"This is a Duty, We Must Govern" with Senator Sarah Eckhardt
Host - Stephanie Chiarello, @schiarellotx Announcer - Amy Lowrey, @lowreyamy Comedic Guest - Mudit Verma, @Iliketomudit Comedic Guest - Lucia McMahon, @lucia_kell Celebrity Guest - Senator Sarah Eckhardt, @SenatorEckhardt Intern: Brahvan Ranganathon Edited and Engineered by: Myrriah Gossett People we talked about: Dennis Bonnen, Former Speaker of the House, @RepDennisBonnen Dad Phelan, Speaker of the House, @DadePhelan Mayes Middleton, State Representative, District 23 (Galveston), @mayes_middleton Resources for Jokes: https://www.ksat.com/news/texas/2021/01/12/heavy-police-presence-at-texas-capitol-as-lawmakers-return/ https://www.houstonchronicle.com/politics/texas/article/Texas-budget-deficit-not-nearly-as-dire-as-15764397.php https://www.texastribune.org/2021/01/15/texas-nra-bankruptcy-fraud/ https://www.texastribune.org/2019/10/15/bonnen-sullivan-tape-lays-bare-gop-anxiety-about-2020/ https://www.dallasnews.com/news/politics/2021/01/16/texas-lt-gov-dan-patrick-further-shrinks-senate-democrats-clout-awards-them-few-plum-posts/ https://lrl.texas.gov/legeLeaders/members/memberStatistics.cfm Resources for following the Texas Legislature: https://lrl.texas.gov/index.cfm https://capitol.texas.gov/ https://www.texastribune.org/ http://quorumreport.com/ (subscription only) #txlege hashtag on social media
