Bobby Pulido is showing Democrats something important in Texas: culture is not a side note. It is strategy. The musician and Democrat is trying to flip Texas’ 15th Congressional District, and his campaign is breaking through for a reason. On Season 2 Episode 6 of Cactus Crossfire , the conversation around Pulido centered on one sharp moment. After Republican incumbent Rep. Monica De La Cruz mocked Democratic challenger and Latin Grammy winning singer Bobby Pulido , trying to

The rideshare economy changed how people move. Uber, Lyft, and similar platforms made it easier to get from one place to another, but they also created a legal and political question that is getting harder to ignore: when something goes wrong, who is responsible? That question sits at the center of the debate around the Graves Amendment and rideshare liability, and the two hosts of Cactus Crossfire , Sisto Abeyta and Eddie Ableser, tackled it directly in Season 2 Episode

Tempe is one of those cities that forces you to get creative. You cannot just sprawl outward forever. You are landlocked, sitting in the middle of everything, and if you want to grow, you have to grow smarter. That is why this episode matters. We sat down with Councilwoman Berdetta Hodge from Tempe, Arizona, to talk about what it looks like when someone leads from both sides of the pipeline: the school board and the city council. Councilwoman Berdetta Hodge is not just a poli

Cactus Crossfire closes out 2025 with a bang! For Episode 12, we welcomed New Mexico Speaker Javier Martinez to help us break down our Top 10 moments of the year. From hard-hitting political debates to deeply personal stories, this episode captures everything that makes Cactus Crossfire the Southwest’s go-to for real talk and prickly perspectives. Why This Episode Stands Out We dive into the shifts in the Hispanic vote, the ongoing debates within the Democratic Party, governm