Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas:

It's Election Day! Any questions? Hit https://govotetexas.org/.

Our endorsed candidates: https://progresstexas.org/blog/progress-texas-november-general-election-endorsement-list

While our early voting totals are technically down from 2020, that year was unusual due to extended early voting and massive mail-in voting due to the pandemic: https://www.texastribune.org/2024/11/04/texas-early-voting-turnout-rate-down/

...Still, more people have voted early in Texas in 2024 than voted in the entire 2016 election - unfortunately, so far, Democrats appear to be underperforming: https://www.cbsnews.com/texas/video/analyzing-early-voting-data-low-voter-turnout-before-election-day/

...Things to watch tonight and this week: Trump's likely winning margin in Texas, the Allred/Cruz margin, competitive South Texas races, candidates hand-picked by Abbott for private school vouchers, and the court races: https://www.texastribune.org/2024/11/05/texas-election-day-trump-harris-allred-cruz-congress-legislature/

...Conflict is hot over whether or not to allow federal monitors to watch the process in Texas, as they have for years: https://www.khou.com/article/news/politics/elections/texas-federal-election-monitors/285-ea3d242b-1953-4ddd-a16c-44e06201239c

...Ken Paxton has filed a last-second lawsuit to keep them out: https://www.houstonchronicle.com/politics/texas/article/ken-paxton-election-monitors-doj-19887480.php

...While sending out his own phalanx of poll watchers, which he calls his "Election Day Rapid Response Legal Team": https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/4970979-texas-attorney-general-paxton-election-rapid-response/

...The Ted Cruz re-election campaign has been flagged by the Federal Election Commission for over $1 million in potential illegal contributions: https://www.sacurrent.com/news/feds-demand-ted-cruzs-campaign-explain-1-million-in-potentially-illegal-donations-35984664

...Dallas voters: don't forget to vote NO on Props S, T, and U: https://www.cbsnews.com/texas/news/results-2024-dallas-hero-amendments-texas/

Our annual holiday fundraising parties approach! We'll be gathering both in Dallas and Austin this December, and there are sponsorship opportunities available: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://act.progresstexas.org/a/progress-texas-holiday-parties-2024⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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

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