Best of the Week - June 17th

THINGS TO WATCH, LISTEN

2017 Resistance Report (Progress Texas)

Cover Texas Now press conference opposing the Senate's ACA repeal bill (CPPP)

First Ever South Texas Trans Town Hall (Neta)

What will the Republican health care bill cost you? (FightWealthcare)

THINGS TO READ 

Progressives Scored Wins for Criminal Justice Reform This Legislative Session (Progress Texas)

Governor Greg Abbott Vetoes Women’s Health Committee Despite Ongoing Crises (Texas Observer)

Abbott OKs religious refusal of adoptions in Texas (Texas Tribune)

Deportation Panic Has Created a Town Full of Women Terrified to Go Outside (Fusion)

Trump administration cancels program to protect immigrant parents from deportation (LA Times)

Private prisons don’t save money, don’t make us safer (Newsweek)

We asked 8 Senate Republicans to explain what their health bill is trying to do (VOX)

Trump's approval rating underwater in Texas - 43% to 51% (TT/UT Poll)

WAYS TO ACT

World Refugee Day - June 17 (Houston)

March to End Police Brutality - June 17 (Dallas)

2017: What's Next? Community Engagement Forum, Pt. 2 - June 22 (Austin)

2017 LGBT Pride Parade - June 24 (Houston)

Queerbomb Dallas 2017! (Dallas)

Fix Texas Political Maps Now! (Petition)

FACEPALM OF THE WEEK

 "Little Havaaaaaaaana"