Tex Mix Podcast

We are kicking off the second half of our second season with an amazing progressive candidate running for city council in Round Rock: Janneke Parrish. Janneke tells us why she decided to become a candidate, and what it's like to run for local office. And if you have a local election coming up, don't forget to vote!

Today we are joined by Stephanie Gomez, a reproductive justice advocate, with a compelling story about how she became such a fierce proponent of abortion. We'll talk about the seven anti-choice bills that were debated in the state house, and more about the stigma around abortion.

Today we are discussing the state of abortion access in Texas. We are joined by Neesha Davé from the Lilith Fund and Nikiya Natale from Texas Equal Access Fund to talk about anti-choice legislation, why abortion funds are so necessary in Texas, and Rosie's Law, which would repeal bans on Medicaid and private insurance from covering abortions.

Lilith Fund: lilithfund.org

Texas Equal Access Fund: teafund.org

To learn more about Rosie's Law, please visit: RosiesLaw.org

State Rep. Jasmine Crockett joins us to discuss the Governor's latest executive order ending mask mandates, lessons learned from the blackout, and how she's using TikTok to explain her legislative agenda

On another special episode of Tex Mix, we are joined by Gaby Pacheco, the program director of TheDream.Us, the largest scholarship fund for Dreamers. She was the first undocumented Latina to ever testify in front of Congress and she's a nationally-recognized DACA advocate.

In a special episode of the Tex Mix, we dig through all the legal drama involving Attorney General Ken Paxton.

And we're back! Our first post-Inauguration episode is with Simon Rosenberg, the founder and President of New Democrat Network."

In this second part of the Tex Mix, we look back at one particular episode of the Oprah Winfrey Show that was filmed in Amarillo. Mmmbop!

Remember when Oprah came to Amarillo for a trial against cattle feeders? This episode looks into how the infamous trial came to be.

This week we are joined by A’shanti Gholar, the president of Emerge, the only organization dedicated to recruiting and training Democratic women to run for office. She has served as a trailblazing organizer and activist for 15 years. And for the Democratic National Committee, A’shanti served as the National Deputy Director of Community Engagement and the Director of African American Engagement.

We discuss the results of the 2020 elections and the hopes for the new President and Vice President in the White House.