Diana Gómez testifies to protect abortion care
Progress Texas Advocacy Manager testified before the Texas House Public Health Committee against anti-abortion bill HB 3760 which would restrict abortion for Texans across the state.
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April 7, 2021
Bottom line: Vaccines save lives
Progress Texas Senior Strategist Glenn W. Smith joins FOX 7 to discuss vaccine passports, the role we all play in saving lives, and the necessity for Texans to take this responsibility seriously
April 6, 2021
Major brands send a message: Voter suppression is bad for business
With major anti-democracy bills advancing through the Texas Legislature, Republicans have shown that they don’t care about Texans or our economy, as long as they can suppress our right to vote. Senate Bill 7 and House Bill 6 are dangerous bills that limit...
April 5, 2021
The NCAA should stand up to the Jim Crow Caucus
Progress Texas Executive Director Ed Espinoza joins FOX 7 the business community’s response to voter suppression laws in Texas and why the NCAA needs to pull games from Texas.
March 31, 2021
10 Texas bills that champion LGBTQIA+ rights
The passage of the Equality Act in the US House of Representatives last month highlighted the great need for non-discrimination protections for LGBTQIA+ individuals across all sectors, including housing, employment, credit, education, public spaces and...
March 30, 2021
Discriminatory bills in Texas would deny rights to trans kids
After the failure of the “bathroom bill” in 2017 , Republican legislators are back again with a new slate of transphobic bills targeting trans youth in Texas. Several bills have been filed that attack gender-affirming healthcare and trans youth...
March 25, 2021
3 positive changes to keep as we come out of the pandemic
It’s been slightly over a year since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, and with Biden’s successful vaccination program, Texans are close to returning back to their pre-pandemic lives. All of us are excited to return back to normal. But as we emerge...
March 24, 2021
Congress must act to stop mass shootings
Texas Gun Sense Board Member Ed Scruggs joins FOX 7 to discuss the problems with current gun laws and why Congress needs to act to prevent future mass shootings.
March 23, 2021
Jim Crow comes to Texas
Progress Texas Executive Director Ed Espinoza joins FOX 7 to discuss Texas Republicans' latest assault on Texan voting rights and their attempt to bring Jim Crow to Texas.
March 22, 2021
Republican blame game at the southern border
No Border Wall Co-Founder Tricia Cortez joins FOX 7 to discuss the manufactured crisis at the border and set the record straight.