It's Monday morning and we are back with another episode of Politex. As mean-spirited anti-LGBTQ legislation targeting trans children continues to make its way around the State Capitol, I spoke to three of the people who are fighting back:   My colleague Rep. Celia Israel is a founding member of the Texas LGBTQ Caucus and one of the strongest fighters we have in the Texas House.   Amber Briggle has been a prominent voice in the fight against attacks on transgender rights in Texas since the 2017 legislative session when the so-called "bathroom bill" was first proposed. Her advocacy is inspired by her son, Max.   Jessica Shortall is a nationally recognized author and speaker. She is a founding director of Texas Competes, a national model of advocacy for LGBTQ communities in deep red states.   Nobody likes a bully and I hope you'll tune into to today's episode to see how folks are fighting back against transphobic policies at the Capitol.

This week on #Politex, I assembled an all-star panel to discuss the Texas budget. What's in it? What's not? How will the money be spent? We covered it all!   My guests this week are:    Texas State Rep. Ina Minjarez, who serves on the Appropriations Committee.    Ursula Parks, the former Director of the Texas Legislative Budget Board.

It's Monday and that means we are back with another all-new episode of Politex.   This week, I assembled a panel of voting rights experts to discuss recent voter suppression bills in Texas and Georgia, and how we fight back against them:    Rose Clouston is the Voter Protection Director for the Texas Democratic Party.    Saira Draper is the Voter Protection Director for the Democratic Party of Georgia. 

We are back with Episode #5 of #Politex! I was joined by two fantastic guests for this week's episode:   Father David Garcia, a retired priest who served 44 years in the Archdiocese of San Antonio, joined me to talk about "The Corona Homilies" he's been publishing every week since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic.   My colleague Elizabeth 'Liz' Campos, a freshman state legislator who represents San Antonio's South Side in the Texas House, stopped by to talk about the 54 (!!!) bills she's already authored this session.   This week, Rep. Campos and I want to hear directly from you. What's the most important issue on your mind that you want to see us working on in Austin?

It's Politex Monday and we are back with Episode #4.   Last week was action-packed at the Capitol, and I am joined by two great guests to help us dig deeper into the headlines you may have read:   Chris Tomlinson, Business Columnist for the Houston Chronicle and San Antonio Express-News, joined me to discuss the insufficient state response to last month's winter storm and how the Texas Legislature can ensure meaningful reform moving forward.   My colleague Jessica González, Vice Chair of the House Committee on Elections, talked to me about Texas Republicans' ham-fisted attempt to suppress democracy through House Bill 6 and how we can push back.

We are back with Episode #3 of Politex!   This week, I took a deep dive into the legislative response to last month's winter storm. Later in the program, I was joined by two great guests:   Freshman State Representative Claudia Ordaz Perez talks about her opening days in the Texas Legislature and what inspired her to run.   Grammy-winning Conjunto artist Max Baca of Los Texmaniacs
discusses how his band has adapted to the COVID era.

This week, I'm joined by three excellent guests:   Dr. Juan Gutiérrez, Chair of the UTSA Math Department, joined me to discuss his accurate modeling of the COVID-19 pandemic and his concerns about Governor Abbott ending the mask mandate.   Bexar County Sheriff Javier Salazar stopped by to discuss how his deputies will handle mask-related complaints moving forward.   Freshman State Representative Jasmine Crockett rounded out the show by describing her experiences so far serving in the Texas House.