Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas:

Ken Paxton, as threatened, has filed a lawsuit against Bexar County over their program to register more voters in the San Antonio area: https://newrepublic.com/post/185585/ken-paxton-threatens-sue-democrats-voter-registration

...He's also poised to similarly sue Harris County over their efforts to increase voter registration in Houston - all part of longstanding GOP efforts against urban and Latino voters: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/04/us/texas-voter-registration-paxton-bexar.html

...Our urban centers voted overwhelmingly for Joe Biden in 2020, which is likely the real motivation for Paxton's tactics: https://www.reuters.com/legal/texas-attorney-general-sues-bexar-county-over-mail-in-voter-registrations-2024-09-05/

...Democratic elected officials in Texas are calling for federal intervention against Paxton's voter suppression efforts: https://www.statesman.com/story/news/politics/state/2024/09/04/ken-paxton-texas-attorney-general-voter-fraud-democrats-want-doj-investigation/75071421007/

...Tarrant County commissioners vote along party lines to reject a plan to open 50 early voting sites around Fort Worth: https://www.star-telegram.com/news/politics-government/article291928425.html

TribFest starts TODAY in Austin, and Progress Texas will set up our official HQ during the FREE Open Congress event on Saturday September 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! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠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

The deadline to register for the November election is October 7. Are you registered? Are you sure? ALL Texas voters should confirm their registration, right now: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://govotetexas.org/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Please pitch in to help fund our recent expansion of that important voting resource with Hindi, Mandarin Chinese and Vietnamese translation: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://progresstexas.org/blog/coming-soon-govotetexasorg-adds-commonly-spoken-languages-increase-ballot-access⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

And, our September membership drive is underway! We want to add 50 new members to the Progress Texas family in the form of regular monthly supporters at the $10, $25 or $50 level - if you join the team before the end of September, we'll hook you up with an exclusive invitation to our Holiday Party this December! ⁠⁠⁠https://progresstexas.org/donate⁠⁠⁠

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Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas:

Officials in Bexar County have voted to move forward with plans to mail voter registration forms to unregistered voters in spite of threats of a lawsuit by Ken Paxton: https://www.expressnews.com/news/article/bexar-county-hire-voter-firm-19740080.php

The Texas Department of State Health Services has followed a similar policy at Texas DPS in denying trans Texans from changing the sex listed on their birth certificates: https://www.texastribune.org/2024/09/03/texas-transgender-birth-certificates/

The Texas chapter of the American Federation of Teachers has unveiled its Educator's Bill Of Rights, which they intend to bring before the Texas Legislature next year: https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/education/texas-teachers-union-pushing-stronger-public-school-protections/287-6eb18a34-5697-499d-97b2-e50ce6ddfa69

...While public school districts struggle with teachers lacking proper certification: https://www.texastribune.org/2024/09/04/texas-uncertified-teachers-staff-shortages/

Ted Cruz would really like for you to forget the key role he has played in undermining reproductive freedom and abortion rights in Texas: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/sep/03/ted-cruz-texas-senate-election-abortion-record

Arizona Senator Mark Kelly will take part in a fundraiser for Vice President Kamala Harris on Friday September 13 in Fort Worth: https://secure.kamalaharris.com/a/paiorhjgqjnzkdjsgn

Deposed State Rep. Shawn Thierry shows her true colors in an interview with Fox News' Laura Ingraham, who herself has little time for the outgoing turncoat: https://www.foxnews.com/video/6361472377112

TribFest starts tomorrow in Austin, and Progress Texas will set up our official HQ during the FREE Open Congress event on Saturday September 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! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠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

The deadline to register for the November election is October 7. Are you registered? Are you sure? ALL Texas voters should confirm their registration, right now: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://govotetexas.org/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Please pitch in to help fund our recent expansion of that important voting resource with Hindi, Mandarin Chinese and Vietnamese translation: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://progresstexas.org/blog/coming-soon-govotetexasorg-adds-commonly-spoken-languages-increase-ballot-access⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

And, our September membership drive is underway! We want to add 50 new members to the Progress Texas family in the form of regular monthly supporters at the $10, $25 or $50 level - if you join the team before the end of September, we'll hook you up with an exclusive invitation to our Holiday Party this December! ⁠⁠https://progresstexas.org/donate⁠⁠

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Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas:

