5 key takeaways from Robert Mueller’s testimony
July 24, 2019
We listened to hours of testimony from Robert Mueller so that you don’t have to. Here are some of the most important takeaways.
FOX 7 Discussion: Robert Mueller set to testify before Congress
July 23, 2019
Texas Democratic Party Communications Director Abhi Rahman joins FOX 7 Austin to discuss how Americans need the full Mueller report, and how there has been obstruction of justice.
Texas Face Off: Trump's new asylum laws are illegal
July 16, 2019
Immigration Attorney Pooja Sethi joins KVUE's Texas Face Off to speak the truth about our immigration policies and reiterate that seeking asylum is a legal right.
FOX 7 Discussion: New asylum rule against domestic law
July 16, 2019
Texas Immigration Attorney Pooja Sethi joins FOX 7 Austin to discuss Trump's asylum rules and restrictions, and how they go against domestic law.
LIVE: 2020 census chat with Progress Texas
July 15, 2019
Join Progress Texas Advocacy Director Sam Robles and Communications Associate Wesley Story as they discuss the importance of the 2020 census, including the latest Supreme Court decision.
Heads we win, tails you lose: The high court’s attack on voters
July 15, 2019
Hard-to-meet voter ID standards, restrictive voter suppression rules, some of the most extreme gerrymandering in the nation – all have been employed by Republicans to build a wall against voters they assume will oppose them.
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.
FOX 7 Discussion: Conservative attacks on Affordable Care Act
July 10, 2019
Texas Democratic Party Legislative Affairs Director Glen Maxey joins FOX 7 Austin to discuss the latest case against the Affordable Care Act and how it may negatively impact Texans' health care coverage.
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.
Partisan gerrymandering undermines our democracy
June 27, 2019
The Supreme Court’s partisan gerrymandering ruling ignores basic fairness in elections.
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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: Gun reform in 2019
June 4, 2019
Ed Scruggs, board member and spokesperson for Texas Gun Sense, joins FOX 7 Austin to discuss the state of Virginia's plan for gun reform after a tragic event, and what policies could provide solutions.
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How progressives won the 2019 Texas Legislative Session
June 3, 2019
Because of your votes during the 2018 midterms, we made progress from voting rights, to abortion access, to health care.
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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.
Dan Patrick objects to passing marijuana bill in Texas Senate
April 30, 2019
Texans want marijuana reform, but Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick and Gov. Greg Abbott are standing in the way of any real progress.
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.
