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Redistricting feels rigged, but We The People can overcome. Learn more about your voting rights in the upcoming election with Texas Civil Rights Project and @commoncausetexas.bsky.social, everywhere you stream Progress Texas Podcasts.
September 14, 2026 at 11:56 PM
Redistricting feels rigged, but We The People can overcome. Learn more about your voting rights in the upcoming election with Texas Civil Rights Project and @commoncausetexas.bsky.social, everywhere you stream Progress Texas Podcasts.
While all former presidents attend the memorial for one of the most devastating events in our nation’s history, Donald Trump would rather be at his own ego-stroking fest in Dallas.
September 11, 2026 at 3:46 PM
While all former presidents attend the memorial for one of the most devastating events in our nation’s history, Donald Trump would rather be at his own ego-stroking fest in Dallas.
When Greg Abbott won’t do his job, the @texasdemocrats.bsky.social are making sure that every Texan can vote. Check your status and more at GoVoteTexas.org before the Oct. 5th registration deadline.
September 10, 2026 at 12:55 AM
When Greg Abbott won’t do his job, the @texasdemocrats.bsky.social are making sure that every Texan can vote. Check your status and more at GoVoteTexas.org before the Oct. 5th registration deadline.
They checked their voter registration status and were shocked to find themselves on Texas' "suspense" list. 2.2 million voters have been purged since 2018. Check your status now at our GoVoteTexas.org.
September 2, 2026 at 9:00 PM
They checked their voter registration status and were shocked to find themselves on Texas' "suspense" list. 2.2 million voters have been purged since 2018. Check your status now at our GoVoteTexas.org.
Just a reminder, you have free will. Listen to our full conversation on Flock, data centers, and GOP backtracking—everywhere you stream Progress Texas Podcasts.
September 1, 2026 at 8:54 PM
Just a reminder, you have free will. Listen to our full conversation on Flock, data centers, and GOP backtracking—everywhere you stream Progress Texas Podcasts.
This November, it’s time to vote them all out. Learn more about congressional candidate @votejustinearly.bsky.social and the fight to protect Big Bend, everywhere you stream Progress Texas Podcasts.
August 31, 2026 at 9:27 PM
This November, it’s time to vote them all out. Learn more about congressional candidate @votejustinearly.bsky.social and the fight to protect Big Bend, everywhere you stream Progress Texas Podcasts.
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Abbott flip-flops so much, they should call him "Chancla".
He's flip-flopped on data centers, the Big Bend, and now Flock cameras - ALL problems he helped create! Governor Greg Abbott is now, more or less, campaigning against the policies and track record of Governor Greg Abbott. More: tinyurl.com/yvz83x8r
August 31, 2026 at 6:39 PM
Abbott flip-flops so much, they should call him "Chancla".
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Remember how upset they got when they screamed about red light cameras then banned cities from using them? Then salivated over flock cameras until election time came up.
He's flip-flopped on data centers, the Big Bend, and now Flock cameras - ALL problems he helped create! Governor Greg Abbott is now, more or less, campaigning against the policies and track record of Governor Greg Abbott. More: tinyurl.com/yvz83x8r
August 31, 2026 at 6:56 PM
Remember how upset they got when they screamed about red light cameras then banned cities from using them? Then salivated over flock cameras until election time came up.
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Pretty much what he does
If Dan Patrick wasn’t Lt governor… we’d probably have weed… or we’d have what we had before they both got $$$ from Christians/alcohol lobby… Abbott literally has no spine… 30 years of republican leadership in Texas hasn’t changed much of anything
If Dan Patrick wasn’t Lt governor… we’d probably have weed… or we’d have what we had before they both got $$$ from Christians/alcohol lobby… Abbott literally has no spine… 30 years of republican leadership in Texas hasn’t changed much of anything
He's flip-flopped on data centers, the Big Bend, and now Flock cameras - ALL problems he helped create! Governor Greg Abbott is now, more or less, campaigning against the policies and track record of Governor Greg Abbott. More: tinyurl.com/yvz83x8r
August 31, 2026 at 5:29 PM
Pretty much what he does
If Dan Patrick wasn’t Lt governor… we’d probably have weed… or we’d have what we had before they both got $$$ from Christians/alcohol lobby… Abbott literally has no spine… 30 years of republican leadership in Texas hasn’t changed much of anything
If Dan Patrick wasn’t Lt governor… we’d probably have weed… or we’d have what we had before they both got $$$ from Christians/alcohol lobby… Abbott literally has no spine… 30 years of republican leadership in Texas hasn’t changed much of anything
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When you've been in charge of everything for eleven years, who can you run against except yourself?
