"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)

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