Saving lives is the main political mission
June 5, 2018
Health care. Education. Jobs. Honest government. Don’t starve the kids or leave them targets of madmen with guns. Don’t abandon pregnant women. Treat all humans with dignity and respect.
It’s a dog-eat-dog world for paid sick leave in Austin
May 17, 2018
Hourly workers struggle from paycheck to paycheck without breaks — unless they’re sick too long; then, they’re fired.
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Progress Texas: 2017 By the Numbers
December 20, 2017
Our biggest stories of the year
Health care either a fight or a right
November 15, 2017
If mental health is priority, then we need to back ACA
Texas Representative Works to Solve Maternal Mortality
August 1, 2017
For Texas Rep. Shawn Thierry addressing the state's maternal death crisis is a personal issue – she nearly died while giving birth to her daughter.
Ted Cruz Meets Betrayal
July 28, 2017
Betrayal is when you represent the state with the highest rate of uninsured in the nation
Here Are All the Awful Bills Texas Lt. Governor Dan Patrick Passed in a Week
July 28, 2017
Lt. Governor Dan Patrick, at Governor Abbott’s behest, orchestrated a cruel act of political theater with very real and devastating consequences on Texans’ lives.
The Importance of Planting Lightning Rods
July 28, 2017
The ACA wasn't saved overnight – it happened after seven months of sustained progressive resistance.
Perry blames Texas maternal mortality on Black women
July 24, 2017
In a public hearing, State Sen. Charles Perry put the blame on Black women for Texas' maternal mortality crisis. Black women in Texas face the greatest risk of dying after childbirth — a rate nearly three times higher than that of white women.
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Open Letter to Gov. Abbott and Texas Lawmakers: An Attack on Any Texan Is An Attack on All Texans
June 21, 2017
36 groups representing diverse voices across the state denounce the extreme politics driving the Texas legislative agenda and vow to fight back.
Reproductive Justice Group Challenges Legislature to Address Maternal Mortality of Black Women
May 26, 2017
Amidst inaction in prioritizing Texas’ maternal mortality crisis this legislative session, The Afiya Center released a groundbreaking report on the state of Black women in Texas with a briefing at the Capitol.
GOP Plan Would Continue Decades of Expensive Health Care
May 14, 2017
We’ll be poorer. We’ll be sicker. We’ll die sooner.
Texas GOP Congressmen Sessions and Culberson Vote to Strip Health Care from Millions of Texans
May 5, 2017
Imperiled incumbents Sessions and Culberson threw the lives and health of Texans under the bus, and Congressman Will Hurd did nothing to stop them.
Trumpcare: A Hateful Spectacle
May 5, 2017
It was a hateful spectacle unlike anything this writer has ever seen. U.S. House Republicans were partying their butts off, gleefully celebrating their vote to deny health care to millions of their fellow Americans.
GOP Health Care Disaster: Texas Congressional Breakdown
March 24, 2017
A breakdown of how many Texans could lose health insurance coverage per congressional district under the GOP health care plan.
FOX 7: GOP Healthcare Analysis
March 13, 2017
Non-partisan analysts with the congressional budget office have released their report on estimated costs and projected coverage for the GOP's proposed healthcare plan. Our own Glenn Smith weighed in on the issue.
The Fight for Women’s Economic Security in Texas Continues
February 14, 2017
Without economic security, women face unnecessary hardship as they work to provide for the needs of their families.
The GOP Votes for Suffering
January 9, 2017
Congressional Republicans and their co-conspirators around the country are slobbering all over themselves at the prospect of repealing Obamacare.
FOX 7 Debates: Dismantling Obamacare
January 3, 2017
Republicans are hoping to dismantle the Affordable Care Act as soon as possible. Glenn Smith from Progress Texas explains why that's probably a bad idea...
