Daily Dispatch 2/13/26: Progress Texas Board Endorses Vikki Goodwin For Lieutenant Governor, and More
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Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas:
The board at Progress Texas has issued its endorsement of Austin State Rep. Vikki Goodwin in her run for Texas Lieutenant Governor: https://progresstexas.org/blog/progress-texas-endorsements-march-primaries-0
...Texas labor unions, somewhat inexplicably, have been split in their endorsements in the race for Governor: https://www.texastribune.org/2026/02/11/texas-labor-unions-abbott-endorsement-teamsters-gina-hinojosa/
...Also a bit strange, Music Venue Alliance Texas, which represents over 800 music venues across the state, has endorsed Abbott - definitely in conflict with the sensibilities of a great number of the musicians and patrons involved: https://www.dallasnews.com/news/politics/2026/02/12/texas-music-venues-endorse-gov-greg-abbott-for-reelection/
...Might peruse their roster of venues, and ask about this next time you hit a show: https://www.musicvenuealliancetexas.com/members
New GBAO polling shows Governor Abbott and Rep. Gina Hinojosa in a virtual tie: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1HcKBWzElxg9AUOzaOXitYKVMwyc1M4sB/view
An important analysis of "reptile theory" - our tendency to react to political overload with outrage, then obsession, then exhaustion - as a deliberate right-wing psychological tactic that can be escaped if it is recognized: https://www.instagram.com/p/DUiptM7AuJU/?igsh=MWJzZjl2NmF1OGZtbQ%3D%3D&img_index=1
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