Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas:

Colin Allred trails Ted Cruz in some polls, but has beaten the odds against established Republicans before: https://www.dmagazine.com/frontburner/2024/03/qa-senate-hopeful-colin-allred-says-november-election-is-larger-than-our-own-problems/

...Allred highlights Ted Cruz's lockstep support for Texas' abortion ban and the potential for a national ban: https://www.msnbc.com/the-last-word/watch/-that-s-not-freedom-allred-hits-ted-cruz-s-extreme-abortion-record-208121413883

...Watchdog groups are noticing a potentially over-cozy relationship with iHeartMedia, a registered lobbyist: https://www.texasmonthly.com/news-politics/ted-cruz-podcast-payment/

PT's Hiba Faruqi writes on the current and future state of Texas' intense climate crisis: https://progresstexas.org/texas-climate-crisis-rising-temperatures-threaten-homes-and-health

..While future monster hurricanes are already driving homeowner insurance rates skyward: https://www.houstonchronicle.com/business/columnists/tomlinson/article/hurricane-texas-climate-economy-insurance-19371487.php

That bird flu case in Texas? There's good news and bad news: https://www.vox.com/health/24118152/explain-it-to-me-bird-flu-human-case-texas-chickens-cows-animal-agriculture

Progress Texas invites progressive candidates to share their views with us - which we'll then share with our statewide audience - via our Certified Progressive questionnaire: https://progresstexas.org/blog/progress-texas-certified-progressives-2024-progressive-values-questionnaire

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