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The Big Texas Podcast episodes
- Ep 37 - Senator John Cornyn
U.S. Senator John Cornyn joins us for a live premiere of the podcast to talk about COVID-19, the US Response, pushing back against Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer on delays in passing relief bills, and what young Americans should make of a post-Coronavirus economy.
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https://www.johncornyn.com/
https://www.cornyn.senate.gov/INFORMATION ABOUT CORONAVIRUS
Texas Department of State Health Services: https://dshs.texas.gov/coronavirus/
Updates from Gov. Greg Abbott: https://gov.texas.gov/news#RPTserves: https://www.texasgop.org/rptserves-reignites-to-help-texans-during-coronavirus-emergency-2/FOLLOW US
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24 min - Ep 36 - Brendon Worth
Brendon Worth is the TYRF Chaplain and author of a new book, "Handbook to High School Christianity." In this episode, we discuss the book, plus tips for self-care and mental health while sheltering-in-place under quarantine.
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https://brendonworth.com/resources/
INFORMATION ABOUT CORONAVIRUS
Texas Department of State Health Services: https://dshs.texas.gov/coronavirus/
Updates from Gov. Greg Abott: https://gov.texas.gov/news#RPTserves: https://www.texasgop.org/rptserves-reignites-to-help-texans-during-coronavirus-emergency-2/FOLLOW US
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https://www.instagram.com/bigtexaspodcast/https://www.facebook.com/TexasYR/Music provided by Wally West & Them Lostbound Souls
35 min - Ep 35 - Gerson Hernandez (HD 105)
Gerson Hernandez was born in Texas and raised in House District 105 where he worked hard to build strong ties within the community.
Hernandez is the proud son of naturalized El Salvadoran immigrants and understands firsthand the lengths parents will go to give their family a greater opportunity to live the American dream. Even though his childhood was filled with financial hardships and other obstacles, Hernandez maintained a strong faith, a positive attitude and the will to persevere.
Hernandez is the Founder and Director of Agape Connect, an Irving based non-profit organization with the main priority of providing resources to those in need. Since he started in 2016, he has helped to feed thousands of people and has given away 3500 backpacks filled with school supplies to students in our schools. Those that know him know that he is passionate about seeing the lives of people around him improved.
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https://gersonfortexas.com
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https://www.instagram.com/bigtexaspodcast/https://www.facebook.com/TexasYR/Music provided by Wally West & Them Lostbound Souls
35 min - Ep 34 - Dr. Ronny Jackson (TX-13)
Dr. Ronny Jackson is a retired Rear Admiral who left service as the personal physician to the president and a medical adviser on pandemic preparedness. He left that role to run for Congress in TX-13, a vast district covering the Panhandle. In this episode, Jackson talks about growing up in a small town just outside of the district, working his way through college, medical school, serving in Iraq, and eventually making his way to the White House as part of a team of military medical advisers. We also discuss the President's response to Coronavirus, the criticisms lobbed from the media, and what he makes of some of the changes in protocol as the response has evolved.
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https://ronnyjacksonfortexas13.com/
https://www.facebook.com/RonnyJackson4Texas13/INFORMATION ABOUT CORONAVIRUS
Texas Department of State Health Services: https://dshs.texas.gov/coronavirus/
Updates from Gov. Greg Abott: https://gov.texas.gov/news#RPTserves: https://www.texasgop.org/rptserves-reignites-to-help-texans-during-coronavirus-emergency-2/FOLLOW US
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https://www.instagram.com/bigtexaspodcast/https://www.facebook.com/TexasYR/Music provided by Wally West & Them Lostbound Souls
44 min - Ep 33 - State Rep. Dr. Tom Oliverson
Dr. Tom Oliverson is the current state Rep. for House District 130 in northern Harris County. More importantly, he is an anesthesiologist who is on the front lines of the health care response to Coronavirus. In this episode, we talk about what he is seeing, his take on the state's response to the virus, and what legislative implications there may be as a result.
