Accountability
Trump Administration capitalizes on COVID-19 lockdowns to accelerate land grabs in Texas
May 26, 2020
The Trump Administration is forcing Texas border residents to make an impossible choice: protecting their health or their homes.
Only 7 states limit vote-by-mail access based on age. Texas is one of them.
May 21, 2020
A majority of Texas voters agree vote-by-mail should be made available for everyone.
A failing grade for Trump's COVID-19 response
May 18, 2020
Progress Texas Senior Strategist Glenn W. Smith joins FOX 7 to discuss Trump's Twitter feud with Obama and how poorly Trump has handled the COVID-19 pandemic.
Texans shouldn’t have to risk death to vote
May 18, 2020
Texas Republicans are telling Texans that if they want to participate in democracy, they must risk death.
Progress Texas Happy Hour with Sec. Julián Castro
May 15, 2020
Join Sec. Julián Castro & Progress Texas Executive Director Ed Espinoza for a discussion on leadership during the COVID-19 pandemic & more!
An ongoing list of Ken Paxton’s questionable, and quite possibly illegal, actions during the COVID-19 crisis
May 12, 2020
For someone whose job is enforcing the law, indicted-Attorney General Ken Paxton sure does like to flout it.
Progress Texas Happy Hour with Julie Oliver
May 8, 2020
Join Congressional candidate Julie Oliver & Progress Texas Communications Manager Tara Pohlmeyer for a discussion on the ongoing campaign, health care access, leadership during the COVID-19 pandemic, & more!
Texas Gov. knew reopening state would spike COVID-19 cases
May 7, 2020
This leaked audio reveals that Texas Gov. Greg Abbott knew reopening his state early would lead to a spike in COVID-19 cases — he went ahead and reopened the state anyways.
How many lives is (a possibility of) “boosting” the economy worth? Texas conservatives are misleading the public.
May 6, 2020
Gov. Abbott has discussed how a spike in infection rates will occur because of increased testing, but has been less clear about the repercussions of reopening.
Leaked Audio (Full): Gov. Abbott Knows Reopening Will Cause an Increase in Infection Rate for Texans
May 5, 2020
As Gov. Greg Abbott reopens the state in the midst of a rising infection and death rate, leaked audio from a call with Texas Legislators reveals that he knows reopening will put more Texans at risk. (Full audio included)
Death and taxes, pandemics and politics
May 4, 2020
Keeping local governments on their knees will not help Texans get back on their feet.
We asked Texans about their concerns over reopening the state. Here’s what they told us.
May 1, 2020
Many worry that opening too soon runs the risk of facing a second shutdown in the near future.
Progress Texas Happy Hour with Chrysta Castañeda
May 1, 2020
Join Texas Railroad Commission candidate Chrysta Castañeda & Progress Texas Communications Manager Tara Pohlmeyer for a live discussion on the ongoing campaign, Texas energy, our climate crisis, leadership during the COVID-19 pandemic, & more!
Medicaid expansion could give insurance to over one million Texans
April 29, 2020
All it would take is Gov. Greg Abbott’s signature.
Voters file age discrimination lawsuit over Texas vote-by-mail law
April 29, 2020
While Texas allows no-excuse vote by mail for voters aged 65 and older, there are restrictions for everyone else.
It’s not about staying open, it’s about staying safe
April 28, 2020
While Republicans rush to reopen Texas, 55% of voters think it’s more important to keep people safe.
Do Republicans really want to 'emulate precisely' the South Korean voting model?
April 28, 2020
South Korea's voting model includes an Election Day holiday, no required voter registration, and six times the polling locations.
Abbott, Paxton using COVID-19 to push anti-abortion agenda
April 21, 2020
Abortion is, and will always be, essential and time-sensitive health care.
Don’t answer the fiscal suffering with even more suffering
April 20, 2020
A lot of the demands to “open back up” from President Trump and his allies are just to set up later arguments that others are to blame for the economic losses.
In times of crisis, progressives show how leadership is done
April 16, 2020
While conservative lawmakers have punted responsibility, progressive leaders across the state are stepping up.
