Wow, what a long strange trip its been. We've been a little social distant on the pod but we've finally got together in Chris' backyard.

We catch up a bit and discuss the new polls, and the new attacks on voting rights and experts of all kinds. 

Check out a few of the topics below

Topics 

• Covid response: 
  • outbreak prison and nursing homes
  • testing
• Vote by mail lawsuit
• Abbott reverses order after PR stunt by Salon owner
  • Dan Patrick pays her fine as she raises $500K
• State opens
  • Except Governor’s mansion
• Poll: 
  • Texans want Democrats to run the State House
  • Biden tied in Texas with Trump
  • Texans want vote by mail
• Rainy Day Fund use in January
• U.S. Rep. Roger Williams, R-Austin, received Paycheck Protection Program money — he won’t say how much — to support his car dealership in Weatherford, west of Fort Worth