PODgress Texas: Why immigration reform matters in this election (Episode 5)
October 22, 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.
To address mental health, reduce Texas’ uninsured rate
October 19, 2018
87 percent of Texans say that it’s a “top priority” or “important” for the Legislature to work on expanding access to health insurance.
More Money, More Problems
October 3, 2018
Texas elected officials are making big bucks off of gun rights groups, and the effects are clear.
Helen Keller’s smile: On the State Board of Education's textbook antics
October 1, 2018
The Texas State Board of Education recently decided what historical figures should be excluded or included in textbooks.
GOP Voter Suppression: Fighting Cynicism and Indifference (Part IV)
September 26, 2018
Texas Republicans want you to think your vote doesn’t matter. But here’s a hot take: it does.
262. There have been 262 mass shootings in 2018, so far.
September 25, 2018
Lawmakers have done little to stop mass shootings across the U.S., especially in Texas.
The War on Texas Women Continues
September 25, 2018
Texas lawmakers are fighting to defund Planned Parenthood. Again.
Immigrants deserve quality health care
September 25, 2018
Texas officials are more concerned with scoring political points on immigration than taking care of ailing patients.
Texans support Medicaid access
September 25, 2018
Texans support Medicaid access, yet Republican lawmakers continue to dismantle our health care system.
GOP Voter Suppression: A Brief Timeline of Discriminatory Laws and SCOTUS Rulings (Part III)
September 24, 2018
Efforts to take away voting rights can be seen in the laws passed by conservative lawmakers and recent Supreme Court rulings.
GOP Voter Suppression: Texas High Schools and Online Registration (Part II)
September 21, 2018
Support for voting should not be a Democratic or Republican issue. It should just be straight up American.
GOP Voter Suppression: Voter Purging and ID Laws (Part I)
September 19, 2018
Texas Republicans continue to use scare tactics to enforce unnecessary voter laws that keep citizens from voting.
FOX 7 Discussion: After Texas Senate District 19 election, we must vote
September 19, 2018
After the District 19 state senate seat special election, Progress Texas Executive Director Ed Espinoza explains that there are two lessons for Democrats:
1. No one is going to do it for us. We must vote.
2. Candidates have to have a strong message.
Is deja vu covered under the Affordable Care Act?
September 18, 2018
Texas Republicans are in court, again, fighting to dismantle health care protections.
Trust Women, Not Republican Tricks
September 18, 2018
Republican supported Crisis Pregnancy Centers attempt to trick pregnant women out of receiving quality health care.
A win for women's rights: Judge issues a permanent injunction against fetal tissue law
September 5, 2018
Another law designed to shame and stigmatize patients and health care providers by infringing on their personal liberties and beliefs has been struck down.
The sad ABCs of the Texas’ A-F school ratings
August 28, 2018
The leadership of the Republican Party in Texas and around the country is hell-bent on ending public education as we know it and replacing it with private corporations that will get rich on our tax dollars while educating fewer of our children.
Texas Blue County Voters Need to Run Up the Score in 2018
August 8, 2018
We know by now that Texas is a low turnout state - but you might not realize where that low turnout most often takes place: blue counties.
