Voices from Community

By RENETTA W. HOWARD IN CINQUE   We have heard the word 3-D for many years as during the early 1950’s we were able to go and see the 3-D movies which had to be […]

By MICHELLE TREMILLO Texas Organizing Project   Gov. Abbott and Texas Republicans proved to us again in this latest special session that it’s cruelty that drives their policy-making, not humanity and the issues affecting the […]

  By BECKY PRINGLE and OVIDIA MOLINA National Education Association and Texas State Teachers Association   Note: NBC News reported that a top official at the Carroll Independent School District in Southlake, Texas, advised teachers […]

  By Political Director Carisa Lopez Texas Freedom Network   AUSTIN – On Friday, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Women’s Health Protection Act. In the face of a historic assault on abortion access […]

    In the latest push for Medicaid Expansion in the 12 straggling states, nearly 200 advocacy organizations, representing constituencies across the states that have not expanded Medicaid, sent a letter urging Speaker Nancy Pelosi, […]

  By VAL BENAVIDEZ Texas Freedom Network   Gov. Greg Abbott just signed Senate Bill 1 into law. After two special legislative sessions dedicated not to the ongoing COVID-19 crisis in our state, but to […]

  By BRIANNA BROWN Texas Organizing Project   Today’s passage of Senate Bill 1 is a travesty for our state, but our resolve to fight Jim and Jane Crow 2.0 policies remains as strong as […]

  By VAL BENAVIDEZ Texas Freedom Network   Despite delaying Gov. Greg Abbott’s suppression session for over a month, the Texas House finally reached quorum to pass SB1 out of the floor. In the face […]

  By LAQUITA GARCIA Right2Justice Policy   SB 6 is built on right-wing hysteria that violates Texans’ rights, not on public safety. If implemented, this bill will lead to more overcrowding in jails and further […]