EPISODE 20 - Hell week in #TXlege | A dirty Ted Cruz f*ck | Dear Rep. Stickland: Boy 'bye | Progressive strategist Kolby Monnig explains WTF is "sine die"

The 86th Texas Legislature is about to gavel out, y'all! We learn about zombie bills, WTF "sine die" means, and how special sessions are made with founder of Blue Ocean Strategic Solutions and former legislative staffer Kolby Monnig. Plus, did Ted Cruz do something f*ckable? We'll let you decide. Becky shares her experience testifying before a Texas House committee for the first time, and we start to look beyond the legislative session.

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THIS WEEK’S GUEST:

Kolby Monnig, founder of Blue Ocean Strategic Solutions, a progressive Texas political consulting agency

https://blueoceantx.com/

https://twitter.com/KolbyMonnig

https://www.facebook.com/BlueOceanTX/

SH*T TO DO:

Take a breath, take care of yourself, and then figure out what's next. Here are some ideas:

Leading Mindfully: A Self Care Workshop for Activists, Helping Professionals and Humans Doing Good

Sunday, June 2, 2-3:30 p.m. | Castle Hill Fitness, 1112 North Lamar Boulevard, Austin, Texas 78703

https://www.facebook.com/events/2359028270998875/

New Leaders Council Austin

https://www.fundnlcaustin.org/

Blue Action Democrats

https://www.facebook.com/groups/blueactiongroup/

Bexar Blue Action Democrats

https://www.facebook.com/BexarBlueActionDems/

Texans for Change

https://www.facebook.com/texansforchange/

Tarrant Together

https://www.facebook.com/Tarrant-Together-408151323278508/

Texas Rural Voices

https://www.facebook.com/txruralvoices/

Pantsuit Nation Texas Chapter

https://www.facebook.com/groups/PNTexas/

Young Dems BCS

https://www.facebook.com/YoungDemsBCS/

Find Your Nearest Indivisible Group

https://indivisible.org/groups

Find Your Nearest Swing Left Group

https://swingleft.org/groups

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LINKS WE MENTIONED:

The anti-dick pic bill that’s going to the governor’s desk:

https://www.statesman.com/news/20190521/bumble-backed-online-sexual-harassment-bill-heads-to-governors-desk

Ted Cruz <3s the fossil fuel industry:

https://www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress/summary?cid=N00033085

https://www.texasobserver.org/in-battle-between-big-oil-and-big-corn-ted-cruz-finally-called-out-trump/

https://www.opensecrets.org/industries/recips.php?ind=E01

Austin billionaire Robert F. Smith is wiping out Morehouse graduates’ debt

https://www.statesman.com/news/20190520/austin-billionaire-robert-f-smith-is-wiping-out-morehouse-graduates-debt

Robert F. Smith's full Morehouse College commencement speech (must watch at 34:11 for epic reaction from man on bottom left of screen)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-P1CcRphVnM

SB37: The Removing Barriers to Work Act

https://www.dailytexanonline.com/2019/03/27/students-lobby-against-unaffordable-education

Young Invincibles

https://younginvincibles.org/issues/higher-education/

https://twitter.com/YoungInvincible

https://www.facebook.com/together.invincible

https://www.instagram.com/younginvincibles/

Jolt Action

https://www.jolttx.org

https://www.facebook.com/joltaction

https://www.instagram.com/jolt_action/

https://twitter.com/joltaction

Stickland kills kids mental health bill:

https://www.texastribune.org/2019/05/21/texas-mental-health-bill-killed-over-technicality/

Texas House LGBTQ Caucus dressed as a rainbow: https://www.instagram.com/p/BxsyMnAlDBT/

You can start working to unseat Stickland THIS WEEKEND! Start organizing to find some better representation for Texas House District 92 Show up and get free food, a free t-shirt, learn how to block walk or phone bank, write letters to your neighbors in your district

This weekend’s organizing events in Jonathan Stickland’s district:

https://www.facebook.com/events/2382802512009561/

Don’t live in House District 92? Virtual phone bank! Donate! Write letters! http://tarrant-together.com/get-involved/

Donate to Tarrant Together:

https://secure.actblue.com/donate/tarrant-together-1?Refcode=website&amount=20.20&recurring=1

Hell week in the Texas Legislature:

https://www.texastribune.org/2019/05/20/welcome-to-texas-legislature-hell-week/

More on the 17 Freshmen Democrats at the TX House

https://www.statesman.com/news/20190111/will-freshmen-democrats-make-mark-on-texas-house

https://www.texasstandard.org/stories/will-17-freshman-democrats-change-the-legislature/

Texans will now be protected from surprise medical bills!

https://www.kut.org/post/state-lawmakers-approve-legislation-shielding-most-texans-surprise-medical-bills