Texas Face Off: Trump's proposed budget slashes millions from Medicare to fund a wall
March 12, 2019
Ed Espinoza, Executive Director for Progress Texas, joins KVUE to talk about how the President and his proposed budget will rob Americans from education funding and Medicare access.
FOX 7 Discussion: Trump's budget proposal fixates on border wall and NOT Americans
March 11, 2019
Tara Pohlmeyer, Communications Associate at Progress Texas, discusses why Texans don't need - or want - a wall that would steal away their land and much needed resources that could better the community. We need Texas lawmakers to stand up for an America where everyone gets a fair opportunity.
FOX 7 Discussion: Blocking Trump's national emergency
March 4, 2019
Manny Garcia, Executive Director, of the Texas Democratic Party, joined Mike Warren on FOX 7 Austin to discuss next steps for blocking Trump's fake national emergency.
FOX 7 Discussion: Democrats blocking Trump's national emergency declaration
February 25, 2019
The U.S. House is set to vote on a resolution Tuesday to try and block Trump's declaration of a national emergency on the southern border. Trump's actions are an overreach of his power and illegal.
Best of the Week: Fight voter suppression, no border wall, & Angela Paxton
February 22, 2019
On Best of the Week, Charlie Bonner and Tara Pohlmeyer discuss the latest in the Texas Secretary of State scandal, Trump's border "emergency," and other news.
Texas Face Off: States ban together against Trump's border emergency declaration
February 19, 2019
Trump's border emergency declaration is unconstitutional, unnecessary, and harmful to border communities. Communications Associate Tara Pohlmeyer spoke to KVUE about why we're continuing to say: #NoBorderWall.
FOX 7 Discussion: Democrats vow to fight Trump's false national emergency claim
February 18, 2019
Trump's national "emergency" is unnecessary, unconstitutional, and hurtful to those who call the border home. We do not need a wall.
Best of the Week: Safe borders, voting rights, and Black History Month
February 15, 2019
Advocacy Director Sam Robles and Communications Associate Tara Pohlmeyer discuss the border “emergency,” voter suppression, and Black History Month.
KVUE Face Off: El Paso rally, no border wall, and voter suppression in Texas
February 12, 2019
Communications Associate Tara Pohlmeyer joined KVUE to talk about this week in Texas politics, including the March for Truth in El Paso, how we don't need a border wall, and why David Whitley shouldn't be confirmed for Secretary of State.
FOX 7 Discussion: Comprehensive immigration reform is the next step for progressives
February 12, 2019
While we've avoided a government shutdown, comprehensive immigration reform is the only solution moving forward for the United States. FOX 7 Austin's Rebecca Thomas talked with Progress Texas Executive Director Ed Espinoza and Travis County GOP Executive Director Spencer Davis about the border wall.
The border wall is really a smoke screen
February 7, 2019
What's Donald Trump trying to distract us from this time?
Special Report: The Cracks in Trump's Border Wall
February 7, 2019
Check out all of our blogs on the border wall and Trump's latest attempts to erect his monument to racism.
FOX 7 Discussion: We do not need a national emergency declaration from Trump
February 4, 2019
"I don't know any children that are creating a national emergency at our border," says Immigration Attorney Pooja Sethi.
Best of the Week: Voter rolls, border walls, & #txlege
February 1, 2019
Advocacy Director Sam Robles and Legislative Fellow Wesley Story discuss No Border Wall, the Texas voter rolls, and education at 2019 Texas Legislature in this week's Best of the Week.
FOX 7 Discussion: Lawmakers must push for comprehensive immigration reform
January 30, 2019
We should let the bipartisan committee do its job and keep Americans in mind, not the President’s demands. We need comprehensive immigration reform as soon as possible.
Trump is using federal workers as pawns in his political games
January 25, 2019
The president continues to play games with people’s lives in exchange for an ineffective, unpopular, racist border wall.
I grew up crossing the border every day to go to school
January 23, 2019
Voices of the border will not be drowned out by political debates.
Trump’s inhumane border wall threatens fragile ecosystems
January 22, 2019
The American taxpayer is going to foot the bill for a $15 billion environmental wrecking ball.
KVUE Face Off: The impact of Trump's government shutdown
January 22, 2019
Donald Trump should end this government shutdown and work on a real immigration reform solution, rather than using federal works and DREAMers as pawns. Texas AFL-CIO Secretary-Treasurer Montserrat Garibay joins KVUE's Face Off to discuss the impact of Trump's government shutdown.
Best of the Week: No border wall & #txlege bills filed so far
January 18, 2019
This week our Advocacy Director Sam Robles and Membership Coordinator Charlie Bonner are discussing #txlege, our #NoBorderWall campaign, and ways to take action!
