Pod Bless Texas

Show Notes: Pod Bless Texas host Kendall Scudder is joined by Dr. Kelty Garbee of Texas Rural Funders The team discusses the constitutional election that is currently underway, particularly the work Dr. Garbee and her organziation have been doing on Proposition 8, the prop. aiming to expand high speed internet access in Texas. ------------ Sponsored by:Represent Texas is the official political action committee of Pod Bless Texas. To help candidates on our show, friends of the podcast, or solid Democratic candidates that are throwing down in tough districts, visit www.representtexaspac.org and chip in to help the team. ------------- Follow us and our guests online!Submit news stories, questions, or topics you'd like to hear on the podcast to info@podblesstexas.com.Website: www.podblesstexas.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/PodBlessTexas Instagram: @podblesstexas Threads: @podblesstexas YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/podblesstexas Twitter (or X?): @podblesstexas Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/podblesstexas Mail: PO Box 140981, Dallas, TX 75214Follow Kendall Scudder online: website: www.kendallscudder.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/kendallscudder instagram: @KendallScudder Threads: @KendallScudder Twitter (or X?): @KendallScudderFollow Dr. Kelty Garbee and Texas Rural Funders online: Website: www.texasruralfunders.org

Show Notes: Pod Bless Texas host Kendall Scudder is joined by cohost Kathleen Thompson of Progress Texas. The team discusses the upcoming constitutional election the propositions on the ballot, and the political happenings of the week. ------------ Sponsored by: Represent Texas is the official political action committee of Pod Bless Texas. To help candidates on our show, friends of the podcast, or solid Democratic candidates that are throwing down in tough districts, visit www.representtexaspac.org and chip in to help the team. ------------- Things we talked about: Progress Texas voter guide: https://progresstexas.org/2023-texas-statewide-ballot-guide ------------- Follow us and our guests online! Submit news stories, questions, or topics you'd like to hear on the podcast to info@podblesstexas.com.Website: www.podblesstexas.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/PodBlessTexas Instagram: @podblesstexas Threads: @podblesstexas YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/podblesstexas Twitter (or X?): @podblesstexas Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/podblesstexas Mail: PO Box 140981, Dallas, TX 75214 Follow Kendall Scudder online: website: www.kendallscudder.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/kendallscudder instagram: @KendallScudder Threads: @KendallScudder Twitter (or X?): @KendallScudder Follow Kathleen Thompson and Progress Texas online: Website: www.progresstexas.org Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/progresstexas Instagram: @progress_texas or @kathleenthompson Twitter (or X?): @progresstx or @ktnote

Show Notes: Pod Bless Texas host Kendall Scudder is joined by cohost Gwenn Burud of Texans Defending Democracy and this week's guest, Alliance AFT President arena Honea. The team discusses the upcoming special session on school vouchers, the dangers vouchers pose to our public school system, and the political happenings of the week. ------------ Sponsored by :Represent Texas is the official political action committee of Pod Bless Texas. To help candidates on our show, friends of the podcast, or solid Democratic candidates that are throwing down in tough districts, visit www.representtexaspac.org and chip in to help the team. ------------- Things we talked about: Here is Greg Abbott’s agenda as Lawmakers return for third special session: https://www.kvue.com/amp/article/news/politics/texas-legislature/texas-lege-third-special-session-agenda-governor-greg-abbott/269-9cca9f2f-d4ac-45be-bb9c-5bc9d02156e8 Say No to Vouchers in Texas: https://riograndeguardian.com/hinojosa-say-no-to-school-vouchers-in-texas/ Barbara Gervin-Hawkins at odds with Fellow Democrats over Vouchers: https://www.expressnews.com/columnist/gilbert-garcia/article/texas-school-vouchers-gervin-hawkins-democrats-18404024.php Tarrant County Rejects Funding for Girls Inc. Citing its support for LGBT, Abortion rights: https://www.dallasnews.com/news/politics/2023/10/04/tarrant-county-drops-funding-for-girls-inc-citing-its-support-for-lgbt-abortion-rights/?outputType=amp Takeaways from the historic ousting of Kevin McCarthy: https://www.npr.org/2023/10/04/1203462629/kevin-mccarthy-speaker-matt-gaetz-congress-vote ------------- Follow us and our guests online!Submit news stories, questions, or topics you'd like to hear on the podcast to info@podblesstexas.com.Website: www.podblesstexas.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/PodBlessTexas Instagram: @podblesstexas Threads: @podblesstexas YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/podblesstexas Twitter (or X?): @podblesstexas Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/podblesstexas Mail: PO Box 140981, Dallas, TX 75214 Follow Kendall Scudder online: website: www.kendallscudder.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/kendallscudder instagram: @KendallScudder Threads: @KendallScudder Twitter (or X?): @KendallScudder Follow Gwenn Burud and Texans Defending Democracy online: Website: www.texansdefendingdemocracy.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/burud4texas Instagram: @Gwennburud Twitter (or X?): @BurudForTexas Follow Rena Honea/ Alliance AFT online: Website: http://www.texasaft.org/local/alliance/?mibextid=Zxz2cZ Facebook: www.facebook.com/AllianceAFT Instagram: @allianceaft Twitter (or X?): @allianceaft