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Follow Dr. Tom Oliverson on Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/TomOliverson/
INFORMATION ABOUT CORONAVIRUS
Texas Department of State Health Services: https://dshs.texas.gov/coronavirus/
Updates from Gov. Greg Abott: https://gov.texas.gov/news#RPTserves: https://www.texasgop.org/rptserves-reignites-to-help-texans-during-coronavirus-emergency-2/FOLLOW US
https://twitter.com/BigTexasPodcast
https://www.instagram.com/bigtexaspodcast/https://www.facebook.com/TexasYR/Music provided by Wally West & Them Lostbound Souls
42 min - Ep 32 - RPT State Chairman James Dickey
RPT State Chairman James Dickey is taking on challenges that no state chairman has likely ever faced. In this episode, we talk about the RPT response to Coronavirus, what it's taken to get state convention postponed, the restarting of RPT Serves and, most importantly, why he is running for re-election.
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https://jamesrdickey.com/
Music Provided by Wally West & Them Lostbound Souls
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https://www.instagram.com/bigtexaspodcast/https://www.facebook.com/TexasYR/44 min - Ep 31 - Lt. Col. Allen West (RPT State Chairman)
Lt. Col. Allen West is a well-known national Conservative figure after being elected to Congress in 2010 representing a seat in Florida. Since leaving office, he has continued to advocate for Conservative causes, writing books on serving, and occasionally joining Fox News as a guest contributor. Now, he is running for State Chairman of the Republican Party of Texas. On this episode, we discuss his campaign, as well as his thoughts on the state and national response to Coronavirus.
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https://west4texas.com/bio/
Music provided by Wally West & Them Lostbound Souls
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https://www.instagram.com/bigtexaspodcast/https://www.facebook.com/TexasYR/41 min - Ep 30 - Will Douglas (HD 113)
Will Douglas is a young business owner who has seen first hand what burdensome regulations can do to an entrepreneur. Since the Coronavirus outbreak, the owner of several pharmacies struggled with the same tough decisions like every other small business owner, with the added twist of needing to continue providing health care to his customers. He's also the Republican candidate for Texas House District 113 and until recently, was working hard to get better acquainted with the communities in the district. Now, he's suspended his campaign to focus on his business, his employees and maintaining a standard of care for the patients who visit one of his pharmacies.
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https://willdouglasfortexas.com/
http://www.facebook.com/willdouglasfortexashttps://twitter.com/willdouglastxhttps://www.instagram.com/WillDouglasforTexas/Music provided by Wally West & Them Lostbound Souls
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https://www.instagram.com/bigtexaspodcast/https://www.facebook.com/TexasYR/35 min - Ep 29 - Sandra Whitten (TX-28)
Sandra Whitten is running in Texas Congressional District 28 as a Republican challenger to incumbent-Democrat Henry Cuellar, who handily won his primary against a far-left leaning challenger. This episode, recorded before the primary and Coronavirus response, focuses on the issues Sandra was talking about with voters in the run-up to Super Tuesday. She was the lone Republican candidate and now looks to take on a well-funded incumbent congressman.
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http://www.sandrafortexas.com
https://www.facebook.com/sandrafortexas/Music provided by Wally West & Them Lostbound Souls
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https://www.instagram.com/bigtexaspodcast/https://www.facebook.com/TexasYR/33 min - Ep 28 - State Rep. Hugh D. Shine
State Rep. Hugh D. Shine has served the Bell County area for two separate tenures in the Texas Legislature. In 1986, he was the first Republican since Reconstruction to flip the seat, serving from 1986-1991. He returned to the Legislature in 2017 and has experience serving on the House Ways & Means, Business & Industry and Juvenile Justice & Family Issues committees. In this episode, we discuss the current political climate, the pre-Coronavirus economy, and what Republicans did in the 80s to build momentum and eventually flip the state.
Music Provided by Wally West & Them Lostboud Souls
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https://www.instagram.com/bigtexaspodcast/https://www.facebook.com/TexasYR/38 min
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The Big Texas Podcast presented by Texas Young Republicans is the premier forum for political candidates and elected officials to talk about the issues and policies most important to young Texans.