Rapid response media organization promoting progressive messages and actions. Let's build a stronger Texas together! ProgressTexas.orghttps://bsky.app/profile/progresstexas.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/progresstexas.bsky.social/post/3ml6zvu53b22aTomorrow (Thursday 5/7) marks an overdue significant student and alumni pushback against the ultra-conservative transformation of @TexasTech under MAGA Chancellor Brandon Creighton. Podcast: bit.ly/3Z0lr7x ⁠ https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/education/article/texas-tech-academic-freedom-funeral-22242520.php06 May 2026 15:39 +0000at://did:plc:lnhwf5cw3qip54dajvxk2o2n/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml6zvu53b22ahttps://bsky.app/profile/progresstexas.bsky.social/post/3ml6z6lgxrs2aENDORSEMENT ALERT! Progress Texas is proud to endorse @juliejohnsontx.bsky.social for North Texas’ CD-33! Not every organization offers endorsements, but at Progress Texas when our board of directors identifies exemplary candidates who share our progressive values, we amplify those who should win.06 May 2026 15:26 +0000at://did:plc:lnhwf5cw3qip54dajvxk2o2n/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml6z6lgxrs2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/progresstexas.bsky.social/post/3ml2dxctuu22sFrom a galaxy far, far away to right here at home, the rebellion lives in all of us. Happy #StarWarsDay to all who partake! Listen to our special Star Wars episode of In Progress, find it everywhere you stream Progress Texas Podcasts.04 May 2026 18:55 +0000at://did:plc:lnhwf5cw3qip54dajvxk2o2n/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml2dxctuu22shttps://bsky.app/profile/progresstexas.bsky.social/post/3mkqcl2g4pk2nENDORSEMENT ALERT! Progress Texas is proud to endorse Dr. Letitia Plummer for Harris County Judge! Not every organization offers endorsements, but at Progress Texas when our board of directors identifies exemplary candidates who share our bold progressive values, we amplify those who should win.30 Apr 2026 19:04 +0000at://did:plc:lnhwf5cw3qip54dajvxk2o2n/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkqcl2g4pk2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/progresstexas.bsky.social/post/3mknxomylo22wTexas is at the forefront of the fight for free and fair elections. Democracy, and the people, will not fall on our watch.29 Apr 2026 20:44 +0000at://did:plc:lnhwf5cw3qip54dajvxk2o2n/app.bsky.feed.post/3mknxomylo22whttps://bsky.app/profile/progresstexas.bsky.social/post/3mk67z4kfdc27In Texas, with the 10 Commandments court call, biblical doctrine has successully bridged the gap between rhetoric and policy - the very divide supposedly guarded by Constitutional church/state separation. Podcast: bit.ly/3Z0lr7x https://arkvalleyvoice.com/is-texas-fifth-circuit-decision-a-judicial-endorsement-of-christian-nationalism/23 Apr 2026 14:30 +0000at://did:plc:lnhwf5cw3qip54dajvxk2o2n/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk67z4kfdc27https://bsky.app/profile/progresstexas.bsky.social/post/3mk3z24alwc2aThe best of Texas isn’t built, it’s preserved. This Earth Day, keep Texas wild, open, and public. #EarthDay22 Apr 2026 17:20 +0000at://did:plc:lnhwf5cw3qip54dajvxk2o2n/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk3z24alwc2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/progresstexas.bsky.social/post/3mjzcxwpzbc23As Zohran Mamdani kicks back rent-free in the roomy head of Chip Roy, Roy has introduced a bill, designed to marginalize people based on their origins, their religion, AND their politics, that would make McCarthy blush. Podcast: bit.ly/3Z0lr7x https://thehill.com/homenews/house/5840389-chip-roy-mamdani-act/ @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social21 Apr 2026 15:40 +0000at://did:plc:lnhwf5cw3qip54dajvxk2o2n/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjzcxwpzbc23https://bsky.app/profile/progresstexas.bsky.social/post/3mjxicikfj22eNature isn’t optional, neither is protecting it. Learn more about the Meadows Center and more from Environment Texas' Texas Nature and Clean Energy Summit, find it everywhere you stream Progress Texas Podcasts.20 Apr 2026 22:10 +0000at://did:plc:lnhwf5cw3qip54dajvxk2o2n/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjxicikfj22ehttps://bsky.app/profile/progresstexas.bsky.social/post/3mjwnzxkbbs2rThe Texas Medical Board has reprimanded the doctors involved in the deaths