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.
Abortion will be a key issue for 2020 voters
July 11, 2019
Support for abortion reaches historically high numbers in the U.S.
Once again, Texas Republicans are trying to take away your health care
July 10, 2019
The Trump administration is again trying to dismantle the ACA and eliminate protections for people with pre-existing conditions with the help of the Texas GOP.
How the war on vaccines diminishes our freedom
July 8, 2019
Just like yield signs facilitate our collective freedom of movement, vaccine requirements facilitate our collective freedom from disease.
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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.
Texas lawmakers are tainting our rainbow
June 17, 2019
We've got a long way to go before we reach full equality, Texas.
FOX 7 Discussion: Property tax reform in Texas
June 12, 2019
Progress Texas Communications Manager Tara Pohlmeyer joins FOX 7 Austin to discuss property tax reform plans and how the state must do more to ensure everyone pays their fair share.
Texas Face Off: School finance reform signed into law
June 11, 2019
Ken Zarifis, Education Austin president, joins KVUE's weekly segment to discuss school finance reform, the passage of House Bill 3, and how it will impact education and property taxes.
Local folks survived the Legislature, but not without real suffering
June 10, 2019
The state continues to limit our communities' local solutions.
FOX 7 Discussion: Texas' attack on local health care providers
June 10, 2019
Sarah Wheat, Chief External Affairs Office at Planned Parenthood Greater Texas, joined FOX 7 Austin to talk about the negative health care effects of Senate Bill 22.
Two more reasons we can't trust Texas Republicans
June 7, 2019
"The Purge is dead, long live the purge!"
FOX 7 Discussion: Gov. Greg Abbott's office called for voter purge
June 5, 2019
Juliet Barbara, Communications Director at Workers Defense Action Fund, joins FOX 7 Austin to discuss the news that Governor Greg Abbott’s office issued the order to purge nearly 100,000 Texas voters from the voter rolls, carried out by then-nominee for Secretary of State, David Whitley.
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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.
How your vote progressed the Texas Legislature in 2019
May 31, 2019
Because progressives showed up to vote in 2018, we changed the Texas legislature for the better and we’re just getting started
Capitol Tonight: Reviewing the 2019 Texas Legislature
May 30, 2019
Progress Texas Advocacy Director Sam Robles joins Capitol Tonight to discuss the wins and losses of the legislative session, and what's to come in 2020.
Capital Coffee Talk: Texas Legislature 2019 Wrap-up
May 28, 2019
The Session is over. On today's Capital Coffee Talk KLRU-TV, Austin PBS's Judy Maggio & KUT Austin's Ben Philpott talk about highs and lows and what bills are heading to the Governor's desk to become law. Then, Progress Texas Executive Director Ed Espinoza joins the Travis County Republican Party's Matt Mackowiak and The LBJ School of Public Affairs' Dr. Victoria DeFrancesco Soto.
Bad luck saved us from worse luck during Texas legislative session
May 28, 2019
While Republican leaders pat themselves on the back, their achievements have more in common with 19th Century phony patent medicines than 21st Century solutions.
Texas Face Off: 2019 Texas Legislative Session Wrap-Up
May 28, 2019
Sam Robles, Advocacy Director of Progress Texas, joined KVUE to talk about the end of the 2019 Texas Legislative Session.
FOX 7 Discussion: Reviewing the 2019 Texas Legislative Session
May 28, 2019
Charlie Bonner from Progress Texas joined FOX 7 Austin to talk about the end of the 2019 Legislative Session and the disappointing bills, especially on allowing discriminatory legislation to be passed by the Republican lawmakers and failing to stick up for ALL Texans.
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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.
