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Early voting starts in less than two weeks here in Texas, and it seems the Texas GOP has still not finalized their platform from their 2020 convention. When you visit the 2020 Texas GOP Convention page , the section where the Google Doc for their platform is located reads “Documents in process for...

September 2, 2020

Climate change isn’t coming to Texas — it’s already here.

Last week, for the first time on record, the Gulf of Mexico saw two hurricanes at the same time: Hurricane Laura, a category 4, and Hurricane Marco. Last year, Hurricane Harvey set a record for the wettest storm on record in the U.S. At the same time,...

August 31, 2020

Texas colleges have a responsibility to slow the spread

Last month, The New York Times published a report on the colleges and universities with the highest number of COVID-19 cases in the nation. Of the colleges reporting cases, the University of Texas at Austin was ranked first, followed by Texas A&M...

August 26, 2020

Democrats need 9 seats to flip the Texas House. Here are 22 opportunities.

Across the nation, all eyes are on Texas this year. With Joe Biden leading Trump in many polls , there’s one question on everyone’s mind: will this be the year Texas turns blue? While delivering Texas for Biden is an exciting possibility, we have an even...

August 25, 2020

Texas Republicans are so scared of the ballot box they’re turning on one another because of it

Elections

Health Care

TX Legislature

Conservative leaders and two Republican candidates have filed a lawsuit to block Gov. Greg Abbott’s order that extended early voting by an additional six days for the November election. Abbott’s decision to extend early voting was a safety measure for...

August 24, 2020

Spare us the ‘law and order’ hyperbole

Accountability

Justice

This article originally appeared in the Austin American-Statesman. Reprinted with permission. When the president of the United States promotes an extremist view that American cities are so dangerous they should be left to “rot,” as President Donald Trump...

August 24, 2020

It’s time for the Confederates at the Capitol to go

Accountability

Justice

TX Legislature

In 2016, the Texas Legislative Black Caucus unveiled the African-American History Memorial at the Texas State Capitol, the culmination of a 20-year effort to memorialize Black history on Capitol grounds. The 30-foot long memorial captures the Black...

August 20, 2020

Practical abortion support for Texans during COVID-19

Abortion Access

Health Care

TX Legislature

For many people seeking an abortion, the process isn’t nearly as simple as getting from point A to point B. Abortion restrictions in Texas cause huge rifts in our every day lives, especially when there are no nearby clinics, leaving many with no choice...

August 19, 2020

Democratic Party heavyweights at the DNC

Elections

Progress Texas Executive Director Ed Espinoza joins FOX 7 to discuss the Democratic Party luminaries who will speak on the night that Kamala Harris accepts her nomination.

August 18, 2020

Governor Abbott disregards local control

Accountability

Justice

Progress Texas Senior Strategist Glenn W. Smith joins FOX 7 to discuss Governor Abbott's response to Austin City Council's recent budget cuts to the Austin Police Department.

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