With adopting the new Congressional maps ordered by Donald Trump and response to the July 4 floods at the top of the agenda, James Henson and Joshua Blank talk about the politics of agenda management as the Texas Legislature prepares to return to the Capitol next week for a politically-fraught special session.
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas:Drama building for the special session, as Democrats consider breaking quorum to block a Trump-ordered redistricting scheme - including : https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/15/us/politics/texas-redistricting-trump.html...Ken Paxton is threatening to "hunt down" any Democrats fleeing the session, while the plan itself could result in a "dummymander": https://www.texastribune.org/2025/07/15/texas-democrats-redistricting-response-trump-republican-five-seats/?_bhlid=f8b2bec379355a332431cf659f421e931ee30532...A closer look at a potential "dummymander" shows that as it stands, safe blue districts are safer than safe red districts in Texas, making a weakening of those red districts a hazardous prospect: https://prospect.org/politics/2025-07-16-texas-redistricting-maneuver-may-harm-republicans/...The only real swing seats left in Texas are in the Rio Grande Valley, due to a surprising swing to Trump last year - no surprise, the cancellation of the RGV's biggest annual public health event due to Trump budget cuts: https://www.texastribune.org/2025/07/16/texas-rio-grande-valley-border-health-federal-cuts/...Ahead of all of this, Ken Paxton has launched an investigation into alleged non-citizen voting in Harris and several other counties: https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/voting/2025/07/15/526434/texas-attorney-generals-office-opens-investigation-into-allegations-of-noncitizens-voting-in-harris-county/Propublica finds great disparity between claims by Kerr County officials that the July 4 flood couldn't have been predicted, and long oral and written histories that more or less do exactly that: https://www.propublica.org/article/texas-floods-oral-histories...Polling shows that most Americans believe that the death toll from the flood could have been much less severe if government officials had been better prepared: https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/5403144-poll-flood-deaths-texas/Republican Kerr County officials, under scrutiny due to the flood, are experiencing an unfortunate work hazard that's become familiar to Democratic leaders in bigger cities - death threats: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/texas-officials-death-threats-flash-flooding_n_68766208e4b0eefef0c4f62c...Those same officials, at their first meeting after the flood, acknowledge that the actual number of missing people remains uncertain: https://www.click2houston.com/news/local/2025/07/14/death-threats-and-uncertainty-over-total-number-of-victims-key-takeaways-from-kerr-county-commissioners-court/The family that owns Camp Mystic admits that the supervising owner Dick Eastland, who himself perished in the flood, didn't start evacuating kids from near the river until 46 minutes after receiving an emergency flood alert: https://www.expressnews.com/news/article/camp-mystic-evacuation-delayed-despite-warning-20770025.php...Those phone alerts, due to their frequency, similarity between situations, and typical long distance from the emergency itself, have become too easy for Texans to ignore or even turn off: https://www.keranews.org/texas-news/2025-07-15/texas-flood-alert-warning-phoneSeveral campaign announcements today, including Dallas State Senator Nathan Johnson, who becomes the first Democrat to announce a run for Attorney General: https://www.houstonchronicle.com/politics/texas/article/nathan-johnson-texas-attorney-general-20766914.php...Democrat Marquette Greene-Scott announces a repeat run against MAGA clown Troy Nehls in the 22nd Congressional District: https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/politics/2025/07/14/526241/marquette-greene-scott-who-challenged-rep-troy-nehls-in-2024-announces-bid-for-congressional-district-22/...And ultra-MAGA Conroe State Rep. Steve Toth issues a primary challenge against GOP incumbent Congressman Dan Crenshaw in Congressional District 2: https://www.texastribune.org/2025/07/15/steve-toth-dan-crenshaw-texas-republican-primary-congress/
Today on the Jimmy Barrett Show:What will happen in the special session?
Jonathon Covey - TxValues - gives us a preview of the upcoming special session.AND - Terri Hall breaks the news on Kerr County discussion to raise property taxes!PLUS - 2 extra segments !
