# 'Inside Texas Politics': Gene Wu, Paul Bettencourt, Jon Rosenthal and the Democrats new southern strategy

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Podcast: [Y'all-itics](https://stenobird.com/podcast/y-all-itics-637213)
Published: 2026-06-26T21:30:00+00:00
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## Resource

In the June 28 episode, Rep. Gene Wu talks a newly launched effort by house Democrats to build cross-state legislative coalitions across the American South to counter Republican legislation. Rep. John Rosenthal lays out his qualifications for the railroad commission, and Senator Bettencourt looks back at the legislative aftermath of the devastating Hill Country flash floods.

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