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Immigration: The first sign of relief from a terrible policy

On Feb. 25th, a group of 27 migrants were finally allowed to cross the Matamoros, MX/Brownsville,TX border in order to continue with their asylum proceedings here in the US. This group’s crossing marks the first time in over a year that migrants seeking asylum can do so within the US, since the...

October 25, 2012

Yes on Travis County's Proposition 1!

Health Care

The battle over Travis County’s Proposition 1, which would help to support a new medical center in Austin, has become fierce. Here, we lay out why voting yes for Proposition 1 is a good thing for Austin and Texas. First of all, Proposition 1 does not go...

October 24, 2012

Get Out The Vote In Texas - Make Calls Today

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Now that early vote has begun, we need your help getting out the vote here in Texas. Make a difference by calling unlikely voters in Texas and encourage them to join you and me and the millions of Texans who make their voice heard every election. They won...

October 24, 2012

VOTER ALERT: Hospital System With Ties to Bain Capital Opposes Travis County's Prop 1

Health Care

According to today's Austin American-Statesman , St. David's Healthcare, the second-largest hospital system in Central Texas, announced Tuesday that it opposes Proposition 1 -- the effort to keep Austin's family healthy. Normally putting stockholders...

October 18, 2012

TX-14 Republican Candidate Randy Weber Raised $22,500 in Illegal Funds

Accountability

Texas Tea Party Republican Randy Weber has raised $22,500 in illegal funds for his general election campaign in the TX-14 Congressional race against Democrat Nick Lampson. Weber has broken the law - he needs to return the funds immediately, not wait until...

October 17, 2012

THE MUSLIMS ARE COMING!

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This Friday we are going to premiere The Muslims Are Coming! It’s a docu-comedy that follows a group of Muslim-American comedians as they travel around the country to do shows, meet locals, and do their solidest to get rid of the super annoying and...

October 16, 2012

Watch The Presidential Debate With Us!

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Join us TONIGHT for a Presidential Debate Watch Party hosted in partnership with the University Democrats on the University of Texas at Austin Campus. The event is free and we will be providing pizza and drinks. Presidential Debate Watch Party Hosted in...

October 16, 2012

The Staggering Scope and Injustice of Transgender Discrimination in Texas

LGBTQIA+

Released this week, a study by the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force and the National Center for Transgender Equality , reports on the specific experiences of transgender and gender non-conforming individuals here in the Lone Star State. The results are...

October 15, 2012

George Lakoff is coming to Dallas on October 19th

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Progress Texas, in partnership with the Dallas Democratic Forum, is excited to announce two events on Friday, October 19th in the Dallas area with leading thinker, professor and author George Lakoff. George Lakoff is a University of California Berkeley...

October 10, 2012

Mark Shelton Opposes Ending Rape Kit Backlog

Accountability

Texas Tea Party Republican Mark Shelton is running for State Senate against Democrat Wendy Davis in SD-10. Rep. Shelton is one of the most extreme Republicans in the Legislature, going so far as to be one of only 8 Democrats or Republicans in the entire...