Welcome to The Right Idea, the show where we break down the people, policies, and politics shaping Texas! In Episode 89, TPPF's Chief Communications Officer Bryan Phillips and Chief of Research Derek Cohen give a comprehensive recap of the final week of the Texas legislative session.

🔍 This episode covers:

• 🚫 The Texas House's final push to ban DEI (Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion) in K-12 education
• 📚 New rules for school libraries: cracking down on sexually explicit content
• 📜 Governor Abbott’s bill signing to stop illegal voting in Texas
• 🏡 The fight for housing affordability and zoning reform
• ⚖️ The latest on criminal justice and bail reform bills
• 🕒 The push to adopt permanent Daylight Saving Time in Texas
• 🔥 Hot takes on barbecue, Pope merch, and Portillo’s (yes, really)

🎙️ Plus: A preview of next week's full session recap and a fun segment on Texas A&M baseball history you won't want to miss.

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2:35 Hot Take - What’s your favorite “Pope merch”?
6:45 DEI out of K-12 Texas Education
10:38 Texas cracks down on sexually explicit content in kids’ sections of public libraries
19:30 Election Integrity - new law stops illegal voting in Texas
28:28 Housing Affordability
35:20 Death Star 2.0
37:50 Bail Reform
43:00 Texas Time!
45:02 Survey Says!
51:25 Lies, Damn Lies & Statistics
52:38 What’re you watching?