Progressive organizations working to make Texas a better place in 2022

March 17, 2022

Find an issue that’s important to you and join the movement: donate, join lists, volunteer.

As we work toward the goal of a forward-thinking Texas that embraces progressive values, our state has a wealth of nonprofits and organizations to get involved with to help build a stronger Texas in 2022.

Progress Texas regularly works with groups around the state, the following is a list of those groups working for positive change. Look over the list, find an issue that is important to you, and join the movement: donate, join lists, volunteer.

Abortion Access & Reproductive Rights

ACLU of Texas – aclutx.org
The Afiya Center – theafiyacenter.org
Avow – avowtexas.org
The Bridge Collective – thebridgecollective.org
Buckle Bunnies Fund – bucklebunnies.org
Deeds Not Words – deedsnotwords.com
Frontera Fund – fronterafundrgv.org
Fund Texas Choice – fundtexaschoice.org
Jane’s Due Process – janesdueprocess.org
Latina Institute for Reproductive Justice Texas – latinainstitute.org/en/texas
Lilith Fund for Reproductive Equity – lilithfund.org
Planned Parenthood Texas Votes – pptexasvotes.org
Progress Texas – progresstexas.org/issues/abortion-access
Texas Equal Access Fund (TEA Fund) – teafund.org
Texas Freedom Network – tfn.org
Trust Respect Access Coalition – trustrespectaccess.org
West Fund – westfund.org
Whole Woman’s Health – wholewomanshealth.com
Whole Woman’s Health Alliance – wholewomanshealthalliance.org

Campaigns & Elections

Annie’s List – annieslist.com
Avow – avowtexas.org
Battleground Texas – battlegroundtexas.com
Blue Action Democrats – blueactiondems.com
Cambio Texas – cambiotexas.org
The Indivisible Project – indivisible.org
Lone Star Project – lonestarproject.net
MOVE Texas – movetexas.org
Our Revolution – ourrevolution.com
Planned Parenthood Texas Votes – pptexasvotes.org
Progress Texas – progresstexas.org/issues/elections
Texas Organizing Project – organizetexas.org

Civil Rights, Social Justice, & Multi-Issue

ACLU of Texas – aclutx.org
Austin Justice Coalition – austinjustice.org
Black Lives Matter Houston – blmhouston.com
Center for the Healing of Racism – centerhealingracism.org
Esperanza Peace & Justice Center – esperanzacenter.org
Faith in Texas – faithintx.org
Houston Justice Coalition – houstonjustice.org
La Unión del Pueblo Entero (LUPE) – lupenet.org
MALDEF – maldef.org
NAACP – naacp.org
Progress Texas – progresstexas.org
Texas Freedom Network – tfn.org
Texas Organizing Project – organizetexas.org
Texas Civil Rights Project – texascivilrightsproject.org

Criminal Justice

Austin Justice Coalition – austinjustice.org
Faith in Texas – faithintx.org
Houston Justice Coalition – houstonjustice.org
Innocence Project of Texas – ipoftexas.org
Restoring Justice – restoringjustice.org
Texas Appleseed – texasappleseed.org
Texas Criminal Justice Coalition – texascjc.org
Texas Fair Defense Project – fairdefense.org
Texas Organizing Project – organizetexas.org

Disability Rights

Disability Rights Texas – disabilityrightstx.org
REV UP! Texas – revuptexas.org

Domestic Violence & Sexual Assault

Deeds Not Words – deedsnotwords.com
Texas Advocacy Project – texasadvocacyproject.org
Texas Association Against Sexual Assault – taasa.org

Economic Empowerment & Workers’ Rights

Communications Workers of America (CWA) – cwa-union.org
Deeds Not Words – deedsnotwords.com
Esperanza Peace & Justice Center – esperanzacenter.org
Faith in Texas – faithintx.org
La Unión del Pueblo Entero (LUPE) – lupenet.org
Progress Texas – progresstexas.org/issues/economic-opportunity
Texas AFL-CIO – texasaflcio.org
Texas Organizing Project – organizetexas.org
Workers Defense Project – workersdefense.org
Young Invincibles – younginvincibles.org

Education

National Education Association (NEA) – nea.org
Save Texas Schools – savetxschools.org
Texas American Federation of Teachers (Texas AFT) – texasaft.org
Texas Freedom Network – tfn.org
Texas State Teachers Association (TSTA) – tsta.org
Young Invincibles – younginvincibles.org

Environment

Clean Water Action – cleanwateraction.org/states/texas
Environmental Defense Fund – edf.org/txcleanenergy
Environment Texas – environmenttexas.org
Public Citizen – citizen.org/texas
Sierra Club – sierraclub.org/texas
Texas Nature Conservancy – nature.org/texas

Faith in Politics

Faith in Texas – faithintx.org
Texas Freedom Network – tfn.org

Gun Reform

Everytown for Gun Safety – everytown.org
Moms Demand Action – momsdemandaction.org
Texas Gun Sense – txgunsense.org

Health Care

Children’s Defense Fund – childrensdefense.org
Every Texan (formerly the Center for Public Policy Priorities) – everytexan.org
Progress Texas – progresstexas.org/issues/health-care
Texans Care for Children – txchildren.org
Texas Impact – texasimpact.org
Texas Organizing Project – organizetexas.org
Young Invincibles – younginvincibles.org