Accountability
Who is responsible for the mass killings?
August 19, 2019
Perhaps if we glanced down and saw the string that traces the trajectories of the bullets back to our hands about to cast our ballots, things would change.
Hundreds of activists rally against corporate interests in Texas politics
August 15, 2019
Progress Texas & progressive organizations rally against far-right, corporate, special interest group ALEC in Austin.
WOAI: Corporate-funded, right-wing group ALEC shops model legislation in Austin
August 13, 2019
Progress Texas Advocacy Director Sam Robles spoke with News Radio 1200 - WOAI about ALEC's visit to Austin, and why the corporate-funded group shops around model legislation.
FOX 7 Discussion: Texas Republican House Speaker will be investigated
August 13, 2019
Progress Texas Senior Strategist Glenn W. Smith joins FOX 7 Austin to discuss the latest Texas Republican scandal and the upcoming investigation of House Speaker Dennis Bonnen.
Texas Face Off: The investigation of Republican House Speaker Dennis Bonnen
August 13, 2019
Progress Texas Senior Strategist Glenn W. Smith joins KVUE to discuss the latest Texas Republican scandal and what an investigation of Republican House Speaker Dennis Bonnen looks like.
FOX 7 Discussion: Trump supporters upset after Joaquin Castro shares public donor list
August 7, 2019
Progress Texas Senior Strategist Glenn W. Smith joins FOX 7 Austin to discuss Congressman Joaquin Castro's tweet sharing who is funding Donald Trump, and why Trump supporters are upset.
ALEC funds 3 dangerous policies in Texas
August 6, 2019
ALEC is behind dangerous conservative laws on guns, immigration, and education.
Inaction makes Texas Republicans complicit in the gun violence epidemic
August 6, 2019
It’s not too soon to politicize these tragedies. It’s too late.
5 questions on gun reform with Texas Gun Sense
August 6, 2019
Gun reform is needed in Texas. We call on lawmakers to act now and ensure our communities are safe. Ed Scruggs with Texas Gun Sense joined Ed Espinoza of Progress Texas to answer five questions about gun reform in our state.
Texas Face Off: Gun reform necessary in Texas
August 6, 2019
Ed Scruggs of Texas Gun Sense joins KVUE to discuss what measures of gun reform are needed in Texas.
FOX 7 Discussion: Gun reform necessary in Texas
August 5, 2019
Ed Scruggs with Texas Gun Sense joins FOX 7 Austin to discuss gun reform following the tragedies in El Paso, Texas and Dayton, Ohio. Texas lawmakers must take action to come up with good legislation on gun reform.
KVUE Discussion: Lawmakers call for change following shootings
August 5, 2019
Progress Texas Senior Strategist Glenn W. Smith joins KVUE to discuss how the NRA and gun lobbyists have exploited Texas and leveraged lawmakers to stop gun reform.
ALEC is coming to Texas. Here's why that's bad.
July 31, 2019
ALEC helps corporate interests bypass the will of the people with the help of conservative lawmakers by changing the laws to benefit the wealthy.
10 standout moments from the July #DemDebate
July 31, 2019
After this debate, the field of Democratic Presidential candidates will slowly narrow down.
Texas Face Off: Gerrymandering & the July Democratic Debates
July 30, 2019
Progress Texas Communications Manager Tara Pohlmeyer joins KVUE to discuss Texas gerrymandering and the 2020 Democratic candidates.
Recent anti-abortion funding backfires, latest in a string of failed Republican efforts
July 25, 2019
Texas Republicans continue to fund “Alternatives to Abortion” programs with zero oversight.
10 concerning things Texans should know about John Cornyn – Texas’ other US Senator
July 25, 2019
2020 brings the opportunity for progressives to finally remove John Cornyn from office.
5 key takeaways from Robert Mueller’s testimony
July 24, 2019
We listened to hours of testimony from Robert Mueller so that you don’t have to. Here are some of the most important takeaways.
KVUE Reaction: Robert Mueller testifies before Congress
July 24, 2019
Progress Texas Communications Manager Tara Pohlmeyer joins KVUE to discuss how the GOP has ignored evidence from the Mueller Report, and what comes next.
FOX 7 Discussion: Robert Mueller set to testify before Congress
July 23, 2019
Texas Democratic Party Communications Director Abhi Rahman joins FOX 7 Austin to discuss how Americans need the full Mueller report, and how there has been obstruction of justice.