He's flip-flopped on data centers, the Big Bend, and now Flock cameras - ALL problems he helped create! Governor Greg Abbott is now, more or less, campaigning against the policies and track record of Governor Greg Abbott. More: tinyurl.com/yvz83x8r
August 31, 2026 at 5:33 PM
When you've been in charge of everything for eleven years, who can you run against except yourself?
He's flip-flopped on data centers, the Big Bend, and now Flock cameras - ALL problems he helped create! Governor Greg Abbott is now, more or less, campaigning against the policies and track record of Governor Greg Abbott. More: tinyurl.com/yvz83x8r
August 31, 2026 at 5:25 PM
He's flip-flopped on data centers, the Big Bend, and now Flock cameras - ALL problems he helped create! Governor Greg Abbott is now, more or less, campaigning against the policies and track record of Governor Greg Abbott. More: tinyurl.com/yvz83x8r
The release of wanted ICE agent Christian Castro in Brownsville - resulting from legal manipulation by Governor Abbott and a Trump-appointed federal judge - gives ICE agents a get-out-of-jail card and a green light to use excessive violence on duty. More: tinyurl.com/yvz83x8r
August 28, 2026 at 2:22 PM
The release of wanted ICE agent Christian Castro in Brownsville - resulting from legal manipulation by Governor Abbott and a Trump-appointed federal judge - gives ICE agents a get-out-of-jail card and a green light to use excessive violence on duty. More: tinyurl.com/yvz83x8r
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From @gusbova.bsky.social in our magazine: Elon Musk (albeit briefly) becomes a trillionaire while your kid’s school closes. That’s a fair summation of Texas today.
Editor's Letter: Introducing Our September/October 2026 Issue
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August 27, 2026 at 3:45 PM
From @gusbova.bsky.social in our magazine: Elon Musk (albeit briefly) becomes a trillionaire while your kid’s school closes. That’s a fair summation of Texas today.
An ICE agent wanted on violent felony charges in Minnesota is likely to walk free onto the streets of Brownsville today, as Governor Abbott has refused to extradite him. More: tinyurl.com/yvz83x8r
August 27, 2026 at 1:36 PM
An ICE agent wanted on violent felony charges in Minnesota is likely to walk free onto the streets of Brownsville today, as Governor Abbott has refused to extradite him. More: tinyurl.com/yvz83x8r
Dolly Parton leaves behind an open seat at the table, and an invitation to sit down. She never asked us to give up who we are, in order to choose kindness for each other. More: progresstexas.org/blog/what-wo...
What Would Dolly Do?
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August 26, 2026 at 3:34 PM
Dolly Parton leaves behind an open seat at the table, and an invitation to sit down. She never asked us to give up who we are, in order to choose kindness for each other. More: progresstexas.org/blog/what-wo...
Dolly Parton was a singer, actor, humanitarian, icon, and philanthropist beloved by everyone at Progress Texas. Thank you to the "Queen of Country" for the decades of compassion and talent.
August 25, 2026 at 6:56 PM
Dolly Parton was a singer, actor, humanitarian, icon, and philanthropist beloved by everyone at Progress Texas. Thank you to the "Queen of Country" for the decades of compassion and talent.
