Diana Gómez testifies to protect abortion care
Progress Texas Advocacy Manager testified before the Texas House Public Health Committee against anti-abortion bill HB 3760 which would restrict abortion for Texans across the state.
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December 17, 2020
6 Texans that could join Joe Biden in Washington
Now that Biden has officially won the election some three dozen times, he is hard at work building his team in Washington. But, and correct me if I’m wrong here, as of December 17, 2020, we have yet to see mention of any Texans who might join him. So we’...
December 17, 2020
Top 10 Best and Worst Texans of 2020
This dumpster fire of a year had everything: a pandemic, an economic crisis, even political violence. But there were also some heroes along the way that helped us get through it. As we get ready to kick 2020 to the curb, here’s our annual look back on the...
December 15, 2020
Republicans hold up aid as hungry Texans wait hours in line for food
Texas made national headlines back in November and in April , when thousands of cars lined up at food distribution events. And as the coronavirus pandemic goes on and Texas Republican officials have failed to provide aid or leadership, millions of Texans...
December 15, 2020
Mitch McConnell finally accepts the election
Progress Texas Senior Strategist Glenn W. Smith joins FOX 7 to discuss Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell's action in congratulating Biden and Harris and whether it will impact the rest of his party.
December 14, 2020
Will Americans take the COVID-19 vaccine?
Progress Texas Senior Strategist Glenn W. Smith joins FOX 7 to discuss why he believes the American people will take the COVID-19 vaccine to protect themselves, their families, and their communities.
December 14, 2020
Medicaid expansion is a moral imperative
This article originally appeared in the Austin American-Statesman. Reprinted with permission. In her short story, “The Ones Who Walked Away From Omelas,” Ursula K. Le Guin imagined a city of perpetual peace and harmony. There was only one catch. The...
December 10, 2020
Texas is broke. Reforming marijuana laws could help bridge our deficit.
Almost every day, someone’s name winds up in print, citing an overdose from pill addiction. As a whole, the United States loses almost 80,000 people to pills annually, and for some folks, they’re advocating for a better way to deal with pain, along with...
December 9, 2020
Trump continues his claims of voter fraud
Progress Texas Executive Director Ed Espinoza joins FOX 7 to discuss the lasting damage that will come from Trump's continued attempts to overturn the 2020 election.
December 8, 2020
Betsy DeVos won’t be missed. Here are some of her policies that need to be reversed.
In the four years Trump served in office, and with a high cabinet member turnover rate , Betsy Devos managed to stay in her role as Secretary of Education for the entirety of his term. That left her with plenty of time to create and enact harmful policies...