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Organizations working to make Texas a better place in 2019
July 17, 2019
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FOX 7 Discussion: Trump's racist comments
July 15, 2019
Trump's comments are racist, plain and simple. Trump built his 2016 campaign around racism and he’s doing it again in 2020. All Texas lawmakers, including Republicans, should speak out against this racist attack.
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: Court rules Trump cannot block users on Twitter
July 9, 2019
Progress Texas Communications Manager Tara Pohlmeyer joined FOX 7 Austin to discuss the latest ruling saying President Donald Trump's Twitter account is a public forum.
10 standout moments from the June #DemDebate
June 28, 2019
The biggest challenge for Democratic Presidential candidates is standing out in the crowded field.
Texas Face Off: Texas is a battleground state
June 18, 2019
Progress Texas Communications Manager Tara Pohlmeyer joins KVUE's weekly segment to discuss the recent polling numbers in Texas and how Democrats are making gains.
FOX 7 Discussion: Recent polls show Texas is a battleground state
June 17, 2019
Progress Texas Executive Director Ed Espinoza joins FOX 7 Austin to discuss the recent polls showing Donald Trump and John Cornyn struggling in the state.
FOX 7 Discussion: Impeachment proceedings & 2020
June 11, 2019
Progress Texas Senior Strategist Glenn W. Smith joins FOX 7 Austin to discuss U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's approach to impeachment proceedings, and what could happen heading into 2020.
FOX 7 Discussion: Chinese tariffs are a tax on everyday Americans
May 13, 2019
Abhi Rahman, Communications Director at the Texas Democratic Party joined FOX 7 Austin to talk about the negative impact Trump's tariff plan would have on working-class Americans.
FOX 7 Discussion: The case for impeaching Attorney General Barr
May 6, 2019
Glenn W. Smith, Senior Strategist at Progress Texas, joined FOX 7 Austin to talk about why Congress should hold Trump's Attorney General, William Barr, in contempt of Congress for lying to the American public.
FOX 7 Discussion: Trump & the Mueller Report
April 22, 2019
Glenn Smith, our Senior Strategist here at Progress Texas, joined FOX 7 Austin to discuss the Mueller report and what a potential impeachment procedure would look like for the country. The president was NOT exonerated by the report and must be held accountable by Congress.
FOX 7 Discussion: Texas is a battleground state
April 9, 2019
Ed Espinoza, Executive Director at Progress Texas, joins FOX 7 Austin to talk about the DCCC and Texas' new status as a battleground state.
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.
Texas Face Off: Teacher Raises & Nancy Pelosi's Voter Reform
March 5, 2019
Ed Espinoza, Executive Director at Progress Texas, discusses the Texas Senate's unanimous decision to give teachers raises and the "For the People Act" from Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Rep. Lloyd Doggett.
FOX 7 Discussion: Cohen's testimony and what it means for Trump
February 27, 2019
Our Executive Director Ed Espinoza joined FOX 7 Austin to discuss what Michael Cohen's testimony means for Trump and the ongoing investigations surrounding him.
Black History Month: Texans making history right now
February 25, 2019
Martin Luther King, Jr. and Rosa Parks made history, and inspired a generation of leaders to keep making history today.
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.
