Performative Masculinity

Performative Masculinity

Houston was rocked this week by ICE agents gunning down a grandfather who's lived in the city for 35 years. Houston Chronicle Opinion Editor Evan Mintz joins the show with the latest on the investigation. Meantime, Little Gov. Dan Patrick says Black people won't vote for James Talarico, arguing the Democrat is “a 90-pound weakling” who “couldn’t lift a ten-pound weight in a gym if he helped it," whatever that means. But speaking of black outreach, Talarico's favorite rap song is Country Grammar by Nelly? Really? Yes, and he said this in H-Town. We'll be off next week, and the show will return on July 24th. Our producer is the famous Evan Sherer and the original music for the show is by Checkmayne in Houston.

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.