Surprising perhaps only people who haven’t been paying attention since former State Senator Wendy Davis’ 13-hour filibuster in 2013 or last year’s near defeat of Sen. Ted Cruz, progressive voices and activism is growing in Texas. Pushing back on a conservative state legislature, local organizers and advocates across the state are working hard on the ground on issues such as gun violence prevention, LGBTQ civil rights expansion and the preservation of the separation of church and state. To get the latest on what is happening in Texas, Rev. Welton Gaddy, host of State of Belief, will speak with Dan Quinn, research director for the Texas Freedom Network, one of the leading progressive organizations in the Lone Star State.
Hear the full May 18, 2019 State of Belief Radio program here.