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September 24, 2020

Today’s Texas GOP is the Party of Trump, and it will do anything to hold on to power

Early voting starts in less than two weeks here in Texas, and it seems the Texas GOP has still not finalized their platform from their 2020 convention. When you visit the 2020 Texas GOP Convention page , the section where the Google Doc for their platform...

September 23, 2020

Cornyn prefers to cheat to fill the SCOTUS vacancy instead of letting voters have a say

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Last weekend, our country was turned upside down as we mourned the loss of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, a champion for gender equality and a lifelong fighter for women’s rights. But after the news broke on Friday night of Ginsburg’s death,...

September 21, 2020

Don’t take Gov. Abbott’s pro-police posturing seriously

This article originally appeared in the Austin American-Statesman. Reprinted with permission. No one should take Gov. Greg Abbott seriously when he threatens to strangle the budgets of local governments should they reallocate money from law enforcement to...

September 21, 2020

Why is John Cornyn afraid to debate MJ Hegar?

After a long summer of campaigning, U.S. Senator John Cornyn has finally agreed to debate MJ Hegar. Airing on October 9th, the debate will be the first chance for Texans to compare the two candidates side-by-side. If Cornyn has his way, however, it’s...

September 18, 2020

Brandy Chambers, Lorenzo Sanchez

Progress Texas Happy Hour with Brandy Chambers & Lorenzo Sanchez

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Join Texas House candidates Brandy Chambers (HD-112), Lorenzo Sanchez (HD-67), & Progress Texas Executive Director Ed Espinoza for a live discussion on the work to flip Texas, leadership during the COVID-19 pandemic, the power of our vote, & more.

September 16, 2020

Cristina-Tzintzun-Ramirez

Cristina Tzintzún Ramirez talks about what's at stake in the 2020 Election

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Progressive organizer Cristina Tzintzún Ramirez talks about what's at stake for Texas in the 2020 Election.

September 11, 2020

Cristina Tzintzun & Jon Rosenthal

Progress Texas Happy Hour with Cristina Tzintzún Ramirez & Rep. Jon Rosenthal

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Join progressive organizer Cristina Tzintzún Ramirez, Texas Rep. Jon Rosenthal (HD-135), & Progress Texas Communications Director Tara Pohlmeyer for a discussion on the work to flip Texas, leadership during the COVID-19 pandemic, the power of our vote...

September 9, 2020

Texas Sex Ed

The State Board of Education is deciding on new sex-ed standards for students. We the People (of Texas) elect them.

This piece is part of our We the People (of Texas) series during the 2020 Election season. For the first time since 1997, the Texas State Board of Education (SBOE) is revising the health curriculum standards for Texas students, including sex education...

September 9, 2020

Does Austin City Council represent voters?

Does Austin City Council represent voters?

Progress Texas Communications Director Tara Pohlmeyer joins FOX 7 to discuss if Austin City Council's decision to cut the police budget represents the will of the voters and how Austin can reimagine public safety.

September 8, 2020

In workplace safety, greed is the Grim Reaper

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This article originally appeared in the Austin American-Statesman. Reprinted with permission. There was a time not so long ago when young American women could be locked in tall buildings behind sweatshop doors so they couldn’t take breaks from their...

September 3, 2020

Rio Grande Valley COVID-19 conversation

The State of COVID-19 in Texas: Rio Grande Valley Impact

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We chatted with RGV organizers about the devastating effect COVID-19 is having on the community and how folks are building progressive power for the 2020 Election.

September 2, 2020

Climate change

Climate change isn’t coming to Texas — it’s already here.

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Last week, for the first time on record, the Gulf of Mexico saw two hurricanes at the same time: Hurricane Laura, a category 4, and Hurricane Marco. Last year, Hurricane Harvey set a record for the wettest storm on record in the U.S. At the same time,...

August 31, 2020

College students

Texas colleges have a responsibility to slow the spread

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Last month, The New York Times published a report on the colleges and universities with the highest number of COVID-19 cases in the nation. Of the colleges reporting cases, the University of Texas at Austin was ranked first, followed by Texas A&M...

August 26, 2020

Texas House Candidates

Democrats need 9 seats to flip the Texas House. Here are 22 opportunities.

Across the nation, all eyes are on Texas this year. With Joe Biden leading Trump in many polls , there’s one question on everyone’s mind: will this be the year Texas turns blue? While delivering Texas for Biden is an exciting possibility, we have an even...

August 24, 2020

Spare us the ‘law and order’ hyperbole

This article originally appeared in the Austin American-Statesman. Reprinted with permission. When the president of the United States promotes an extremist view that American cities are so dangerous they should be left to “rot,” as President Donald Trump...

August 24, 2020

It’s time for the Confederates at the Capitol to go

In 2016, the Texas Legislative Black Caucus unveiled the African-American History Memorial at the Texas State Capitol, the culmination of a 20-year effort to memorialize Black history on Capitol grounds. The 30-foot long memorial captures the Black...

August 18, 2020

Governor Abbott disregards local control

Governor Abbott disregards local control

Progress Texas Senior Strategist Glenn W. Smith joins FOX 7 to discuss Governor Abbott's response to Austin City Council's recent budget cuts to the Austin Police Department.

August 17, 2020

Progressives in South Texas

How progressive voters are changing the political landscape of south Texas

For years, the Rio Grande Valley and its surrounding cities have been characterized as a generally Democratic but, conservative area. Recently new, young progressives have been building power and are changing the political landscape of South Texas. Across...

August 11, 2020

Governor COVID: 10 ways Greg Abbott flubbed the Texas recovery effort

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10. Gov. Abbott issued a “stay at home” order then refused to call it a “stay at home” order. Why? To not piss off conservative voters who opposed it, which only resulted in creating public confusion . As the Texas Observer reported, “Abbott’s message was...

August 4, 2020

As vote-by-mail expands, lawmakers must ensure the U.S. Postal Service is fully funded

At a time when more Americans are relying on the U.S. Postal Service for deliveries of supplies while staying home during a global pandemic, Donald Trump and his postmaster general are trying to dismantle the agency . We often take the Postal Service for...

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