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Organizations working to make Texas a better place in 2019
July 17, 2019
Find an issue that’s important to you and join the movement: donate, join lists, volunteer.
Special Report: Fighting for Fair and Full Representation in the 2020 Census
July 16, 2019
Check out all of our content on the 2020 census and Trump's efforts to intimidate immigrants with citizenship data.
TIMELINE: The citizenship question & the 2020 census
July 12, 2019
Progressives will fight back against Trump’s overreach for citizenship data.
FOX 7 Discussion: Trump furthers anti-immigrant agenda with request for citizenship data
July 11, 2019
Progress Texas Advocacy Director Sam Robles joined FOX 7 Austin to talk about Trump's latest executive order to have U.S. Departments share citizenship data, instead of adding a question to the 2020 census.
10 standout moments from the June #DemDebate
June 28, 2019
The biggest challenge for Democratic Presidential candidates is standing out in the crowded field.
The census is safe... for now
June 27, 2019
The U.S. Supreme Court rejected the reasoning for adding a citizenship question, but has not ruled it unconstitutional.
LGBTQIA+ immigrants are here, standing up against Trump’s racist immigration policies
June 26, 2019
Thousands of Central Americans are escaping violence, while Trump’s immigration policies are hurting those detained and threatening those that are a part of our communities.
Election 2020: Julián Castro vs. Beto O'Rourke during first Democratic debate
June 26, 2019
Progress Texas Communications Manager Tara Pohlmeyer joins KXAN, along with Texas Democratic Party Executive Director Manny Garcia, to discuss Julián Castro and Beto O'Rourke's performance and sparring during the first Democratic debate.
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2019 Progressive Power Report
June 24, 2019
Progress Texas continues to build progressive power in Texas. This year, we fought for Texas families at the Capitol, and now we’re taking that fight into 2020.
FOX 7 Discussion: SCOTUS decision on 2020 census question
June 19, 2019
Every Texan should be counted in the 2020 census, but conservatives prefer to harm Texas’ federal funding and representation in Congress in an attempt to intimidate immigrant families from participating.
Supreme Court: 5 Decisions We’re Awaiting in June 2019
June 10, 2019
The Court is set to decide some really important cases these next few weeks.
FOX 7 Discussion: Trump threatens tariffs on Mexican imports
June 3, 2019
Constitutional Attorney Justin Nelson joins FOX 7 Austin to discuss Trump's threats of tariffs on Mexican imports, and how they would negatively impact Texans.
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Top Best (& Worst) Moments of the 2019 Texas Legislative Session
May 24, 2019
The 86th Texas legislative session had it’s good moments, but it also had its bad. Here’s a list of the best and worst moments from this year’s session.
FOX 7 Discussion: Trump's assault on asylum seekers
May 1, 2019
Elizabeth Almanza with American Gateways joined FOX 7 Austin to talk about Trump's assault on legal asylum seekers. Seeking asylum is a human right and we must fight to protect immigrant communities from this racist policy.
Texas Face Off: MJ Hegar, the Mueller Report, and local elections
April 23, 2019
Ed Espinoza, Executive Director at Progress Texas, joined KVUE’s weekly political segment to discuss a wide array of topics including MJ Hegar’s run for John Cornyn’s seat in the Senate, the relevance of the Muller report and the importance of the local elections happening across Texas this May 4th.
FOX 7 Discussion: Everyone counts in the 2020 Census
April 23, 2019
Tara Pohlmeyer, our Communications Associate here at Progress Texas, joined FOX 7 Austin to talk about the ridiculous proposal to include the immigration question on the Census engineered to purposely intimidate and undercount the population of Texas. In 2020, everyone should be counted without the fear of migratory repercussions.
Texas Face Off: Trump's instability and Cornyn
April 9, 2019
Abhi Rahman, Communications Director at the Texas Democratic Party, joined KVUE’s weekly political segment to discuss the train wreck that is the unstable Trump administration, followed by Nielsen’s resignation, and also talk about Sen. John Cornyn’s lack of promising stats as the most unliked and least known U.S. politician.
All Texans deserve representation in the 2020 census
April 2, 2019
Every Texan should be counted in the 2020 census, but conservatives prefer to harm Texas’ federal funding and representation in Congress in an attempt to stick it to immigrants.
Texas Face Off: Trump's latest border tantrum
April 2, 2019
Tara Pohlmeyer, Communications Associate at Progress Texas, joined KVUE to discuss the Trump's administration latest scare tactic that once again fails Texans and will hurt the state's economy.
FOX 7 Discussion: Trump's threat to shutdown the border
April 1, 2019
Immigration Attorney Pooja Sethi joined FOX 7 Austin to discuss the monumental impact that a border shutdown will have on the economy and our citizens abroad.
