Episode #27: Pod Save Texas

Pod Save Texas, Y’all! We talk about Texas elections and politics in this episode of @BreakDrink. This state is a very interesting state, when it comes to politics and change. With Jeff’s knowledge of the Lone Star State political history and Laura’s inquiries around Texas legislature, we dig into what the 2018 primary elections. This episode was recorded in February 2018 and BEFORE the primaries; however it has some interesting insights into Texas state politics and suggestions for how you can get informed and act locally with your own elections. The Texas Primaries (and other primary elections) offer some insight to US politics ahead, which really impact the U.S. senate. Here are a few notes and updates (post-election) from (READ: Here’s What Happened in the Texas Primaries 2018 and 6 Takeaways To Kick Off The 2018 Election Cycle] Here are a few things we discuss about Texas voting and politics: -About Texas Legislature: https://capitol.texas.gov/ -Here’s What Happened in the Texas Primaries 2018 https://www.texastribune.org/2018/03/07/texas-primary-elections-2018/ -The Texas Primaries: 6 Takeaways To Kick Off The 2018 Election Cycle https://www.npr.org/2018/03/07/591536751/6-takeaways-from-the-texas-primaries-and-what-they-could-mean-going-forward-in-2 -After the bathroom bill and voter turnout, Texas businesses turns to education https://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/commentary/2018/03/23/after-rallying-bathroom-bill-voter-turnout-business-turns-education -No Unions in TX: Right-To-Work Laws in Texas https://texasattorneygeneral.gov/agency/right-to-work-laws-in-texas -What Facebook Did to American Elections https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2017/10/what-facebook-did/542502/ -Texas voter ID Ruling https://www.cnn.com/2017/08/23/politics/texas-voter-id-ruling/index.html -The Future of Bipartisanship in Congress Might Be Road Trips http://time.com/4703631/beto-o-rourke-will-hurd-road-trip-congress/ Texas Groups Mentioned: Empower Texans https://empowertexans.com/ Texans for Public Education https://www.texansforpubliceducation.com/ Friends of Texas Public Schools http://fotps.org/index.php Politicians we discuss (in order mentioned): Dan Patrick https://www.ltgov.state.tx.us/ Scott Milder https://www.scottmilder4txlg.com/ Beto O’Rourke https://betofortexas.com/ Will Hurd https://hurd.house.gov/ For Local & State News in Texas -Texas Monthly: https://www.texasmonthly.com/ -The Texas Tribune: https://www.texastribune.org/ -Houston Chronicle: https://www.chron.com/ -Dallas Morning News: https://www.dallasnews.com/ -Texas Tribute Podcast https://www.texastribune.org/series/tribcast/ -Texas Standard http://www.texasstandard.org/ -The Source (TX) https://www.npr.org/podcasts/381443874/t-p-r-the-source Act local. Be informed. Listen to both sides of the issue and platform. Learn about your local politics and get involved. Find your “Jeff Jackson” of your state, region, or municipality to help you figure out what platforms and issues political candidates stand for or running on. And... who’s joining the campaign team?!?! Jackson 2020! @BreakDrink Political Podcasts Recommendations: -Pod Save America + all Crooked Media Podcasts https://crooked.com/ -NPR Politics https://www.npr.org/podcasts/510310/npr-politics-podcast -It’s Been a Minute npr.org/itsbeenaminute -On the Media https://www.wnycstudios.org/shows/otm -Politically Reactive https://www.politicallyreactive.com/ Share the @BreakDrink podcast with your friends: Twitter: https://twitter.com/breakdrink Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/breakdrink/ If y’all listen to the podcast via Apple podcasts, please consider leaving us a rating and/or a review. We’d appreciate the love. :)