Tag Archives: Progress Texas
Top Economist for Texas’ Most Influential Policy Shop is Headed to the Trump Administration
Vance Ginn, who orchestrated TPPF’s radically right-wing economic agenda, is the latest staffer from the influential think tank to work for the president.
The revolving door between the Lone Star State’s powerful right-wing think tank and the Trump administration continues to spin. Vance Ginn, the Texas Public P...Read More
Auditor’s Office Asked to Investigate Anti-Abortion Group’s Health Care Contract
A left-leaning nonprofit has questioned whether the anti-abortion Heidi Group deserved a $1.6 million state contract for reproductive health services....Read More
Will Texas Turn Green? Pot Panelists Say the State Is Ready
At SXSW, advocates say Texas lawmakers could add some financial cushioning to the budget by legalizing — and taxing — marijuana.
At SXSW, advocates say Texas lawmakers could add some financial cushioning to the budget by legalizing — and taxing — marijuana....Read More
State of the Media: Building a Better Punditocracy
An unsurprising new report found that Texas political media is dominated by white, male voices, while marginalized Texans continue to be underrepresented....Read More
Wendy Davis Attacks Greg Abbott’s Oversight of Cancer Agency
Allies of Wendy Davis are going after Greg Abbott's oversight of the mismanaged Cancer Prevention Research Institute of Texas....Read More
What Must Happen for Texas to Turn Blue
Polling indicates that Democrats have no lock on the Latino vote, and that control of Texas may hinge on which Latino voters show up at the polls. ...Read More
