Tex Mix Podcast

While DACA marks its tenth anniversary, the celebration is muted thanks to a recent court ruling in Texas. We talk with United We Dream's Juan Martinez-Guevara about that and the urgent need to pass a pathway to citizenship.

This week we're joined by two volunteers from Moms Demand Action, Jane Kelso Winter and Elva Mendoza, to talk about the aftermath of the tragedy at Robb Elementary in Uvalde, and how we can finally get common-sense gun legislation passed in Texas.

Michael Shapiro from the First Amendment Clinic at SMU joins us to talk about defamation, and why a billionaire sued Beto O'Rourke.

Today we're joined by director, producer, and screenwriter Johnathan Brownlee to talk about the upcoming Dallas Noir Fest and the status of filmmaking in Texas.

A pro-democracy scholar, Kevin C. O'Leary joins us to discuss his timely book "Madison's Sorrow: Today's War on the Founders and America's Liberal Ideal," about a radical Republican party that threatens the liberal cornerstones of our society.

Elizabeth Ginsberg shares what it's like running in House District 108 against one of the last Republicans in Dallas County.

In this episode we are talking with Arif Panju, a managing attorney with the Institute for Justice, who tells us about the ordeal of his client Ameal Woods and why innocent people are having money taken from them in a practice known as civil forfeiture.

Lydia Camarillo from the Southwest Voter Registration Education Project talks to us about the challenges of registering new voters, and why her organization has sued Texas so many times

Bianca Avery is the Texas State Coordinator with the Campus Vote Project, and she's walking us through how her organization is working with students across the state in the midst of the massive voter suppression bill, Senate Bill 1.

This week we have a jam-packed special episode with our friend Ed Espinoza from Progress Texas. Ed is helping us break down some of the biggest races on the ballot as we all get ready to head out to vote!