You may have seen Angel on the news talking Texas politics. But what you may not know is that Angel Carroll spent her career fighting for criminal justice reform, ran for the Texas House, and was arrested at the Texas Capitol during the redistricting protest. Now she's suing Governor Greg Abbott for banning her from the building without due process. Kate and Alex sit down with Angel to hear the full story: what led her to that moment, what happened inside county jail, and why this lawsuit is about so much more than four women and a one-year ban.

Plus: Kate spoke at a veterans event, Alex celebrates 14 years of marriage, and Angel shares a milestone birthday and a prayer she made at 16 that she never thought she'd live to see answered.

We cover:

• Angel's path from the foster care system to the Texas Capitol
• What actually happened the night Nicole Collier was locked on the House floor
• The moment Angel decided she wasn't leaving and what that felt like
• 30 state troopers for four women: the arrest and six hours in Travis County jail
• Charges rejected, but the ban upheld — the constitutional case for why that's wrong
• The Alabama pilgrimage: Africatown, the Selma bridge, and the lynching museum
• Marching orders: what every Texan can do right now to fight back

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