The 87th Texas legislature has yee'd its last haw, so we decided it was time for a slumber party game now that we can all actually sleep again. We invited Diana Gómez of Progress Texas and Mike Kanin of the Texas Observer to put on their jammies and join us for a (very chaste) game of Spin the Bottle. We determine which bills we'd like to make out with and which bills we wish got shoved in a locker or thrown in a dumpster or given an atomic wedgie. Also, mark your calendar for THIS Thursday, June 10 at 6:30pm when we will be hosting the Molly Awards for the Texas Observer! It will be virtual ..read more

Tuesday was opening day of the 87th Texas Legislature (also known as "nerd prom," according to state Capitol insiders). We revisit a conversation from our third episode ever (!) about the bills and the bees (aka how laws are made here in Texas) with friend and shero Stephanie Chiarello, founder of the Over the Lege comedy series. We also reflect on how much is different from the last Texas legislative session 2 years ago. FOLLOW THE RABBLE PODCAST: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheRabbleTX/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/therabbletx Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheRabbleTX Subscrib ..read more

We're kickin' it old-school style to close out 2020... political f*ck, marry, kill is back! And so is Kristen! We talk about the things we loved and hated in 2020 and drop some hints about what we're gonna get up to in 2021. RA News (formerly Reform Austin) is the presenting sponsor of this episode -- go check out their excellent, Texas-specific journalism: https://www.reformaustin.org/  (& their great memes on Instagram @ranewstx) FOLLOW THE RABBLE PODCAST: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheRabbleTX/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/therabbletx Twitter: https://twitter.com ..read more

The moment we've been waiting FOUR FRICKING YEARS FOR is HERE!!! It's Election Day 2020! We're all a little anxious, so we wanted to offer up some calming ASMR at the end of today's episode. You're welcome... ? TODAY'S ACTION: We know voter suppression is real, plus there are a lot of first-time voters and first-time poll workers out there, so even in the most innocent cases there are gonna be some serious questions arising this Election Day.  Your mission today is easy: share share share the voter protection hotline numbers! We made a graphic that we posted to our social accounts @thera ..read more

Election Day is tomorrow! What the... how the... ??? We are having so many feelings. This episode is sponsored by Reform Austin - a local, non-partisan newsroom keeping us up to date on the latest in the Lone Star State: https://www.reformaustin.org/ TODAY'S ACTION: Okay, y'all. After 44 episodes of the Daily Democracy Challenge, we decided to make today a choose-your-own-democracy-adventure. Hopefully you've tried at least one thing out of the previous 44 that you enjoyed. So, do that thing again! We're gonna be lit dropping, signing up to be poll greeters, texting neighbors and friends, dro ..read more

Last two days to turn out the vote!!! AGHHHHH! We can do it!   TODAY'S ACTION: Sign up by 5pm today (Sunday) if you want to be a poll monitor on Election Day! You just watch a polling location and report to the pros at the Texas Civil Rights Project if you see any funny business: https://www.mobilize.us/tvp/event/338947   Follow up with your friends who haven't voted yet! How to know? There are a couple different tools we've been using to check if our friends have submitted a ballot: txballot.org and The Blue Squad app  Found a friend in TX who hasn't voted yet? Send 'em our vot ..read more

In our "In the House" series, we explore Texas-specific tidbits about a timely topic + how we can have a flipping good time while flipping this state. In our series finale of "In the House," we get a four-fer: we support FOUR amazing women running to flip seats in the Texas House. This episode was recorded 10/21. Reform Austin is the presenting sponsor of this episode -- go check out their excellent, Texas-specific journalism: https://www.reformaustin.org/ THIS WEEK’S GUESTS: Akilah Bacy in Texas House District 138: https://www.akilahbacy.com/ Joanna Cattanach in Texas House District 108: htt ..read more

Happy Halloween! Only 3 more days until Election Day, whoa! Early voting is DONE. What are your Halloween costumes? Are you wearing a costume while you drop election info all over town?? We wanna see! Tag us @therabbletx  TODAY'S ACTION: The Texas Democrats are doing a Halloween Spooktacular phone bank with FOUR different time options today. Make sure no one ghosts on voting -- get everyone out to the polls! https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/350239/ Know anyone in TX who hasn't voted yet? Send 'em our voter guide, which has a description of each elected office in addition to our end ..read more

Only 4 more days until Election Day and one more day until Halloween! What are your politically themed Halloween costumes? We wanna see 'em! Tag us @therabbletx  TODAY'S ACTION: We've started to get nervous about losing some of the 12 seats Democrats picked up in the Texas House in 2018, so today we're finding ways to support them. Becky is kicking each of these folks $5 -- we will also link to each of their campaign websites so you can donate to or find a way to volunteer for at least one of them. Julie Johnson (in Dallas County)  Michelle Beckley (part of Denton County)  Terry ..read more

Only 5 more days until Election Day! Because we really, really want to make every day count, we're talking about the tactics that have been most successful for us and how we plan to spend our time these next few days.  TODAY'S ACTION: Call your neighbors, call your friends! Becky shares her new strategy for getting the people she calls to actually listen and respond. Tonight, JVN and Wendy Davis, can you even???! RSVP for this 6pm event here: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/1029outandproud Know anyone in TX who hasn't voted yet? Send 'em our voter guide: https://www.rousertx.com/2020 ..read more