TX Legislature
Following the Supreme Court’s LGBTQ ruling, Texas still needs a statewide nondiscrimination law
June 16, 2020
Texas should expand the protections guaranteed by the Supreme Court’s LGBTQ workplace discrimination ruling by passing a statewide nondiscrimination law.
Tips for protesting in Texas
June 11, 2020
Protesting is our right, but because of law enforcement’s unethical and violent treatment of protesters, here are some important steps to take to help ensure your safety and security.
Progress Texas Happy Hour with Sara Stapleton Barrera
June 5, 2020
Join Texas Senate candidate Sara Stapleton Barrera & Progress Texas Communications Director Tara Pohlmeyer for a discussion on the race for SD 27, police violence, health care during COVID-19, & more.
After Texas’ month-long block, what does abortion care look like during COVID-19?
June 4, 2020
A global pandemic is not the time to restrict access to time-sensitive and essential health care, and yet, that’s exactly what Gov. Greg Abbott and indicted-AG Ken Paxton did when they blocked most abortions in the state, denouncing it as non-essential.
How Texas laws fail to hold police accountable
June 3, 2020
Texas has a shameful history of police brutality, and unsurprisingly, our laws often prioritize police over the Texans they’re supposed to protect.
Facts about police violence in Texas
June 2, 2020
We must hold law enforcement accountable to protect Black Texans.
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Progressive organizations working to make Texas a better place in 2020
June 1, 2020
Find an issue that’s important to you and join the movement: donate, join lists, volunteer.
An ongoing timeline of Texas vote-by-mail lawsuits in the 2020 election
May 28, 2020
No Texan should be forced to risk their health and safety in order to vote. Here’s a legal timeline of the 2020 vote by mail litigation in Texas.
Only 7 states limit vote-by-mail access based on age. Texas is one of them.
May 21, 2020
A majority of Texas voters agree vote-by-mail should be made available for everyone.
Now is the time for Texas to consider the taxable benefits of marijuana
May 19, 2020
Legalization is going to happen sooner or later, so it might as well be now to help us through this pandemic.
Texans shouldn’t have to risk death to vote
May 18, 2020
Texas Republicans are telling Texans that if they want to participate in democracy, they must risk death.
No one should lose their home for staying at home
May 13, 2020
Texans need rental assistance to survive a global pandemic — and unemployment.
An ongoing list of Ken Paxton’s questionable, and quite possibly illegal, actions during the COVID-19 crisis
May 12, 2020
For someone whose job is enforcing the law, indicted-Attorney General Ken Paxton sure does like to flout it.
The Railroad Commission has nothing to do with railroads - and everything to do with our environment
May 7, 2020
Democrat Chrysta Castañeda is running to change its name, and the way it does business.
How many lives is (a possibility of) “boosting” the economy worth? Texas conservatives are misleading the public.
May 6, 2020
Gov. Abbott has discussed how a spike in infection rates will occur because of increased testing, but has been less clear about the repercussions of reopening.
Death and taxes, pandemics and politics
May 4, 2020
Keeping local governments on their knees will not help Texans get back on their feet.
Progress Texas Happy Hour with Chrysta Castañeda
May 1, 2020
Join Texas Railroad Commission candidate Chrysta Castañeda & Progress Texas Communications Manager Tara Pohlmeyer for a live discussion on the ongoing campaign, Texas energy, our climate crisis, leadership during the COVID-19 pandemic, & more!
We asked Texans about their concerns over reopening the state. Here’s what they told us.
May 1, 2020
Many worry that opening too soon runs the risk of facing a second shutdown in the near future.
Medicaid expansion could give insurance to over one million Texans
April 29, 2020
All it would take is Gov. Greg Abbott’s signature.
Voters file age discrimination lawsuit over Texas vote-by-mail law
April 29, 2020
While Texas allows no-excuse vote by mail for voters aged 65 and older, there are restrictions for everyone else.
