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Daily Dispatch 11/28/23: Texas Supreme Court Hears Zurawski Case Today, and More


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Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas:

The Zurawski vs State Of Texas case will be the subject of a hearing at the Texas Supreme Court this morning: https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2023/11/28/1215463289/texas-abortion-lawsuit-texas-supreme-court

...Livestream link: https://www.texasbarcle.com/CLE/sc.asp

Will there be a fifth special session? No word yet from the Governor: https://cbsaustin.com/news/local/texas-legislature-recesses-with-school-choice-legislation-still-in-limbo-will-governor-abbott-call-a-fifth-special-session

We're also watching for Governor Abbott to sign SB4, and the legal backlash certain to follow: https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/politics/yall-itics/yall-itics-texas-border-to-become-the-show-me-state-when-sb-4-signed-into-law/287-87be0e16-ee85-4a2b-88e9-5d3ba40977d8

...And which would come as deadly high speed police chases of suspected unlawful migrants are at an all-time high: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/24/us/texas-border-police-chases.html

...A new Human Rights Watch report illuminates the high-speed chase problem: https://www.ktep.org/2023-11-26/human-rights-watch-challenges-texas-dps-high-speed-pursuit-policy

...And while economic numbers regarding immigrant-led families show them to be a vital part of the Texas economy: https://www.statesman.com/story/opinion/columns/your-voice/2023/11/20/opinion-immigrants-contribute-and-embody-the-texas-spirit-so-why-does-the-gop-vilify-them/71594664007/

...And while Vice President Kamala Harris spoke in Houston yesterday, touting the Biden administration's support of minority-owned businesses: https://www.texastribune.org/2023/11/27/kamala-harris-vice-president-houston/

Texas is now leading the nation in dropping children from Medicaid coverage by all measures: https://www.dallasnews.com/news/public-health/2023/11/23/more-than-810000-texas-children-booted-from-medicaid-coverage/

...While demand on our state's food banks has not dropped back to pre-pandemic levels: https://www.texastribune.org/2023/11/28/texas-food-banks-high-demand-snap/

Progress Texas is looking for your input on our annual Best And Worst Of Texas rundown:

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