Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas:

The families of the Robb Elementary shooting victims have announced a $2 million settlement with the City of Uvalde, and a series of lawsuits against involved law enforcement, including Texas DPS officers: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/uvalde-school-shooting-settlement-texas-city-lawsuits/

...Progress Texas provides an update in advance of tomorrow's second anniversary of that horrible day in Uvalde: https://progresstexas.org/blog/what-has-changed-uvalde%C2%A0

The Texas Republican Party Convention begins today in San Antonio, amidst bitter internal struggles over ideology and policy: https://www.dallasnews.com/news/politics/2024/05/23/texas-republicans-gather-for-convention-amid-struggle-over-partys-future/

...The state GOP is moving towards closed primaries: https://cbsaustin.com/news/local/republican-party-of-texas-advances-rule-to-close-primaries-convention-vote-friday

The ACLU of Texas has released a report that counters many of Governor Abbott's stated reasons for spending over $11 billion on Operation Lone Star: https://www.kvue.com/article/news/special-reports/at-the-border/texas-aclu-critcizes-operation-lone-star-governor-greg-abbott/269-00ca4525-fad4-4f9b-9bd2-24b9147ad203

A well-known anti-abortion doctor has been appointed to the state's maternal morbidity committee, where she will have an influence over information regarding crisis pregnancies and related deaths in Texas: https://www.texastribune.org/2024/05/22/texas-maternal-mortality-committee-ingrid-skop-abortion-doctor/

Early voting in the primary runoff is underway NOW and continues through Friday: https://govotetexas.org/

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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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