Show Notes: Pod Bless Texas host Kendall Scudder is joined by cohost Lorenzo Buttram Hubbard and this week's guest, former Dallas County Sheriff and 2018 Democratic Gubernatorial Nominee Lupe Valdez. The team discusses Lupe's 2018 gubernatorial run, her return to the Dallas County political scene, and the political happenings of the week. ------------ Sponsored by:Represent Texas is the official political action committee of Pod Bless Texas. To help candidates on our show, friends of the podcast, or solid Democratic candidates that are throwing down in tough districts, visit www.representtexaspac.org and chip in to help the team. ------------- Things we talked about: City of Chandler Rejects ban on Highway Travel for Abortion: https://www.kltv.com/2023/09/11/city-chandler-prepares-ordinance-outlawing-abortion-trafficking/Dallas County Jail Again Fails Annual Inspection: https://www.keranews.org/government/2022-03-10/dallas-county-jail-again-fails-annual-state-inspectionDoes Tim Scott's Girlfriend Actually Exist?: https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2023/09/does-tim-scotts-girlfriend-actually-exist-maybe.html ------------- Follow us and our guests online!Submit news stories, questions, or topics you'd like to hear on the podcast to info@podblesstexas.com.Website: www.podblesstexas.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/PodBlessTexas Instagram: @podblesstexas Threads: @podblesstexas YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/podblesstexas Twitter (or X?): @podblesstexas Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/podblesstexas Mail: PO Box 140981, Dallas, TX 75214Follow Kendall Scudder online: website: www.kendallscudder.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/kendallscudder instagram: @KendallScudder Threads: @KendallScudder Twitter (or X?): @KendallScudderFollow Lorenzo Buttram Hubbard online: Website: www.lawrencehubbarddesigns.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lorenzo.hubbard Instagram: @lorenzobuttramhubbardFollow Lupe Valdez online: Website: www.lupevaldez.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/lupefortexas Instagram: @lupeforsheriff Twitter (or X?): @LupeValdez

Pod Bless Texas host Kendall Scudder is joined by cohost Alison Grinter-Allen and this week's guest, State Representative John Bryant (HD114). The team discusses timidity in the Democratic legislative caucuses, the pending special session, and the Paxton trial. Also, can we punch Nazi's again? ------------ Sponsored by:Represent Texas is the official political action committee of Pod Bless Texas. To help candidates on our show, friends of the podcast, or solid Democratic candidates that are throwing down in tough districts, visit www.representtexaspac.org and chip in to help the team. ------------- Things we talked about: John Bryant Can't Believe How Bad Things Are: https://www.texasmonthly.com/news-politics/john-bryant-texas-lege-return/Paxton Impeachment: https://www.texastribune.org/series/ken-paxton-impeachment-texas-attorney-general/James Madison Biography by Ralph Ketchum: https://www.amazon.com/James-Madison-Biography-Ralph-Ketcham/dp/0813912652Insurrectionist crying at sentencing: https://www.tiktok.com/@cbsmornings/video/7273842684635221291 ------------- Follow us and our guests online!Submit news stories, questions, or topics you'd like to hear on the podcast to info@podblesstexas.com.Website: www.podblesstexas.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/PodBlessTexas Instagram: @podblesstexas Threads: @podblesstexas YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/podblesstexas Twitter (or X?): @podblesstexas Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/podblesstexas Mail: PO Box 140981, Dallas, TX 75214Follow Kendall Scudder online: website: www.kendallscudder.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/kendallscudder instagram: @KendallScudder Threads: @KendallScudder Twitter (or X?): @KendallScudderFollow Alison Grinter-Allen online: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/alisongrinter Instagram: @alisongrinter Threads: @alisongrinter Twitter (or X?): @alisongrinterFollow Rep. John Bryant online: Website: www.johnbryantfortexas.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/johnbryantfortexas Instagram: @johnbryantfortexas Threads: @johnbryantfortexas Twitter (or X?): @johnbryantfortx

Pod Bless Texas host Kendall Scudder is joined by Nancy Thompson, the founder of Mother's Against Greg Abbott (MAGA). Kendall and Nancy discuss the creation of MAGA, the Paxton Impeachment, the Trump arrest, and the latest viral (orchestrated) hit, Rich Men North of Richmond.

