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A Day on the Hill

(Read about day 1 of my trip to D.C.) Bright and early last Thursday morning I headed to the U.S. Capitol Visitors Center for the weekly coffee with Sen. John Cornyn, which I RSVP-ed for in advance (and I don’t know if they spend any time researching attendees, but I suspect they do). It was …

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Indivisible Goes to Washington

Last week I had the opportunity to go to Washington with about 40 other Indivisible leaders from across the country. It was a wonderful chance to meet some of the folks I’ve gotten to know virtually over the last year-and-a-half, while also connecting with some of the Indivisible national staff. We had a nice meetup …

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Get to Know: Workers Defense Project

This is the first in a regular series of blogs spotlighting organizations tackling major issues in Central Texas. Guest post from Workers Defense Project: Workers Defense Project (WDP) is a membership-based organization that empowers low-income workers to achieve fair employment through education, direct services, organizing and strategic partnerships. WDP was founded in August 2002 by employees and …

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How Your Voices Made a Difference: The Tide is Turning

The head of the parent company of Henry Holt—the publisher that recently released Michael Wolff’s Fire and Fury with eyebrow-raisingly candid comments from White House intimates about Donald’s fitness (or lack thereof)—defended itself against Donald’s cease-and-desist lawsuit, citing it as a breach of the Constitution: “a clear effort by the President of the United States to intimidate …

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A Racist Is Not Capable of Negotiating an Immigration Deal in Good Faith

On Thursday, President Trump insulted immigrants and endangered diplomatic relationships by calling African nations “shithole countries,” and demanding that Haitians and others with Temporary Protected Status (TPS) be removed from any bipartisan immigration deal. The issue isn’t his language. This president has proven time and again to be racist and vulgar. A racist is not …

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La lucha continúa para proteger a Alirio de la deportación

Traducción al español por Jasmain Rodriguez. Lea en inglés. Ha pasado un poco menos de un mes desde que anunciamos nuestro apoyo a Alirio Gámez. Alirio Gámez aún se encuentra refugiado en la Primera Iglesia Unitaria Universal de Austin, y si sale de allí, será detenido por ICE y será deportado a El Salvador. Si esto …

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Demand Answers for Young Woman in the Federal Government’s Care

A heartbreaking case making its way through the court system has raised extremely troubling questions on how the U.S. Health and Human Service’s Office of Refugee Resettlement is treating young women in need of medical care. A 17-year-old undocumented young woman under the government’s custody was given permission by a Texas judge to choose an abortion–but the …

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