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Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas:
A school funding bill including vouchers is up for a full House debate and vote today: https://www.kut.org/politics/2023-11-16/the-texas-house-will-vote-on-school-vouchers-friday-heres-what-to-expect
...Odds of it passing are slim, but crazier things have happened: https://news4sanantonio.com/news/local/will-school-choice-pass-in-the-texas-house-tomorrow
A poll of his constituents conducted by U.S. House Rep. Greg Casar indicates heavy Democratic support for a cease-fire in the Israel/Hamas conflict: https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/greg-casar-gaza-ceasefire-poll/
The Washington Post has published a photo essay including the most graphic images seen publicly of the aftermaths of both the Uvalde and Sutherland Springs mass shootings: https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/interactive/2023/ar-15-force-mass-shootings/
The nation is noticing - with some bewilderment - that a new Texas immigration bill, set to be signed into law, would usurp Federal immigration authority: https://prospect.org/blogs-and-newsletters/tap/2023-11-16-texas-republicans-maniacs-megalomaniacs/
...While experts find Republican notions of a "terrorist highway" across the Mexican border preposterous: https://www.houstonchronicle.com/politics/texas/article/texas-border-terror-watchlist-18496025.php
The Texas State Board of Education, having voiced opposition to accurate climate change and evolutionary information in new science books, is set to vote on them today: https://www.austinmonitor.com/stories/2023/11/will-new-science-textbooks-in-texas-accurately-depict-climate-change-some-worry-they-wont/
The launch of SpaceX's Starship rocket has been delayed and is now set for tomorrow - Saturday November 18 - at 7am Central: https://www.space.com/spacex-starship-second-space-launch-attempt-webcast
Thanks for listening! Join us for one of our upcoming Holiday Parties - information on tickets and sponsorships, and other ways to support Progress Texas in our important work, at https://progresstexas.org/.
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Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas:
A school funding bill including vouchers is up for a full House debate and vote today: https://www.kut.org/politics/2023-11-16/the-texas-house-will-vote-on-school-vouchers-friday-heres-what-to-expect
...Odds of it passing are slim, but crazier things have happened: https://news4sanantonio.com/news/local/will-school-choice-pass-in-the-texas-house-tomorrow
A poll of his constituents conducted by U.S. House Rep. Greg Casar indicates heavy Democratic support for a cease-fire in the Israel/Hamas conflict: https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/greg-casar-gaza-ceasefire-poll/
The Washington Post has published a photo essay including the most graphic images seen publicly of the aftermaths of both the Uvalde and Sutherland Springs mass shootings: https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/interactive/2023/ar-15-force-mass-shootings/
The nation is noticing - with some bewilderment - that a new Texas immigration bill, set to be signed into law, would usurp Federal immigration authority: https://prospect.org/blogs-and-newsletters/tap/2023-11-16-texas-republicans-maniacs-megalomaniacs/
...While experts find Republican notions of a "terrorist highway" across the Mexican border preposterous: https://www.houstonchronicle.com/politics/texas/article/texas-border-terror-watchlist-18496025.php
The Texas State Board of Education, having voiced opposition to accurate climate change and evolutionary information in new science books, is set to vote on them today: https://www.austinmonitor.com/stories/2023/11/will-new-science-textbooks-in-texas-accurately-depict-climate-change-some-worry-they-wont/
The launch of SpaceX's Starship rocket has been delayed and is now set for tomorrow - Saturday November 18 - at 7am Central: https://www.space.com/spacex-starship-second-space-launch-attempt-webcast
Thanks for listening! Join us for one of our upcoming Holiday Parties - information on tickets and sponsorships, and other ways to support Progress Texas in our important work, at https://progresstexas.org/.
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