Governor Abbott reopens Texas
Progress Texas Senior Strategist Glenn W. Smith joins FOX 7 to discuss Governor Abbott's statement announcing the end of COVID-19 precautions and reopening our state.
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July 25, 2012
How We Move Forward Is Up To You
Here at Progress Texas we are taking some time this summer to completely evaluate our organization and create a groundbreaking plan to lead this progressive community into this election season and beyond. To help us better align our efforts with your...
July 20, 2012
District Court's Radical Ruling: Air Belongs to Everyone
Skipping to the end of the July 9 ruling in Angela Bonser-Lain, et al. v. Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) , we find a disappointing but predictable resolution to a state-level suit brought by environmental non-profits and precocious...
July 19, 2012
Domestic Violence: The Latest Subject of Partisan Squabbling
One would think that domestic violence would be an easy subject to agree on, but the poisonous, partisan atmosphere in Congress always manages to surprise us all (or maybe at the point, it fails to surprise us). The Violence Against Women Act (VAWA),...
July 18, 2012
Another Lost Generation
The twenty-somethings are in major trouble. Youth unemployment sits at nearly 50% according to 2011 U.S. Census data. That’s correct: almost one out of two youths between the ages of 16-25 can’t find part-time or full-time work. What we are presently...
July 17, 2012
Seven Tea Party Freshmen Spent More Than $100,000 In Taxpayer Money On Personal Cars
This blog post was orginially posted on ThinkProgress . Though they campaigned on a platform of reducing the deficit and ridding wasteful spending, more than a half-dozen Tea Party congressmen have collectively spent over $100,000 in taxpayer money on...
July 13, 2012
ACA Exchange to Repair Texas Insurance Markets
Ed. note: Now that Rick Perry is surrendering state control of Health Insurance Exchanges to the federal government, it’s important for Texans to know more about how these exchanges will work. The policy briefing below explains how the resulting boost in...
July 12, 2012
First Lady Michelle Obama Announces Major Coordinated Effort to Combat PTSD & TBI
As part of First Lady Michelle Obama and Dr. Jill Biden’s Joining Forces initiative, the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) and the American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine (AACOM) committed to creating a new generation of...
July 12, 2012
Why 60% of Texans Aren't Sure if Dinosaurs and Humans Did Not Live Together
New science standards for the nation are apparently not needed here in Texas. According to Barbara Cargill, the Republican chairwoman of Texas’ State Board of Education, there is a “ zero percent chance ” that Texas will adopt the Next Generation Science...
July 11, 2012
Signed Copy of "Twilight of the Elites" Could Be Yours
UPDATE (July 19, 10:01am): 3 new sustaining donors - 2 to go! If you are the 2rd you will get a signed copy of Chris Hayes' "Twilight of the Elites." UPDATE (July 12, 9:48am): 2 new sustaining donors already - 3 to go! If you are the 3rd you will get a...