Over the last few months, we have blogged about ALEC and their influence on the Texas Legislature. Today, our work has culminated in the first of a series of reports detailing the influence of the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) on Texas laws and lawmakers. The report explains ALEC’s corporate agenda...Read More >>
April Carson (Legal Progress, CAP) - January 13, 2012
While President Obama was wrestling Richard Cordray's nomination from the graveyard of filibustered nominees, Senate Republicans continued to choose Wall Street over Main Street -- this time blocking judges from hearing the people's claims in courtrooms across America. Now that Mr. Cordray's appointment is complete...Read More >>
As part of First Lady Michelle Obama and Dr. Jill Biden’s Joining Forces initiative, the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) and the American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine (AACOM) committed to creating a new generation of doctors, medical schools...Read More >>
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, the anti-union and Tea Party hero who today has been accused of over 1,000 violations of campaign finance law, will be the keynote speaker this week for the Texas Public Policy Foundation’s (TPPF) 10th Annual Policy Orientation for the Texas Legislature...Read More >>
Yesterday a three-judge panel from the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals chaired by a judge openly hostile to Roe v. Wade reversed a lower court ruling and upheld a demeaning and intrusive Texas ultrasound law that would intimidate and judge women seeking reproductive health care. In 2011, the Texas legislature attacked women’s health...Read More >>
Conservatives use social media tools like twitter to organize, message and raise money. If you use this popular social networking tool, you may have even seen things like "#tcot" a popular abbreviation for "Top Conservatives on Twitter." Here at Progress Texas, we are pushing back against their propaganda and counter organizing with a new tool...Read More >>
During the final stretch of the campaign in Iowa, State Senator Mike Jackson was running Texas. That's right, almost every statewide conservative elected official, lobbyist and many state staffers were in the Hawkeye state and abandoning their duties in our great state. Compare that to President Barack Obama...Read More >>
U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder will be in Austin today to give a speech at the LBJ Presidential Library. Progress Texas is proud to have joined with leading Texas civil rights, voter rights and fair redistricting organizations including MALDEF, ACLU of Texas, the Rio Grande Valley Equal Voice Network, La Fe Policy...Read More >>
Health care is about to change dramatically in this country. This past Saturday Forbes published an article "The Bomb Buried In Obamacare Explodes Today-Hallelujah!" that details how new regulations under the Affordable Health Care Act will have a "long lasting and powerful impact on the future of health care"...Read More >>
There is something happening in Texas. It is just below the surface and it is happening because of the hard work of great organizations and tens of thousands of Texans likes you who are making a difference. Let's start with the biggest news: Texans are getting fair state house and congressional districts that actually reflect the community...Read More >>
A recent report on Sex Education released by the Texas Freedom Network found that abstinence-plus and evidence-based sex education approaches have gained significant ground on the abstinence-only approach most commonly taught in TX. Read More >>
