Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas:

The Texas Criminal Court of Appeals has denied, without explanation, a request from Travis County DA Jose Garza to review Governor Greg Abbott's unorthodox pardoning of convicted murderer Daniel Perry:

79 of the misdemeanor criminal trespass cases stemming from the crackdown on pro-Palestinian protests at UT Austin in April have been dismissed:

Steven Monacelli dives into the details of Gateway Church, rocked lately by a child sex abuse scandal, and its broad connection to far-right, Christian Nationalist politics: https://www.texasobserver.org/pastor-texas-gop-christian-nationalism-sex-abuse/

Rural school districts are lately hiring far more unlicensed teachers than those with proper credentials: https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/unlicensed-teachers-dominate-new-teacher-hires-in-rural-texas-schools-19418069

The epic battle between Dallas U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett and MAGA darling Marjorie Taylor Greene continues: https://thehill.com/homenews/house/4733614-jasmine-crockett-marjorie-taylor-greene/

...While Brigitte Bandit gets her shots at MTG in as well: https://time.com/6992726/marjorie-taylor-greene-slammed-by-texas-drag-artist/

Pride Month continues! 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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