The moral of the Kacey Musgraves story? #MAGA will choose political outrage over defenseless children, every single time. More: tinyurl.com/yvz83x8r @kaceymusgraves.bsky.social
Keep on keepin' on Kacey! www.theyoungcenter.org
Keep on keepin' on Kacey! www.theyoungcenter.org
August 25, 2026 at 1:32 PM
The moral of the Kacey Musgraves story? #MAGA will choose political outrage over defenseless children, every single time. More: tinyurl.com/yvz83x8r @kaceymusgraves.bsky.social
Keep on keepin' on Kacey! www.theyoungcenter.org
Keep on keepin' on Kacey! www.theyoungcenter.org
No surprise - but GOP Texas Railroad Commission nominee Bo French is spreading an anti-Semitic AI image of Democratic nominee Jon Rosenthal in his recent fundraising efforts. Sick, but par for the course for Bo French. More: tinyurl.com/yvz83x8r
Vote AGAINST hate this fall, y'all.
Vote AGAINST hate this fall, y'all.
August 21, 2026 at 2:57 PM
No surprise - but GOP Texas Railroad Commission nominee Bo French is spreading an anti-Semitic AI image of Democratic nominee Jon Rosenthal in his recent fundraising efforts. Sick, but par for the course for Bo French. More: tinyurl.com/yvz83x8r
Vote AGAINST hate this fall, y'all.
Vote AGAINST hate this fall, y'all.
Rural Texans are beginning to realize that the Republican undermining of their local control has left them at the mercy of data centers and power transmission lines - both of which encroach on their private property rights. More: tinyurl.com/yvz83x8r
August 20, 2026 at 12:53 PM
Rural Texans are beginning to realize that the Republican undermining of their local control has left them at the mercy of data centers and power transmission lines - both of which encroach on their private property rights. More: tinyurl.com/yvz83x8r
Governor Greg Abbott and the state of Texas have been harboring a rogue ICE agent wanted on violent felony charges in Minnesota for almost three months. More: tinyurl.com/yvz83x8r
August 19, 2026 at 3:58 PM
Governor Greg Abbott and the state of Texas have been harboring a rogue ICE agent wanted on violent felony charges in Minnesota for almost three months. More: tinyurl.com/yvz83x8r
A $9.13 check to Debra in the county clerk’s office for that CD-ROM is part of how Civitech uses tech to combat concentrated voter suppression and racial redistricting, in Texas and beyond. Listen to the full conversation LIVE in Austin, everywhere you stream Progress Texas Podcasts.
August 18, 2026 at 7:39 PM
A $9.13 check to Debra in the county clerk’s office for that CD-ROM is part of how Civitech uses tech to combat concentrated voter suppression and racial redistricting, in Texas and beyond. Listen to the full conversation LIVE in Austin, everywhere you stream Progress Texas Podcasts.
While the stoppage of destruction in Big Bend National Park is a good thing, it's also temporary and possibly a tactical delay. This ain't over until ALL of the bulldozers are OUT of the Park. More: tinyurl.com/yvz83x8r
August 18, 2026 at 2:07 PM
While the stoppage of destruction in Big Bend National Park is a good thing, it's also temporary and possibly a tactical delay. This ain't over until ALL of the bulldozers are OUT of the Park. More: tinyurl.com/yvz83x8r
The Trump admin says they’re pausing the destructive border wall construction in Big Bend National Park, but are they?? Learn more on the latest episode of In Progress, everywhere you stream Progress Texas Podcasts.
August 17, 2026 at 9:22 PM
The Trump admin says they’re pausing the destructive border wall construction in Big Bend National Park, but are they?? Learn more on the latest episode of In Progress, everywhere you stream Progress Texas Podcasts.
No te dejas. It’s time to fight back, Texas. Listen to the full Latinas for Gina rally LIVE from San Antonio, everywhere you stream Progress Texas Podcasts. @ginafortexas.bsky.social
August 13, 2026 at 10:57 PM
No te dejas. It’s time to fight back, Texas. Listen to the full Latinas for Gina rally LIVE from San Antonio, everywhere you stream Progress Texas Podcasts. @ginafortexas.bsky.social
Over ONE MILLION Texas voters have had their registration placed "in suspense" by election officials - and may have no idea until they show up to vote on Election Day, 84 days from today. More: tinyurl.com/yvz83x8r
August 11, 2026 at 2:29 PM
Over ONE MILLION Texas voters have had their registration placed "in suspense" by election officials - and may have no idea until they show up to vote on Election Day, 84 days from today. More: tinyurl.com/yvz83x8r