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Toplines and Key Points: The Delta variant of COVID-19 poses a severe risk to unvaccinated individuals, who make up half of all Texans. Gov. Greg Abbott has taken away important health and safety measures that local governments, schools, and businesses could use to slow the spread, including...

April 16, 2013

TX GOP Congressman Compares Gun Laws to Internment Camps

Accountability

Just when you thought the fearmongering over common sense gun violence legislation couldn't get any more absurd - Representative Steve Stockman (R-TX) has taken it to a whole new level by comparing the work of Demand an Action and gun safety advocates to...

April 16, 2013

The Democrats are coming!

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Attorney General Greg Abbott is preparing for an "assault" on Texas that he claims is even more dangerous than North Korea. Battlegound Texas . "One thing that requires ongoing vigilance is the reality that the state of Texas is coming under a new  ...

April 14, 2013

Who Supports Medicaid Expansion in Texas?

Health Care

Progress Texas, in coordination with Texas Well & Healthy , has compiled a list of major organizations , chambers of commerce, and local and county governments that have stated their support for expanding Medicaid in Texas. We will update the list as...

April 12, 2013

Head of Texas Oil & Gas Industry Threatens Noose for Those Who Vote For Background Checks

Accountability

The head of Texas' Oil & Gas Industry, Barry Smitherman, sent out a disturbing tweet through social media that depicted a photo of a threatening noose with the word "TREASON" above for those U.S. Senators that voted for background checks for purchases...

April 11, 2013

My Tax Dollars Pay for WHAT?!?!

Accountability

Progress Texas is proud to announce a new campaign to increase revenue in our state so we can better invest in our future. The campaign, which starts today and will likely last for years (more details below), is built around a simple idea: we need to...

April 9, 2013

Woohoo! Bill to cut early-voting period likely to be pulled

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Woohoo! HB 2093 - that would have cut early voting - will likely be pulled according to the Texas Tribune : A bill that would slash the number of days allowed for early voting is likely to be pulled after scathing testimony Monday from opponents who said...

April 5, 2013

Greg Abbott Doesn't Want Fair Remedial Redistricting Maps

Justice

Attorney General Greg Abbott either doesn’t understand the Constitution, or just doesn’t care. In the last week, he has rejected the separation of church and state - a founding American principal - and has called for making the 2011 interim redistricting...

April 5, 2013

They want to do what?

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UPDATE - Read the letter signed by 33 state and national groups opposing this legislation below! This coming Monday, April 8 th , three bills will be heard in the Texas House Elections Committee that might leave observers scratching their heads in wonder...

April 5, 2013

12 Texas House Members Stand Up to Vote "No" on the Budget

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Late Thursday night, the Texas House voted out their version of the state budget - and it was just as disappointing as the Senate's version that passed a few weeks prior . While an amendment was added to prohibit vouchers, the House budget failed to...