Pod Bless Texas host Kendall Scudder is joined by State Representative Mihaela Plesa, the first Democrat to represent Collin County in over 35 years. Kendall and Mihaela discuss her first legislative session as a member, her legislative accomplishments, and growing up Romanian in North Texas. ------------ Sponsored by: Represent Texas is the official political action committee of Pod Bless Texas. To help candidates on our show, friends of the podcast, or solid Democratic candidates that are throwing down in tough districts, visit www.representtexaspac.org and chip in to help the team. ------------- Follow us and our guests online! Submit news stories, questions, or topics you'd like to hear on the podcast to info@podblesstexas.com. Website: www.podblesstexas.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/PodBlessTexas Instagram: @podblesstexas Threads: @podblesstexas YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/podblesstexas Twitter (or X?): @podblesstexas Mail: PO Box 140981, Dallas, TX 75214 Follow Kendall Scudder online: website: www.kendallscudder.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/kendallscudder instagram: @KendallScudder Threads: @KendallScudder Twitter (or X?): @KendallScudder

Pod Bless Texas is back and ready to cover Texas politics! Join Kendall Scudder as he adjusts to being a lone ranger and welcomes in our first surprise guest of the season! SPOILER: It's your old pal, bureaucrat Lillian Salerno, the Texas State Director for United States Department of Agriculture Rural Development.Kendall and Lillian discuss Lil's new role at USDA, what that means for Rural Texas, and limited discussion on actual politics because Lillian can't do that anymore. Whomp whomp. They also decide to bring back everyone's favorite segment, Obsessed! ------------ Things we mentioned: Texas Monthly article featuring Rep. John Bryant: https://www.texasmonthly.com/news-politics/john-bryant-texas-lege-return/ 90 Day Fiance: The Other Way: https://go.tlc.com/show/90-day-fiance-the-other-way-tlc-atve-us Chicago Annual Duck Derby: https://abcnews.go.com/US/video/thousands-rubber-ducks-float-chicago-river-annual-duck-102208562 ------------ Sponsored by: Represent Texas is the official political action committee of Pod Bless Texas. To help candidates on our show, friends of the podcast, or solid Democratic candidates that are throwing down in tough districts, visit www.representtexaspac.org and chip in to help the team. ------------- Follow us and our guests online! Submit news stories, questions, or topics you'd like to hear on the podcast to info@podblesstexas.com. Website: www.podblesstexas.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/PodBlessTexas Instagram: @podblesstexas Threads: @podblesstexas YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/podblesstexas Twitter (or X?): @podblesstexas Mail: PO Box 140981, Dallas, TX 75214 Follow Kendall Scudder online: website: www.kendallscudder.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/kendallscudder instagram: @KendallScudder Threads: @KendallScudder Twitter (or X?): @KendallScudder Apparently, you follow Lillian Salerno at usda.gov ? (she's an enigma)

Kendall and Lil try to come to terms with the terrible state of Texas politics over Pokemon Oreos. Sen. Al Franken stops by to pitch his ideas on filibuster reform and to talk about his upcoming comedy tour with stops in Dallas and Austin.

Joe Jaworski, former mayor of Galveston and a Democratic candidate for Attorney General

Kendall and Lillian sit down with Pierina Otiniano, the lone Democrat in the #HD10 special election, scheduled for 8/31. Also, Lil becomes a San Francisco Liberal, while Kendall becomes a master gardener.

Kendall and Lillian are joined by Alejandro Chavez, the grandson of Cesar Chavez, and the Deputy State Director of Arizona for the March On for Voting Rights to talk about the marches they are organizing around the country this August.

Texas House Democrats have fled the state and are camping out in Washington DC in an effort to block the passage of some of the worst voting laws in the country.

Kendall and Lillian are joined by Stacy Sutton Kerby, from the Texas Humane Legislative Network to discuss Greg Abbott's hatred of animals and the impending special session showdown.

Lillian returns from her global travels back to a Texas that has been largely unchanged despite suffering freak winter storms and a global pandemic. Rep. Alex Dominguez (TX-37) is our special guest this week.

After getting her second COVID vaccine dose, Lillian Salerno has taken to the skies and is roaming the world. Filling in for Lillian is THE Brandy K. Chambers of HD112 Fame! Special Guest Mike Collier joins us to talk about his potential bid to overthrow (democratically) Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick

Kendall and Lillian are joined by everyone’s favorite councilwoman from Allen, Texas, LAUREN DOHERTY!

Kendall and Lillian are joined by Texas Representative, Ray Lopez, from the 125th district to discuss the latest in Texas Politics

Kendall and Lillian sit down with James Talarico, the youngest member of the Texas House of Representatives and the rising star of the Texas Democratic Party.

Kendall and Lillian sit down with John Padalino, the former Director of Rural Utility Services under President Obama to break down this week’s energy crisis. Spoiler: the crisis isn’t windmills.