Ken Paxton has warned officials in Harris and Bexar Counties that he believes their plans to send voter registration materials to unregistered voters is illegal: https://www.khou.com/article/news/local/harris-county/texas-ag-ken-paxton-warning-letter-harris-county-commissioners-court-voter-registration-forms/285-cef860b9-edf1-4c7a-bbcf-c2d149cecadb

...As Republicans spread fear of legal reprisals for helping others register and vote, the Texas Tribune spells out what's legal and what's not: https://www.texastribune.org/2024/09/03/texas-voter-assistance-registration-mail-in-ballots-guide/

Texas oil billionaires are dumping millions into Trump's campaign in the hopes that he'll allow them to continue fouling the environment unchecked if he wins: https://www.houstonchronicle.com/business/energy/article/trump-clean-energy-tax-credits-19723822.php

Another reason the Trump party is nervous: new polling finds Ted Cruz leading Colin Allred by less than the 2.5 point margin Cruz squeaked by Beto O'Rourke in 2018: https://www.cbsnews.com/texas/news/texas-senate-race-between-allred-and-cruz-heats-up-as-excitement-for-harris-grows/

A bunch of new laws took effect in Texas on Sunday, September 1: https://www.khou.com/article/news/local/texas/new-laws-in-texas-september-1-2024/285-1d37cf4b-94f9-40b6-9548-cba969b6df00

...One of those, the SCOPE Act designed to protect children online, has been partially blocked due to vague wording: https://abc13.com/post/texas-scope-act-blocked-robert-pitman-social-media-filters-blocked/15261423/

Chip Roy says progressives should get out of Texas - and native Texans remind Chip Roy that he's from Maryland: https://www.alternet.org/chip-roy-texas/

TribFest is this weekend! Progress Texas will set up our official HQ during the FREE Open Congress event on Saturday September 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! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠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

The deadline to register for the November election is October 7. Are you registered? Are you sure? ALL Texas voters should confirm their registration, right now: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://govotetexas.org/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Please pitch in to help fund our recent expansion of that important voting resource with Hindi, Mandarin Chinese and Vietnamese translation: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://progresstexas.org/blog/coming-soon-govotetexasorg-adds-commonly-spoken-languages-increase-ballot-access⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

And, our September membership drive is underway! We want to add 50 new members to the Progress Texas family in the form of regular monthly supporters at the $10, $25 or $50 level - if you join the team before the end of September, we'll hook you up with an exclusive invitation to our Holiday Party this December! ⁠https://progresstexas.org/donate⁠

Thanks for listening! Find our web store and other ways to support our important work this election year at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://progresstexas.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas:

Texas Republicans are underway with a broad, coordinated attempt to stoke racist fear of Hispanic migrants, intimidate Latino Texans away from the polls, and undermine general confidence in our elections system: https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/4854249-texas-immigration-strategies-republicans-democrats/

Yet another Texas judge has stopped Ken Paxton from harrassing yet another non-profit group dedicated to humanitarian support for migrants: https://www.texastribune.org/2024/08/29/texas-attorney-general-deposition-migrant-aid-group-brownsville/

Republicans have stepped in to stop a program to activate unregistered voters in Harris County: https://www.texastribune.org/2024/08/29/texas-attorney-general-deposition-migrant-aid-group-brownsville/

Paxton has launched a tipline and e-mail address designed to field tips by Texans who suspect they've witnessed someone voting illegally - yet another way to target ALL Latino voters: https://www.kxan.com/news/texas-politics/texas-attorney-general-launches-illegal-voting-tipline/

Democrats in the Houston area gathered yesterday for a press conference to decry these Republican efforts to upend the election: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/texas-voter-purge-warning-ballots-abbott-rcna168811

...Link to watch: https://www.facebook.com/RepMorales145/videos/-watch-live-press-conference-on-voter-registration-suspension-who-rep-gene-wu-re/493352966821243

...Check out our conversation with Democratic House nominee Cecilia Castellano and State Senator Roland Gutierrez: https://progresstexas.org/podcast/happy-hour-168-inside-ken-paxton-political-raids-cecilia-castellano-and-sen-roland

Progress Texas will set up our official HQ during TribFests' Open Congress on Saturday September 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

The deadline to register for the November election is October 7. Are you registered? Are you sure? ALL Texas voters should confirm their registration, right now: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://govotetexas.org/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Please pitch in to help fund our recent expansion of that important voting resource with Hindi, Mandarin Chinese and Vietnamese translation: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://progresstexas.org/blog/coming-soon-govotetexasorg-adds-commonly-spoken-languages-increase-ballot-access⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