of Neveah Crain and Porsha Ngumezi, both of whom were denied critical care as their doctors tried to accommodate Texas' ban on abortion: https://www.cnn.com/2026/04/17/health/texas-medical-board-pregnant-women-propublica⁠ Podcast: bit.ly/3Z0lr7x20 Apr 2026 14:20 +0000at://did:plc:lnhwf5cw3qip54dajvxk2o2n/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjwnzxkbbs2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/progresstexas.bsky.social/post/3mjhkdvue6k2pHouston City Council Member Abby Kamin nails it: by threatening to yank $110 million in first responder funds back from Houston, Governor Abbott is quite literally "defunding the police". Podcast: bit.ly/3Z0lr7x https://www.houstonchronicle.com/politics/houston/article/whitmire-abbott-ice-policy-22204589.php14 Apr 2026 14:04 +0000at://did:plc:lnhwf5cw3qip54dajvxk2o2n/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjhkdvue6k2phttps://bsky.app/profile/progresstexas.bsky.social/post/3mj3tdvymvk2gThe future of Texas is big, bold, and progressive. Catch the rest of @texasdemocrats.bsky.social Chair @kendallscudder.bsky.social's speech and more at the @harriscodemocrats.bsky.social Convention, find it everywhere you stream Progress Texas Podcasts.09 Apr 2026 22:13 +0000at://did:plc:lnhwf5cw3qip54dajvxk2o2n/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj3tdvymvk2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/progresstexas.bsky.social/post/3mj35ir443c2tA celebrated doctor from Venezuela - the 2025 "Resident Of The Year" at UT Health Rio Grande Valley - is likely being held in deplorable ICE detention conditions after his arrest in Sarita on Monday - his whereabouts are unknown. Podcast: bit.ly/3Z0lr7x https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/07/us/texas-doctor-detained-border-patrol-visa-freeze.html09 Apr 2026 15:42 +0000at://did:plc:lnhwf5cw3qip54dajvxk2o2n/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj35ir443c2thttps://bsky.app/profile/progresstexas.bsky.social/post/3miwpju5yi22aProgressives and far-right extremists like Tucker Carlson, Alex Jones, and Candace Owens are saying hell no to Trump’s threats of “revolutionarily wonderful” genocide.07 Apr 2026 21:21 +0000at://did:plc:lnhwf5cw3qip54dajvxk2o2n/app.bsky.feed.post/3miwpju5yi22ahttps://bsky.app/profile/progresstexas.bsky.social/post/3mitgatb4322bGregg Phillips, who rose to his current position as head of @FEMA under Trump via the Texas right-wing disinformation machine, has claimed on the record that he once "teleported" into a Georgia Waffle House. Podcast: bit.ly/3Z0lr7x https://www.chron.com/news/article/texas-fema-teleporting-22186446.php06 Apr 2026 13:57 +0000at://did:plc:lnhwf5cw3qip54dajvxk2o2n/app.bsky.feed.post/3mitgatb4322bhttps://bsky.app/profile/progresstexas.bsky.social/post/3milusludk227The Trump administration has unilaterally and unanimously exempted the oil and gas industry from compliance with the Endangered Species Act in the Gulf of Mexico. Podcast: bit.ly/3Z0lr7x https://www.npr.org/2026/03/30/nx-s1-5745926/endangered-species-committee-hegseth-security03 Apr 2026 13:57 +0000at://did:plc:lnhwf5cw3qip54dajvxk2o2n/app.bsky.feed.post/3milusludk227https://bsky.app/profile/progresstexas.bsky.social/post/3mijigy6tes2oWhat does pouring millions into Republican campaign coffers in Texas say about #AI fat cats? Podcast: bit.ly/3Z0lr7x https://www.texastribune.org/2026/04/01/texas-congress-ai-super-pacs-artificial-intelligence-regulation-2026-midterms/02 Apr 2026 15:10 +0000at://did:plc:lnhwf5cw3qip54dajvxk2o2n/app.bsky.feed.post/3mijigy6tes2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/progresstexas.bsky.social/post/3mi5knhxb5k2fIn Texas’ large and small cities, the people say #NoKings!28 Mar 2026 21:17 +0000at://did:plc:lnhwf5cw3qip54dajvxk2o2n/app.bsky.feed.post/3mi5knhxb5k2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/progresstexas.bsky.social/post/3mhxvari7pc2hA bunch of Texas #2A types have failed - so far - to overturn Texas laws against carrying guns into bars, schools and stadiums, despite Ken Paxton's refusal to defend those common-sense gun safety rules. Podcast: bit.ly/3Z0lr7x https://news.bloomberglaw.com/litigation/judge-upholds-texas-firearm-ban-for-bars-schools-stadiums26 Mar 2026 15:11 +0000at://did:plc:lnhwf5cw3qip54dajvxk2o2n/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhxvari7pc2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/progresstexas.bsky.social/post/3mhvdqxidsk2y⁠Lt. Governor