Accountability
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.
Texas voters deserve 100% vote-by-mail
April 15, 2020
Progress Texas Executive Director Ed Espinoza joins FOX 7 to discuss a lawsuit brought by students and progressive organizations to expand vote-by-mail to all Texas voters.
Why expanding vote-by-mail is the right decision
April 15, 2020
Progress Texas Executive Director Ed Espinoza joins FOX 7 to discuss Judge Sulak's court order expanding vote-by-mail and why it is the right decision.
The fight continues as conservatives play tug-of-war with Texans’ abortion care
April 14, 2020
Abortion advocates, providers, and patients are continuing to fight because we know abortion is, and always will be, essential, time-sensitive health care.
Being poor in a Texas jail should not be a death sentence
April 9, 2020
Gov. Abbott’s executive order puts a price tag on a defendant’s right to health and safety.
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Pandemic or not - we’re still fighting for you
April 7, 2020
In the midst of this pandemic, we’re working to promote progress, hold our leaders accountable, and keep Texans informed. Here’s an ongoing list of our content.
Who is John Cornyn really looking out for?
April 6, 2020
John Cornyn’s response to this pandemic has been shameful. Texans deserve better.
The Secretary of State’s office responded to our vote-by-mail petition, but Texans still need clarity
April 2, 2020
Texans need to know that their rights will be protected in the midst of this global pandemic. It is the duty of our state lawmakers to provide that assurance.
Gov. Abbott issued a "stay-at-home” order, but his partisan programming prevents him from saying it
April 1, 2020
Abbott’s decision to play politics with something this important puts lives in danger.
Senator Eddie Lucio Jr. is failing his constituency... again
March 31, 2020
Lucio’s passive leadership during the global COVID-19 pandemic will take its toll on the community he seeks to serve.
Let’s defeat the coronavirus with the ‘Dunkirk Spirit’
March 30, 2020
Health professionals have told us what needs to be done. We must do more and do it faster.
Dan Patrick is wrong: Our neighbors aren’t expendable
March 25, 2020
The choice he offers is a lie, and implies that COVID-19 only impacts the elderly.
Republicans turn pandemic into fight about racism
March 19, 2020
Health experts condemn profiling virus along ethnic lines.
7 things Texans can do to help our state survive and thrive during the coronavirus pandemic
March 17, 2020
A lot of this advice boils down to just being a decent human being.
A pandemic reveals our interdependence
March 16, 2020
Isn’t it obvious as the coronavirus spreads throughout our communities that the safest way to remain healthy is to help others remain healthy?
How Texas can prevent voting delays
March 4, 2020
Common Cause Deputy Director Amanda Gnaedinger joins FOX 7 to discuss why voting took so long on Super Tuesday and how Texas can prevent voting delays in November.
Celebrate Sam Houston’s courage. We could use more of it.
March 2, 2020
On this Texas Independence Day, there is reason for celebration. More and more citizens are engaging in politics, changing the dynamics across the state.