For months, there has been speculation that U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley would not seek re-election. But we learned last week that one of the U.S. Senate’s most outspoken progressives will indeed seek a fourth term. On the latest episode of OPB Politics Now, we’ll break that down and dig into the latest rumblings about a possible special legislative session in Salem.
The news of Texas covered today includes:Our Lone Star story of the day: Will Texas Democrats once again flee the state to attempt to stop redistricting in the upcoming Special Session? If so, will leadership finally make them pay a serious political price for breaking the law and leaving?Our Lone Star story of the day is sponsored by Allied Compliance Services providing the best service in DOT, business and personal drug and alcohol testing since 1995.Told you so: Kerrville city manager says he had weather alerts turned off on his phone. We don't have a warning system problem, overall. We have a pay attention to warnings problem. More of the same, a terrible mistake of judgement: Camp Mystic did not evacuate immediately after flood warning.Told you so: TWIA Committee Recommends No Rate Change for 2026 Policiesdespite rates being “inadequate by 3% for residential coverage and 5% for commercial coverage.”TX2: Steve Toth to challenge Dan Crenshaw in GOP primary – good. TX1: Former teacher educator running for East Texas seat in Congress as a ‘conservative Democrat' – there is no longer such a thing.Listen on the radio, or station stream, at 5pm Central. Click for our radio and streaming affiliates.www.PrattonTexas.com
PLUS - Pastor Greg on "Why bad things happen to good people".
Texas State Senator Sarah Eckhardt joins Brad Swail to discuss the July 4th floods, the urgent need for coordinated disaster response, and why climate resilience should be a legislative priority. They break down the political dynamics behind Governor Abbott's special session, including the controversial THC industry crackdown and looming redistricting debates. Eckhardt also shares insights on housing affordability, SNAP cuts, insurance reform, and how Texas can better serve its most vulnerable residents. Follow Sarah Eckhardt: Website: https://www.saraheckhardt.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/saraheckhardttx/?hl=en X/Twitter: https://x.com/SarahEckhardtTX
The news of Texas covered today includes:Our Lone Star story of the day: A Hearst story on a “largely forgotten” flood event says much including contradicting the media outlet's extreme climate change narrative. I explain.And another point to make related to all the stories like this: Before Camp Mystic expansion, FEMA took buildings off flood plain map, records show. When will people learn that government programs are rarely a reliable solution?More heavy rain in semi-arid West Texas leads to more flooding last night and today. Many headlines.Our Lone Star story of the day is sponsored by Allied Compliance Services providing the best service in DOT, business and personal drug and alcohol testing since 1995.RIP: Great Texas artist David Adickes, dead at 98-years.Special Session of the Texas Legislature is coming: Senate Select Committee on Disaster Preparedness and Flooding named. Rep. Tepper files HB31 to prevent non-citizens from serving in public office, boards, and commissions. Very good story explaining redistricting and court decisions that will change Texas' efforts: Federal Judge Denies Motion to Reopen Record in El Paso Redistricting Case Due to Special Session Listen on the radio, or station stream, at 5pm Central. Click for our radio and streaming affiliates.www.PrattonTexas.com
Members of the General Assembly may be returning to the Capitol for a special session. Michael Pope explains why.
