Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas:

The 2024 Republican National Convention wrapped with a fiery celebration of our country's cultural lowest common denominator and an endless, snoozy Trump diatribe: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/jul/19/takeaways-rnc-day-4-trump-speech

...While a speech featuring VP pick J.D. Vance extolling the virtues of Alex Jones surfaces: https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/vance-alex-jones-oligarchs-speech-report-1235061811/

...And most of the major players in Texas' conservative circus seem primed for sweet Trump gigs should he win in November: https://www.dallasnews.com/news/politics/2024/07/18/texas-republicans-not-in-2024-spotlight-could-thrive-under-a-trump-second-term/

An Austin-based network of shelters for immigrant children is the target of a federal lawsuit alleging systemic sexual abuse of the kids under its care: https://www.dallasnews.com/news/national/2024/07/18/doj-texas-company-staff-sexually-abused-migrant-children-in-their-care-at-shelter/

...While Ken Paxton seeks the approval of the Texas Supreme Court to continue his efforts to shut down the Catholic immigrant shelter network Annunciation House: https://www.texasstandard.org/stories/texas-attorney-general-ken-paxton-revives-effort-close-annunciation-house-el-paso/

Dallas U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett thumbs her nose at the state-level GOP lawmakers who want her to step down over her support of a bill denying former Presidents convicted of felonies their traditional lifetime Secret Service privileges: https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/dallas-texas-jasmine-crockett-trump-secret-service-bill-congresswoman/287-b4db9260-858e-40c8-9e9f-1b4be667923f

See Progress Texas' new 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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