H-Town Progressive

The constitutionally protected right to an abortion in the US was established in 1973. But since then, pro government-in-your-healthcare / anti-choice fanatics have employed numerous nefarious tactics to diminish that right. In the Texas Legislature they've made access to abortion in this state as difficult as possible. This week we talk with Katie Sullivan of the Clinic Access Support Network about CASN's work to provide much needed support to the would be victims of the Texas Legislature.

Texas has become a political battleground for national politics, and Harris County is set to lead Texas Progressives in the fight of a generation! But we’re all going to have to do our part to seize that political power. And this week, Nisha Randle of the Harris County Democratic Party and Indivisible Houston is going to tell us how to get there!

This week we’re doing something a little different. We talk a lot about advocacy on this program, so we thought it would be a good idea to give you a peek into some advocates in action! Step into the halls of the Texas Legislature with us this week as we join the coalition led by the Houston GLBT Political Caucus in Houston’s Day of Advocacy at the Capitol!

We talk a lot about advocacy on this program. But advocacy cannot be fully effective without true communication. This week we go in-depth with Maya Ford as we look inward with honesty and deliberation, employing a method of communication that she founded, called The Standard of Love.

Tired of national politics? We've got the cure, FOCUS LOCALLY! This week we're discussing the coming 2019 local elections (there are more than you might think!) with Daniel J. Cohen, President of Indivisible Houston, the folks who literally wrote a guide (The Indivisible Guide) for the #progressive #resistance! Hope you'll join us!

Over 1.5 Million Houstonians are immigrants, which underscores the fact that immigrants are NOT “they,” immigrants are “US”! So we hope you’ll join us as we discuss with Kate Vickery, Executive Director of the Houston Immigration Legal Services Collaborative, some of the many challenges facing Houston’s Immigrant Community.

Houston is now positioned to play a starring role in our country’s move to the left. But how did we get here? This week we go in-depth with historian Blake Ellis about Houston’s progressive history and how it has laid the groundwork for the coming bold progressive power shift.

In 2018 Harris County authorized $2.5 Billion in flood control projects. Now, as those projects start to get moving, we must decide which ones go first and what principles should be used in that prioritization.  This week we discuss the importance of equity in that prioritization process with the Coalition Director at the Coalition for Environment, Equity and Resilience (CEER), Iris Gonzalez.

DEMOCRACY DOESN’T BEGIN AND END ON ELECTION DAY! While it’s necessary that we vote, voting is not sufficient! So what should “civic life” entail for us?  Join us this week as we discuss the importance of promoting a culture of civic engagement with Frances Valdez.

Houston is a large, growing, prosperous and constantly evolving city. And as that growth and evolution has occurred, an absence of affordable housing in the city’s core has emerged. How can we manage these changes in a way that respects, among other things: communities, culture and the environment? Join us this week as we discuss the challenge of affordable housing in Houston with progressive leader, Isabel Longoria!