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Changes of fall
By RENETTA W. HOWARD IN CINQUE Many poems have been written about fall and some have been set to music. It is the time of the year when the leaves on the trees […]
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U.S. House Passes the Women’s Health Protection Act
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 […]
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Southerners call on Speaker Pelosi and Congress to Expand Medicaid
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, […]
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Gov. Abbott signs voter suppression bill into law amid massive protest, Texans to fight back at ballot box
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 […]
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Texas Organizing Project Statement On Passage of Voter Suppression Bill SB 1
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 […]
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SB 1 passes in a tyrannical, anti-Democratic power grab
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 […]
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Texas Organizing Project statement on passage of SB 6 in the Texas House
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 […]
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Texas House of Representatives reaches quorum for second special session: Elected officials need to take bold action for Texans
After months of standing firm against Gov. Abbott’s extremist agenda by denying him a quorum in the House, it’s disheartening that quorum was reached, and that this sham of a second special session has […]
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Texas Democrats Praise President Biden’s eviction moratorium extension
With the more infectious and deadlier Delta variant spreading across the country, and with only half of the U.S. population fully vaccinated, it is a moral imperative that we protect millions of Americans […]
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SBA continues to fail socially and economically disadvantaged businesses in Dallas one year later
By BRUCE CARTER Despite the reported billions of dollars being available for Small Businesses and organizations with less than 10 employees many applications have not been processed. Nonprofits and qualified businesses in the […]