Democrats criticized Gov. Greg Abbott for seeking a redistricting, favored by President Trump's political team, just days after devastating floods in Texas when they convene in a special session later this month, in a bid to gain Republican seats and help the party keep control of the House in 2026. Join this channel for exclusive access and bonus content: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkbwLFZhawBqK2b9gW08z3g/join Five Minute News is an Evergreen Podcast, covering politics, inequality, health and climate - delivering independent, unbiased and essential news for the US and across the world. Visit us online at http://www.fiveminute.news Follow us on Bluesky https://bsky.app/profile/fiveminutenews.bsky.social Follow us on Instagram http://instagram.com/fiveminnews Support us on Patreon http://www.patreon.com/fiveminutenews You can subscribe to Five Minute News with your preferred podcast app, ask your smart speaker, or enable Five Minute News as your Amazon Alexa Flash Briefing skill. Please subscribe HERE https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkbwLFZhawBqK2b9gW08z3g?sub_confirmation=1 CONTENT DISCLAIMER The views and opinions expressed on this channel are those of the guests and authors and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of Anthony Davis or Five Minute News LLC. Any content provided by our hosts, guests or authors are of their opinion and are not intended to malign any religion, ethnic group, club, organization, company, individual or anyone or anything, in line with the First Amendment right to free and protected speech. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
It's been an intense week of news here in Houston and Texas. Host Raheel Ramzanali and Evan Mintz, editor of opinion and community engagement for the Houston Chronicle, discuss how we can prevent future flooding tragedies in Texas. Plus, they talk about Governor Abbott's special session agenda and his viral quote about the floods and football. Then, it's a new meeting time for City Council, dress code reform and a crowded race for Harris County Judge. Oh, and of course they're ending the week with their moments of joy! A previous version of this podcast incorrectly stated that none of the new candidates for Harris County Judge had experience winning a Democratic primary. Erica Lee Carter won the Democratic primary for the Harris County Department of Education board in 2012. She also won a 2024 special election to her late mother's congressional seat — she was not appointed. Stories we talked about on today's show: Gov. Greg Abbott says asking hard questions about flood deaths is for 'losers.' He's wrong. | Opinion Gov. Abbott orders special session on Hill Country flooding, redistricting, THC and unfinished GOP priorities Green Ribbons for Camp Mystic. Plus, Calls for Flood Safety Measures Who Can Actually Hold CenterPoint Accountable for Beryl? Camp Mystic families are hurting enough. Stop the hate, hoaxes and rumors Houston council member Letitia Plummer launches bid for Lina Hidalgo's seat for Harris County judge Houston City Council will test out evening public comment periods to boost public participation These Houston politicians were denied entry to a nightclub. Now they want dress codes posted. Learn more about the sponsors of this July 11th episode: Downtown Houston+ Margaritaville Lake Resort Lake Conroe | Houston Visit Port Aransas A.D. Players Theater Contemporary Arts Museum Houston Looking for more Houston news? Then sign up for our morning newsletter Hey Houston Follow us on Instagram @CityCastHouston Don't have social media? Then leave us a voicemail or text us at +1 713-489-6972 with your thoughts! Have feedback or a show idea? Let us know! Interested in advertising with City Cast? Let's Talk! Photo: Robert Daemmrich Photography Inc/Corbis via Getty Images Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
(The Center Square) – Gov. Greg Abbott announced a new agenda for a special legislative session to begin July 21. After the regular legislative session concluded in May, Abbott vetoed 26 bills and called a special session to address six legislative priorities, The Center Square reported. After the historic July 4 flooding and catastrophic loss of life, he announced a revised session agenda that prioritizes emergency preparedness and many other issues. The session will convene at noon July 21 and last for 30 days with the possibility of being extended by another 30 days.Support this podcast: https://secure.anedot.com/franklin-news-foundation/ce052532-b1e4-41c4-945c-d7ce2f52c38a?source_code=xxxxxxFull story: Gov. Abbott revises special session agenda to include emergency preparednessTexas Hill Country death toll reaches 119, with 173 missing statewideMeteorologists debunk 'cloud seeding conspiracy theorists'
