Some South Texas Latinos who have voted Republican in the last couple elections are throwing their MAGA hats in the trash after President Trump posted an AI-generated image clearly depicting himself as Jesus Christ while getting in a fight with the head of the Catholic Church over the war in Iran. Plus: The immigration fight playing out now in Houston is coming to cities across Texas as Gov. Abbott threatens to defund police departments that don't cooperate closely with ICE. Evan Mintz, Opinion Editor at the Houston Chronicle, checks in about that. Our producer is the famous Evan Sherer and the original music for the show is by Checkmayne in Houston.

Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick raised eyebrows this week by going further than any other elected Republican has this year in describing the challenge faced by his party in the general election. Patrick even went so far as to say the Texas House majority is possibly in play. And yes he took a shot at yours truly as well. Plus, we'll head out to Far West Texas with Forrest Wilder, senior writer at Texas Monthly, so that he can fill us in on the latest in the fight over a proposed border wall through the Big Bend region. Our producer is the famous Evan Sherer and the original music for the show is by Checkmayne in Houston.

We're not even really getting into the heat of the runoff elections yet and Gov. Abbott already seems to be slamming the door shut on any effort to expand gambling in Texas next session. The news comes right as Mark Cuban announces he regrets selling the Dallas Mavericks to the owners of Las Vegas Sands. Meantime, Texas House Democrats gathered for their retreat in Houston where there was an emotional send-off for a veteran of the caucus, Rep. Chris Turner. In North Texas, Republicans gathered for CPAC were warned about a "Talarico Takeover of Texas." Plus: A tribute to Texas Capitol veteran Ray Sullivan, who we lost to lung cancer this week. Our producer is the famous Evan Sherer and the original music for the show is by Checkmayne in Houston.