Dan Patrick has assembled a new "Senate Select Committee on Religious Liberty" - mostly with Republicans known for pushing their own religious views in their lawmaking - and, El Paso Democrat Cesar Blanco. Podcast: bit.ly/3Z0lr7x https://kvia.com/news/2026/03/23/senator-cesar-blanco-chosen-for-select-committee-on-religious-liberty/25 Mar 2026 14:53 +0000at://did:plc:lnhwf5cw3qip54dajvxk2o2n/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhvdqxidsk2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/progresstexas.bsky.social/post/3mhsumum6g22gLook no further than this MASSIVE corporate TV merger that violates FCC standards on Trump's orders, for yet another great reason to support non-profit, independent media like Progress Texas. Podcast: bit.ly/3Z0lr7x https://prospect.org/2026/03/23/democratic-states-seek-to-block-massive-tv-station-merger-nexstar-tegna/24 Mar 2026 15:17 +0000at://did:plc:lnhwf5cw3qip54dajvxk2o2n/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhsumum6g22ghttps://bsky.app/profile/progresstexas.bsky.social/post/3mhqnp63xqk2tHouston is one of 14 U.S. cities - all with Democratic mayors - to whose airports #ICE agents have been deployed by Donald Trump...and they have a broader ability to hassle and maybe arrest YOU should they choose to. Podcast: bit.ly/3Z0lr7x https://viewfromthewing.com/ice-is-showing-up-at-airport-checkpoints-your-rights-are-different-than-with-tsa/23 Mar 2026 18:07 +0000at://did:plc:lnhwf5cw3qip54dajvxk2o2n/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhqnp63xqk2thttps://bsky.app/profile/progresstexas.bsky.social/post/3mhiratcbwc23We're looking forward to seeing YOU at the @harriscodemocrats.bsky.social convention in Houston AND the @collincountydems.bsky.social convention in McKinney on Saturday! Be sure to find the convention happening near you and join the fun. Podcast: bit.ly/3Z0lr7x20 Mar 2026 14:50 +0000at://did:plc:lnhwf5cw3qip54dajvxk2o2n/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhiratcbwc23https://bsky.app/profile/progresstexas.bsky.social/post/3mhh6pbjwxc2gYOU can help shape the future of our state this weekend at your local @texasdemocrats.bsky.social county convention! Learn more about what’s going on and how you can get involved, everywhere you stream Progress Texas Podcasts.19 Mar 2026 23:45 +0000at://did:plc:lnhwf5cw3qip54dajvxk2o2n/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhh6pbjwxc2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/progresstexas.bsky.social/post/3mhg5j2u4x22xUnlike #MAGA, who continue sporting red hats emblazoned with the name of a suspected serial sex offender, progressives and union leaders are reckoning with and responding to the new revelations regarding #CesarChavez. Podcast: bit.ly/3Z0lr7x https://www.texastribune.org/2026/03/18/cesar-chavez-day-texas-fallout-sexual-abuse-allegations/19 Mar 2026 13:51 +0000at://did:plc:lnhwf5cw3qip54dajvxk2o2n/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhg5j2u4x22xhttps://bsky.app/profile/progresstexas.bsky.social/post/3mhehcgodyk2kAre you looking to get involved? Visit your local county convention! Learn more about the county-level @texasdemocrats.bsky.social conventions happening this weekend, March 20-21, with the folks making it happen — find it everywhere you stream Progress Texas Podcasts.18 Mar 2026 21:41 +0000at://did:plc:lnhwf5cw3qip54dajvxk2o2n/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhehcgodyk2khttps://bsky.app/profile/progresstexas.bsky.social/post/3mhdozdrxmc2uYou might be shocked - SHOCKED - to learn that Ted Cruz lied his ass off yesterday in the U.S. Senate about non-citizen voting in his press for the #SAVEAmericaAct. Pass the smelling salts. Podcast: bit.ly/3Z0lr7x https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/ted-cruz-democrats-want-illegal-aliens-to-cast-votes/18 Mar 2026 14:26 +0000at://did:plc:lnhwf5cw3qip54dajvxk2o2n/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhdozdrxmc2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/progresstexas.bsky.social/post/3mh7io4wci22yDo you want a more affordable state? Join a union! Hardworking Texans deserve the dignity of a living wage, and union leaders like @texasaflcio.org are working to make it happen. Listen to our full conversation on the latest episode of the Progress Texas Happy Hour Podcast.16 Mar 2026 22:22 +0000at://did:plc:lnhwf5cw3qip54dajvxk2o2n/app.bsky.feed.post/3mh7io4wci22y