Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas:

A new survey finds that about 2 in 3 OB/GYN's practicing in Texas have been negatively impacted by our state's extensive abortion ban, and many are thinking of leaving the state altogether: https://www.statesman.com/story/news/politics/state/2024/10/08/texas-abortion-bans-prompt-some-ob-gyns-to-mull-leaving-survey-finds/75558421007/

Elon Musk, following his impressive Trump rally dance moves, has cut a $1 million check to a Trump-backing PAC: https://www.houstonchronicle.com/politics/election/2024/article/elon-musk-texas-election-campaign-donation-19823703.php

Colin Allred continues outpacing Ted Cruz in fundraising - though we recall that Beto O'Rourke did too: https://www.texastribune.org/2024/10/08/texas-senate-colin-allred-ted-cruz-fundraising/

...Allred and Cruz are set to face off in a debate next Tuesday October 15, hosted by WFAA in Dallas - you'll need their app to watch outside of D/FW, and it's free: https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/politics/texas-debate/texas-debate-ground-rules-for-debate-on-wfaa-between-ted-cruz-colin-allred/287-13742383-b09f-4d76-ae9a-eccd0cc69f56

...While Ted Cruz is found on a newly-circulating list of lawmakers who voted to defund FEMA, alongside several Texas U.S. House members: https://meidasnews.com/news/ted-cruz-rick-scott-other-senate-republicans-voted-to-defund-fema-in-2021

Ken Paxton wants the feds to look into 450,000 Texans who registered to vote without a state driver's license or ID - documents that are not required to be eligible: https://www.kut.org/politics/2024-10-07/texas-ag-paxton-asks-feds-to-check-citizenship-status-of-nearly-a-half-million-registered-voters

Our annual holiday fundraising parties approach! We'll be gathering both in Dallas and Austin this December, and there are sponsorship opportunities available: https://progresstexas.org/donate

See Progress Texas' guide to fun events happening across the state during National Hispanic Heritage Month, which continues through October 15: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://progresstexas.org/blog/celebrating-texas-culture-national-hispanic-heritage-month⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

See Progress Texas' analysis of Project 2025, and what it will mean for Texas should it be enacted: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://progresstexas.org/blog/project-2025-vs-progress-2025⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

...And a complete guide to Project 2025 from Media Matters: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.mediamatters.org/heritage-foundation/guide-project-2025-extreme-right-wing-agenda-next-republican-administration⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

...Please pitch in to help fund our recent expansion of that important voting resource with Hindi, Mandarin Chinese and Vietnamese translation: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://progresstexas.org/blog/coming-soon-govotetexasorg-adds-commonly-spoken-languages-increase-ballot-access⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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