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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August 30, 2011
Voice your concerns to Rep. Canseco
Tea Party darling, Representative Francisco Canseco, is hosting a "Congress on Your Corner" in the outskirts of San Antonio tomorrow, Wednesday, August 31 at 4:00pm . Last week Rep. Canseco was called out by the San Antonio Express, KSAT, WOAI and...
August 29, 2011
Progressives stand up to Quico Canseco, Joe Barton and Jeb Hensarling
If 2010 can be described as the year of Tea Party outrage, 2012 is quickly shaping up as a year of progressive outrage. Don't believe me? Look no further than August town hall meetings in Texas.
August 25, 2011
Texas Schools in Dire Straits, Perry and Conservatives Have Other Ideas
“Far too few of [Texas] high school graduates are actually prepared to go on to college . . . I feel very, very badly for the children there.” Those were the recent sentiments expressed by the Sec. of Education Arne Duncan on state of public education in...
August 19, 2011
Perry walks back his HPV vaccine stance
Rick Perry has reversed his stance on the HPV vaccine mandate he attempted to impose on Texas 6th grade girls through an executive order in 2007.
August 18, 2011
Organizers of The Response push voter mobilization
I just got an email from Don Wildmon, Founder of American Family Association (AFA). You might know AFA as the bigoted and controversial sponsor of Rick Perry's The Response who in November 2010 was named a Hate Group by the Southern Poverty Law Center.
August 13, 2011
Voter ID Submitted to the DOJ
The discriminatory Voter ID law passed this session by the Texas Legislature has been submitted to the DOJ for preclearance. This is the final step before the law can be enforced across the state.
August 5, 2011
Rick Perry cut Pre-K for over 100,000 children
Rick Perry cut Pre-K for over 100,000 children. Sadly, The Austin American Statesman's PolitiFact doesn't see it that way and they are wrong. Progress Texas stands by the facts. Rick Perry supported the conservative budget that eliminated the Pre-K Early...
August 4, 2011
TLCV's 2011 Legislative Scorecard Released
Today, the Texas League of Conservation Voters unveiled our 2011 Legislative Scorecard and named select state lawmakers to our best and worst legislators’ list.
August 2, 2011
Why Democracy Is Public: The American Dream Beats the Nightmare
Democracy, in the American tradition, has been defined by a simple morality: We Americans care about our fellow citizens, we act on that care and build trust, and we do our best not just for ourselves, our families, and our friends and neighbors . . .