FOX 7 Discussion: Paid Sick Leave Legislation
April 15, 2019
Our Advocacy Director, Sam Robles, joined FOX 7 Austin to discuss the necessity of getting the Paid Sick Leave legislation passed in support of the decisions that cities, like Austin, have already made.
Queer lives and the Pursuit of Happiness
April 15, 2019
Gay and trans panic legal defenses devalue queer lives and make every Texan less free.
Texas Face Off: Common sense gun safety
March 26, 2019
Ed Espinoza, Executive Director at Progress Texas, joins KVUE for their political segment to discuss the new advances on common sense gun safety and how detrimental legislation like SB 17, the discriminatory anti-LGBTQIA+ bill, would be to Texas.
At time of ITC fire and chemical spill, state Republicans move to protect the firm and other polluters
March 25, 2019
Ken Paxton is behind bad bills that would limit local governments’ ability to hold polluters accountable.
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Bills we’re watching in the 2019 Texas Legislative Session
January 10, 2019
Our team at Progress Texas has gone through all of the bills filed for the 2019 Texas Legislative session. Some are good, some are bad, and some are just straight up ugly.
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10 Worst and Best Texans of 2018
December 19, 2018
This year, some Texans were naughty. Others were nice. We’ve been making our list and checking it twice. Here are the results.
KVUE Face Off: Anti-BDS law stops Texans from practicing their Constitutional rights
December 18, 2018
The state's 2017 anti-BDS law is intended to stop Texans from practicing their Constitutional rights, and is just another piece of legislation siding with Trump and the Republicans' agenda to further divide our country.
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PODGress Texas: The issues defining the progressive movement in Texas
November 12, 2018
Campaigns come and go, but it’s the issues that drive us – and that’s why we continue working as the voice for a new majority.
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10 Reasons Not to Vote for Greg Abbott
November 5, 2018
Hey Greg, your time is up.
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10 Reasons Not to Vote for Dan Patrick
November 5, 2018
Old man Dan has got to go.
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Don’t vote for indicted Ken Paxton. Need we say more?
November 2, 2018
A list of reasons why indicted Ken needs to go.
10 Reasons Not to Vote for Ted Cruz (As If We Needed More)
October 31, 2018
Spineless Ted needs to go.
PODgress Texas: Why gun reform matters in this election (Episode 6)
October 24, 2018
A podcast for the new majority.
Governor’s school shooting prevention plan misses the mark
October 19, 2018
Following the tragic shooting in Southeast Texas, Governor Abbott rolled out a plan to prevent school shootings—without including gun reform.
O’Rourke was right to speak out on racism
October 16, 2018
Beto O’Rourke was right to speak up, and we should all welcome an open-hearted, eyes-wide-open, public conversation regarding our racial divides.
Powerful sculptures call for common sense gun reform
October 11, 2018
Grieving Parkland dad has created sculptures in memory of his late son, a victim of the February school shooting.
FOX 7 Discussion: Confirmation battle could affect midterm elections
October 8, 2018
Partisan politics have no place in the Supreme Court of the United States. We had a moral obligation to fight against Brett Kavanaugh's confirmation. What's next? "We'll have to beat them at the polls year after year after year in a sustained and aggressive offense."
Kavanaugh has been confirmed. Now what?
October 6, 2018
Your voice is not weakened by today’s vote. If anything, it’s stronger, louder, and more powerful than ever.
Vote Texas Face Off: The stretch to the Texas midterm elections
October 2, 2018
In this week's Vote Texas Face Off, Tara Pohlmeyer of Progress Texas and Sam Pohl of the Republican Party of Texas debate the Senate race between Beto O'Rourke and Ted Cruz, as well as the FBI's investigation into Brett Kavanaugh.
We’re Going to Need a Bigger Boat
October 1, 2018
Is American democracy strong enough to survive its demons?
