Ep 56 - Chairman Jeff Leach: Criminal Justice Reform (Part 1)

Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar joins the Big Texas Podcast to talk about the Texas Economy, investing in our future, property taxes, and the recent headlines regarding Harris County's proposal to decrease funding for law enforcement.

Cassy Garcia is taking on longtime Democrat incumbent Henry Cuellar in the race for Texas' 28th Congressional District. Cassy is an experienced servant for Texans, working for Sen. Ted Cruz and the Texas Agriculture Commissioner along the border. On this episode, she responds to President Joe Biden's announcement that he's planning a $300 billion student loan bailout. We also talk about the border, the issues voters are talking to her about and the issues she plans to attack when elected to serve in Congress.  For more on Cassy Garcia, go to https://www.cassyforcongress.com/

Mason Morgan, executive director of Run GenZ, talks about his organization's mission to recruit and help elect the next generation of elected officials. He's based in Texas and already seeing victories in the Lone Star State, and across the nation. Find out what the GenZ leader in your life can do to get involved and get on the ballot.

Texas Young Republicans Political Director Michael Salvo discussing the upcoming deployments that YRs will be making in targeted races. With a lot of the focus turning to the border counties, these races are heating up on the road to November 8th. FInd out how you can get involved and support the Texas Young Republicans this fall.

Candidate for South Carolina's 7th Congressional District Graham Allen and Candidate for Texas' 7th Congressional District Tim Stroud join the podcast to discuss patriotism in the United States with your host Matteo A. Cina. https://twitter.com/texasyrs https://www.grahamallensc.com https://www.timstroud.com

CEO of Texas Advocacy Project, Heather Bellino joins the podcast to discuss domestic violence and how you can get involved with your host Matteo A. Cina. https://twitter.com/texasyrs https://www.texasadvocacyproject.org

Candidate for Texas' 6th Congressional District, Susan Wright joins the podcast to discuss her policy beliefs on topics ranging from taxation to national security with your host Matteo A. Cina. https://twitter.com/texasyrs

Representative of Texas' 67th State House District and Chairman of the Criminal Justice Reform Caucus, Jeff Leach joins the podcast to discuss criminal justice reform in the state of Texas with your host Matteo A. Cina. https://twitter.com/texasyrs https://www.facebook.com/TexasYR https://www.instagram.com/texasyrs/ https://twitter.com/bigtexaspodcast?lang=en

Representative of Texas' 24th Congressional District, Beth Van Duyne joins the podcast to discuss the Biden administration's actions on infrastructure and the border crisis with your host Matteo A. Cina. https://twitter.com/texasyrs https://www.facebook.com/TexasYR https://www.instagram.com/texasyrs/ https://twitter.com/bigtexaspodcast?lang=en

Veteran political strategist with a Congressional record of 78-7, Gary Nordlinger joins the podcast to discuss how Republicans won in '16, why Democrats came back in '18, whether or not 2020 was a loss for Republicans, and what the battle lines of 2022 will look like with your host Matteo A. Cina.  https://twitter.com/texasyrs  https://www.facebook.com/TexasYR  https://www.instagram.com/texasyrs/  https://twitter.com/bigtexaspodcast?lang=en --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/the-big-texas-podcast/support