Anger and Anxiety

Anger and Anxiety

In the 2026 campaign, it's the women in the Texas Democratic Party who are addressing the nitty-gritty, eye-level issues that voters of all stripes really seem angry about this year: School closures and data centers. And that merits a substantive discussion of the governor's race in which Gina Hinojosa is going right at Abbott on both. Plus: An election denier gets an elections job with Gov. Abbott and Texas House Democrats are coming under increased pressure to dump Speaker Dustin Burrows when he runs for reelection to hold the gavel next year. Our producer is the famous Evan Sherer and the original music for the show is by Checkmayne in Houston.

"Going to Hell, Fer Sure"

Yes, Lt. Gov. Patrick got a lot of attention for saying James Talarico is "going to hell, for sure." But in understanding what may happen in this election, what's maybe more significant is that senior Texas Republicans including Patrick and Sen. John Cornyn are still feuding following some of the nastiest high-profile GOP primaries in this state's history. Plus, take a trip with us to South Texas as we look for the "Mexican tune" and try to figure out if the GOP can hold their recent gains there despite serious national headwinds. We'll also take you inside the Republican Party of Texas Convention in Houston with Tony Ortiz at currentrevolt.com [http://currentrevolt.com/] - he and his team created a virtual simulation of the convention that you can play on your phone. Yes, really. Our producer is the famous Evan Sherer and the original music for the show is by Checkmayne in Houston.

Bonus Episode: Kronberg Says This Cycle May Shock The Texas GOP

Scott is at the Texas GOP Convention in Houston and Evan is on the beach. So, for the show this week we're featuring Harvey's conversation with Joe Trippi on his national podcast: On The Ground [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLiZK2q8qxE9JAIK1V4Euw7ogfWaMWvPg3]. Republicans feel entitled to keeping Texas. After all, they've been in power for nearly 30 years. But could Democrats flip the script? Harvey and Joe talked at length about the potential Dems have in the midterms. Our regular Quorum Report Radio show will return next week.

"Where The Hell is The Money?"

Texas House Republicans and Democrats alike are getting really frustrated over the fact that they voted for billions in additional funding for public schools but the ISDs aren't getting what they were promised. Well, there was a shady process for passing that school funding bill last year and it deserves an explanation. Also: "Rural Texas is on fire" politically. That's the way one GOP legislator described backlash to data centers, failing farms, screwworm concerns, and more. And President Trump's Freedom 250 celebration may come down to just one musical act from Texas: Vanilla Ice. There's a problem and he'll try to solve it, apparently. Our producer is the famous Evan Sherer and the original music for the show is by Checkmayne in Houston.

The Internet is Forever

Republicans are scrambling now to scrub their social media and deleting nasty comments about more than one of their GOP nominees in Texas: Bo French and Ken Paxton are at the top of the list, with the former being too extreme for Lt. Gov. Patrick and Gov. Abbott while the latter's been blasted by US Senate Republicans as a scandal-ridden albatross. Plus, Talarico hits back on all the nicknames, talks about his girlfriend, and starts to figure out how to recalibrate after the GOP highlighted his extremely liberal previous comments which Talarico now admits were "missing the mark" and even "cringey." Also, here's the link to donate to families affected after the tragic explosion this week in Dallas: https://www.missionoakcliff.org/donate [https://www.missionoakcliff.org/donate] Our producer is the famous Evan Sherer and the original music for the show is by Checkmayne in Houston.