Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas:

Vice President Kamala Harris, in a talk with Sheryl Lee Ralph, calls out the barbarity of Texas' abortion ban (index to 7:30): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-GVaSFsHQuY

...Progress Texas runs down the two years since the Dobbs decision overturned Roe v Wade: https://progresstexas.org/blog/two-years-terror-pregnant-texans-after-roe-reversal

...Our official statement: https://progresstexas.org/blog/statement-healthcare-horror-stories-rise-dobbs-second-anniversary

...Post-Roe Texas has seen a dramatic rise in infant deaths and births with frequently-fatal congenital anomalies: https://www.sciencealert.com/texas-abortion-ban-linked-to-marked-increase-in-infant-deaths-study-finds

...Two new books detail the post-Roe world and the threats that lie ahead: https://www.texasmonthly.com/news-politics/fall-of-roe-undue-burden-dobbs-anniversary-abortion-texas/

...While Ken Paxton's office celebrates "Sanctity Of Life Day", celebrating the state's encroachment on the basic bodily autonomy of half its population: https://www.texasattorneygeneral.gov/news/releases/attorney-general-ken-paxton-celebrates-sanctity-life-day-second-anniversary-end-roe-v-wade

SCOTUS will consider a Tennessee ban on transgender care for young people, which could have implications for a similar law in Texas: https://www.texastribune.org/2024/06/24/tennessee-scotus-transgender-medical-care-texas/

GOP U.S. Reps Ronny Jackson and Wesley Hunt have been targeted by the Office of Congressional Ethics under suspicion of spending campaign funds illegally at Texas social clubs: https://thehill.com/homenews/house/4737858-ethics-office-wesley-hunt-ronnny-jackson-campaign-funds/

...While Republican U.S. Rep. Troy Nehls continues wearing a military medal that the U.S. Army confirms he did not earn: https://www.notus.org/house/army-confirms-troy-nehls-ineligible-combat-badge

PT board member Jason Smith spells out plain as day why Texans should vote for Democrats this fall: https://www.star-telegram.com/opinion/opn-columns-blogs/other-voices/article289439792.html

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It's Pride Month! Check out the history of Pride and a full calendar of events happening across Texas throughout the month: https://progresstexas.org/blog/deep-heart-pride-celebration-pride-month-texas

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