Economic Opportunity
The State of Black Lives in Texas
June 16, 2020
Tune in for a conversation about the effect policing and restrictive state policies are having on Black lives in Texas, how folks in Austin, Dallas, & Houston are responding & organizing, and what their calls to action are for folks & elected officials across the state.
Progress Texas Happy Hour with Sara Stapleton Barrera
June 5, 2020
Join Texas Senate candidate Sara Stapleton Barrera & Progress Texas Communications Director Tara Pohlmeyer for a discussion on the race for SD 27, police violence, health care during COVID-19, & more.
For Graduates of 2020: Youth in hospitable and inhospitable worlds
June 1, 2020
Rebuild the world with understanding that your freedom depends on the freedom of everyone else. Selfishness helped get us into this mess.
Abortion Access Accountability Economic Opportunity Elections Health Care Immigration Justice LGBTQIA+ Marijuana Resist TX Legislature
Progressive organizations working to make Texas a better place in 2020
June 1, 2020
Find an issue that’s important to you and join the movement: donate, join lists, volunteer.
Progress Texas Happy Hour with Sri Preston Kulkarni
May 29, 2020
Join Congressional candidate Sri Preston Kulkarni & Progress Texas Communications Director Tara Pohlmeyer for a discussion on police violence, community resources, health care during COVID-19, & more.
To help Texans is to help immigrants
May 27, 2020
No one should be left out of coronavirus relief because of their immigration status.
The dangers of being Black and pregnant during a global health pandemic
May 20, 2020
Already facing a health care system plagued with racism and implicit bias, Black mothers are fighting for compassionate care.
Are we pushing to reopen Texas too soon?
May 20, 2020
Texas AFL-CIO President Rick Levy joins FOX 7 to discuss what concerns are top-of-mind for workers as Texas begins to reopen.
Now is the time for Texas to consider the taxable benefits of marijuana
May 19, 2020
Legalization is going to happen sooner or later, so it might as well be now to help us through this pandemic.
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!
Reopening Texas safely
May 13, 2020
Progress Texas Senior Strategist Glenn W. Smith joins FOX 7 to discuss Fauci's warning about reopening too quickly and how Texas can avoid going backward by following the guidelines and fostering cooperation between the state and local officials.
No one should lose their home for staying at home
May 13, 2020
Texans need rental assistance to survive a global pandemic — and unemployment.
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!
The Railroad Commission has nothing to do with railroads - and everything to do with our environment
May 7, 2020
Democrat Chrysta Castañeda is running to change its name, and the way it does business.
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.
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.
Texas college students are taking care of their communities while navigating COVID-19
April 28, 2020
While waiting on state lawmakers to make decisions, students are taking matters into their own hands by creating mutual aid networks.
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.
Progress Texas Happy Hour with Gina Ortiz Jones
April 24, 2020
Join Congressional candidate Gina Ortiz Jones (TX-23) & Progress Texas Executive Director Ed Espinoza for a discussion on the campaign in TX-23, leadership during the COVID-19 pandemic, & more!
