Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas:

A Texas-based, reliably-conservative activist Federal judge (and Federalist Society member) has blocked future protections for LGBTQ+ school kids under Title IX: https://www.lonestarlive.com/news/2024/08/texas-based-judge-expands-ban-on-title-ix-gender-sexuality-protections.html

Ken Paxton threatens legal action against the City of Dallas if the State Fair of Texas doesn't rescind their planned ban on most guns at this fall's event: https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/texas-ken-paxton-state-fair-gun-policy-ban-lawsuit-attorney-general/287-9813c745-1eb1-42f3-8755-4cd627ac35b3

That massive dump of data on the Robb Elementary school massacre last weekend, it turns out, was incomplete: https://www.texastribune.org/2024/08/14/uvalde-shooting-police-footage/

Governor Greg Abbott's promise to his MAGA base to keep busing migrants into northern cities faces a critical shortage of migrants to victimize: https://www.nbcnews.com/investigations/texas-gov-greg-abbott-vows-keep-busing-migrants-north-one-problem-not-rcna166412

"Zombie" wells are haunting the Texas oil patch - and the role of the Texas Railroad Commission is coming under increased scrutiny: https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/texas-oil-regulator-under-scrutiny-zombie-wells-gush-back-life-2024-08-14/

Progress Texas will set up our official HQ during TribFests' Open Congress on Saturday Septmeber 7 at Hideout Coffee at 7th and Congress! We'll be live all day recording for the podcast, hanging out with progressive activists including YOU, and moving our stylish merch. Come see us - it's free! https://festival.texastribune.org/event/651560b0-5404-4ea0-b75e-8725c648826d/websitePage:64071bfd-7c25-49f7-a1ca-90f3fa6ff376

See Progress Texas' 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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