Environmental Defense Action Fund, the campaign arm of the Environmental Defense Fund, announced Tuesday that it would launch a $500,000 ad campaign pressuring conservative and moderate Democrats to go big on fighting climate change. The digital and tv ads will...
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back to archiveTexans won’t forget Abbott’s extremism next fall
The town square in Athens, Texas, is similar to countless others like it across the state. At its center towers the Henderson County Courthouse, a historic three-story red brick Classical Revival-style building with large white columns at its entrance. The surrounding...
‘The Wire’ creator pulls production of new series out of Texas over abortion law
Television writer and producer David Simon has announced that he will not shoot his upcoming series in Texas due to its extreme abortion law. “I’m turning in scripts next month on an HBO non-fiction miniseries based on events in Texas, but I can’t and won’t ask...
New anti-abortion law prompts economic fallout
It’s a lesson that everyone learns from a young age: actions have consequences. In Texas, Republican lawmakers are realizing that their extreme anti-abortion bill, which took effect September 1, is causing major ramifications in the business world. For years,...
Breaking Down the Voter Suppression Bill: An interview with ali lozano
The following is a transcript of the Tex Mix podcast with host Jessica Montoya Coggins and Ali Lozano, the Director of Advocacy and Communications at Texas Civil Rights Project. You can listen to the Tex Mix podcast on Apple, Spotify, Google, or wherever you get your...
Massachusetts AG reacts to extreme anti-abortion bill in Texas
After the Supreme Court declined to stop the new anti-abortion law in Texas, also known as Senate Bill 8, lawmakers around the country were quick to respond to the legislation that not only criminalizes abortion essentially after six weeks but allows any person to sue...
Musings: How to Beat Greg Abbott, revisited
Way back in early February, I made a bold proclamation: despite his decades in office in millions in his campaign coffers, Governor Greg Abbott was eminently beatable in 2022. Here we are, half a year later, and from my perspective as an extremely pissed-off...
DPS Online Voter Registration wins in Texas court
After five years in court, Texas advocacy groups won a lawsuit against the state to provide an option for Texans to register to vote at the same time they are renewing their driver's license. According to organizations MOVE Texas and the Texas Civil Rights...
Texas Democrats: Abbott must restore funding to legislature to kickstart negotiations
Texas House Democrats breaking quorum in Washington held a press conference on Friday to mark the halfway point of the special session ending Aug. 6. Democrats said they were committed to staying another 15 days until the end of the special session in order to...
Democrats walked out. Now, Republicans are proving them right.
On Wednesday morning, Texas Democrats held a virtual press conference to reaffirm their commitment to combating voter suppression. The legislators’ defiance could even be felt, a surprising development considering the significant challenges they’ve faced since...