The news of Texas covered today includes:Our Lone Star story of the day: Governor Abbott updates items on his Called Session of the Legislature list. Most are good but two are not. One is a cave to teacher unions and less accountability for public schools. The other is something that sounds good on the surface but in practice is bad policy for the public related to police.Our Lone Star story of the day is sponsored by Allied Compliance Services providing the best service in DOT, business and personal drug and alcohol testing since 1995.Hearst to now control the major newspapers of Texas' four largest markets: Hearst buys the Dallas Morning News.The wages of sin… State Sen. Angela Paxton files for divorce from Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton.Jasmine “Crocked” Crockett Holds Healthy Lead In Hypothetical 2026 Texas Democrat Senate Race, Shock Poll Shows – she's not even running as of yet. What a kick in the —– to Beto, Castro, and Allred! She'd be good for the Texas GOP as the Democrat nominee. More: Must Be a Day That Ends in Y: Jasmine Crockett's Claim About Biden vs. Trump Is BATS**T Even for Her.“Climate change” blamed for worsening Guadalupe River flooding – these so-called “experts” as well as media people who amplify them have little to no credibility. All they offer is assertions but not one model they have has ever come close to accurate predictions of what they claim thus they are closer to Druids dancing around a poll than to science.Listen on the radio, or station stream, at 5pm Central. Click for our radio and streaming affiliates.www.PrattonTexas.com
SENATOR BARB KIRKMEYER KNOWS COLORADO'S BUDGET AND MORE And she joins me today at 1pm for a chat about budget shortfalls and the very possible special session that Governor Polis is going to call soon. We'll get the details from the best person to give them, as she's been on the Appropriations and Joint Budget Committees in the last few years. This should be good.KYLE CLARK SHELLACKS DOUGCO COMMISSIONERS I can't even believe they are not apologizing and moving on after George Teal said that the Chinese Communist Party was meddling in Douglas County politics.THAT TIME GROK WENT FULL NEO NAZI CAN TEACH US ABOUT AI'S LIMITATIONS If you are not a denizen of X you may not have heard about Grok (X's AI bot) going full Neo Nazi and praising Adolph Hitler. It was in response to a prompt asking it to NOT be politically correct and the bot went all Heil Hitler and people freaked out. But it's a good lesson about what AI currently is, and that is a mirror.
Governor reacts to the transportation problem by exploding a crisis of losing a few government jobs, now she wants a special session. * No money in BBB for I-5/Rose Quarter https://www.opb.org/article/2025/07/08/big-beautiful-bill-interstate-5-rose-quarter-oregon-transportation-portland/* We do get a bridge east of Portland for Republicans https://www.opb.org/article/2025/07/08/oregon-matches-washington-125-million-replace-hood-river-white-salmon-bridge/* Kotek to call back legislators? https://www.opb.org/article/2025/07/07/oregon-transportation-odot-hundreds-road-workers-laid-off/* Where do we go from here? 3 cent tax or full package.Intel lays off more people again. Is this the beginning of the end for Intel? https://finance.yahoo.com/news/intel-cuts-over-500-jobs-171717627.htmlElon chaos nationally, but DOGE is still working. https://www.centraloregondaily.com/news/nation-world/supreme-court-allows-trump-reduce-federal-workforce/article_bea09190-e522-56e0-8b38-a8f1836edf4e.htmlCampaign Candidate Tracker update? https://www.crosstabs.studio/p/2024-candidate-trackerUS Senate Race is up for grabs? Governor race seems flat as no one new is running? Who has the fire to run for Governor for the State of Oregon? Reagan and Bryan lay out the State Senate races up for grabs this year. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.crosstabs.studio
(This was previously recorded as a live stream, which can be found on our Facebook page, X account, or YouTube channel.) Watch Jeff talk about an August special session Governor Mike Dunleavy (R - Alaska) called today, and the real reason he called it. The whole thing is loose!
The news of Texas covered today includes:Our Lone Star story of the day: 15 suspects, including former Texas House candidate and Bexar Co. Democrat chairman have now been indicted in vote harvesting investigation despite media telling us election fraud almost never happens. These latest indictments were handed down earlier this week and yet I didn't see the story anywhere else in Texas media. If you don't report it, you can claim it doesn't happen….Our Lone Star story of the day is sponsored by Allied Compliance Services providing the best service in DOT, business and personal drug and alcohol testing since 1995.More than 100,000 illegal alien patients sought care after Texas hospitals were required to ask immigration status. It may be a small percentage of patients but it is big money costs to all. You can click each county on the map in the story for local numbers.Former San Antonio Mayor Ron Nirenberg looking into run for governor‘s office, sources say – it would be good for the GOP to have him as the Democrat nominee as he's a way-out-there loudmouthed Leftist.A good update on possible redistricting: Texas Republicans Urge Abbott To Add Redistricting to Special Session.Listen on the radio, or station stream, at 5pm Central. Click for our radio and streaming affiliates.www.PrattonTexas.com
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