Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas:

The Texas Senate ignored protests from business groups and passed a ban on private employers requiring COVID-19 vaccines: https://www.kxan.com/news/texas/texas-considers-banning-covid-19-vaccine-mandates/

The Sheriff of Bexar County believes Florida Governor Ron Desantis broke the law with his flying of migrants from San Antonio to Martha's Vinyard last year: https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2023/10/texas-sheriff-hasnt-forgotten-about-ron-desantis-migrant-stunt

The Biden Administration settles with the ACLU to end the Trump-era policy of separating migrant children from their families: https://www.texastribune.org/2023/10/16/biden-lawsuit-family-separation-border-settlement/

New documentary "Texas USA" examines entrenched Republican power in Texas and the Democratic candidates fighting back: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/politics-news/texas-usa-director-andrew-morgan-interview-1235619182/

And a new novel, "Mr. Texas", follows a freshman Texas lawmaker learning the ropes in Austin: https://www.npr.org/2023/10/16/1206123344/mr-texas-author-lawrence-wright-takes-on-the-colorful-world-of-lone-star-politic

Texas is on track to be the most populous state in the nation by the end of the century: https://abc13.com/texas-most-populous-state-by-2100-population-clmate-change-migration-patterns/13919411/

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