In this episode, we spend much of our time talking to our resident energy expert Carrie Collier-Brown about what actually happened with the blackout. She gives an in-depth explanation beyond who ERCOT is and what went wrong and why we were so close to a weeks-long reboot of the power grid. 

We also discuss the state of COVID and vaccine distribution and the awful voter suppression bills going through the state legislature right now, HB6 and SB7. 

We got together a bit early on Super Bowl Sunday and caught up on the haps of Texas politics and the upcoming legislative session. We discussed a new poll that shows Texans want Ted Cruz to resign, who might challenge Greg Abbott in 2022, why Allen West wants Texas to secede, and the fining of Louie Gohmert. 

We wrap with a conversation with newly elected Senator Roland Gutierrez. He walks us through what it will take for the two parties to work together, his documentary on legalizing cannabis, and his bill that would make it a reality. We dubbed his bill the "Other Green New Deal" because its focus is both economic and environmental. 

The full crew assembled in Chris' backyard to drown our Blue Texas dream in beer foam.

We discussed what happened and didn't happen in Texas and where Texas Democrats go from here.

Hey y'all, we've got good news and bad news. The bad news is we're publishing this episode a few days behind, the good news is its because we also have a series of interviews with primary runoff candidates including for US Senate. You can find the episodes with Sen. Royce West and MJ Hegar and others on our Facebook page.

Trump behind in every battleground state

Supreme Court denies mail-in ballots

Pence in Dallas mega church

GOP Convention Houston July 16-18

The whole crew got together in Taylor for a social distancing pint and podcast. We had a lot to catch up on and plenty to cover.

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• National

• GOP Convention considering Texas (Dallas) 

• State GOP?? Convention

• Biden Trump tied

• Royce and Hegar debate 

• Texas

• TDP Convention - Pelosi, Biden 

• Calls for resignation 

• Covid tracker

• Calls to cut budget of police department

The Full crew got together and discussed the latest in Texas politics...especially what happened on Super Tuesday with some surprising results from top to bottom. Pat yourselves on the back Texans, over 2 million of you showed up to vote in the Democratic Party primary. 

So we finally got our long-awaited interview with Beto O'Rouke! Carrie shared a beer with the former Congressman to talk about his thoughts on the US Senate race, his new PAC Powered x People and what he thinks it's going to take to flip the state. 

He also gives a shout out to the HDCC, Flip the Texas House and other allied groups in the fight to win a majority in the state legislature for Democrats.

The crew met again sans JD this time at Friends and Allies brew company in East Austin. Listen to the end for an interview with US Senate candidate Cristina Tzintzún Ramirez.

• Texas Congresswoman Sylvia Garcia one of 7 named to prosecution team in Senate impeachment trial

• CENSUS 

• Texas, police chief on marijuana: Arrests will continue | The Texas Tribune

• Will the end of straight-ticket voting stifle the Democratic wave in Texas? | The Texas Signal

• Certified Progressive 2020: Our list of Texas progressives running in flippable districts | Progress Texas

• ACLU says Wimberley ISD legal threat over logo violates freedom of speech

U.S. Navy To Name Aircraft Carrier After Pearl Harbor Hero From Waco

A man paid $200 to ship dirt to Italy so his son would be born over Texas soil

This MLK weekend, Texas will again recognize Confederate Heroes Day