And, our September membership drive starts this weekend! We want to add 50 new members to the Progress Texas family in the form of regular monthly supporters at the $10, $25 or $50 level - if you join the team before the end of September, we'll hook you up with an exclusive invitation to our Holiday Party this December! https://progresstexas.org/donate

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The entire country has been transfixed at the recent blatant, racist weaponization of Texas law enforcement against Latino political candidates and Democratic activists in South Texas - all while our Governor celebrates the purging of over 1 million voters from our rolls. The desperation of the Trump party to cling to power at all costs has never been more obvious, and their tactics never more brazen. We're proud to welcome the Democratic nominee for Texas House District 80, Cecilia Castellano, who herself was targeted by Ken Paxton's harrassment in her home - and we also welcome back State Senator Roland Gutierrez, who once again is in the position of calling out Republican malfeasance in his district.

Learn more about Cecilia Castellano and her campaign at https://cecilia4texas.com/.

Learn more about Senator Roland Gutierrez at https://rolandfortexas.com/.

Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas:

It's no surprise that the House District 80 race is the target of Ken Paxton's voter suppression efforts - that seat is seen as very important to the Texas GOP: https://www.esquire.com/news-politics/politics/a61987103/ken-paxton-texas-latino-activists/

...Paxton's blatant efforts are inspiring voting rights advocates nationwide to step up their game: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/28/us/politics/voters-texas-raids.html

...Governor Greg Abbott's boasts of over one million voters nixed from voter rolls is part of this anti-Latino push - with plenty of time left for their plans to backfire: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/28/us/texas-voter-rolls-abbott.html

Abbott also has plans to seal the border...with fellow U.S. state New Mexico, ostensibly over undocumented migrants, but also likely connected to abortion and/or cannabis: https://www.newsnationnow.com/us-news/immigration/border-coverage/abbott-border-new-mexico-texas/

Lt. Governor Dan Patrick announces a new PAC that will make it easier for billionaires to slide fat donations to the GOP majority in the Texas Senate: https://www.texastribune.org/2024/08/28/dan-patrick-texas-senate-pac/

Progress Texas will set up our official HQ during TribFests' Open Congress on Saturday September 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

The deadline to register for the November election is October 7. Are you registered? Are you sure? ALL Texas voters should confirm their registration, right now: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://govotetexas.org/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

...Please pitch in to help fund our recent expansion of that important voting resource with Hindi, Mandarin Chinese and Vietnamese translation: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://progresstexas.org/blog/coming-soon-govotetexasorg-adds-commonly-spoken-languages-increase-ballot-access⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Thanks for listening! Find our web store and other ways to support our important work this election year at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://progresstexas.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas:

Ken Paxton's raids in South Texas on Democratic politicos likely hinges on new restrictions on voting access activism, enacted as reaction to false election claims related to the 2020 election: ⁠https://www.texastribune.org/2024/08/28/ken-paxton-south-texas-vote-harvesting-investigation-politiqueras-hist/⁠

...Greg Abbott's chest-puffing over illegally registered non-citizen voters kicked off the rolls are also designed to instill fear and undermine faith in our elections: ⁠https://www.texastribune.org/2024/08/27/greg-abbott-voter-rolls-texas/⁠

...An opinion piece for MSNBC notes that an attack on Latino voters may turn out to be poorly timed for Donald Trump, who needs their votes to regain power: ⁠https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinion/texas-ken-paxton-lulac-doj-rcna168224⁠

A new and tragic consequence of Texas' near-complete ban on abortion: an uptick in abandoned babies: ⁠https://www.click2houston.com/news/local/2024/08/21/6-babies-abandoned-throughout-harris-county-in-3-months/⁠

...While the group "Women For Allred", spearheaded by several well-known reproductive rights activists in Texas, kicked off in Dallas last week: ⁠https://www.lonestarlive.com/news/2024/08/doctors-women-denied-abortions-in-texas-kick-off-women-for-allred-campaign.html⁠

...NBC News features these brave Texas women: ⁠https://www.nbcnews.com/nightly-news/video/abortion-rights-battle-grows-in-texas-217927749640⁠

...The Texas Tribune highlights Amanda Zurawski: ⁠https://www.texastribune.org/2024/08/27/amanda-zurawksi-politics-democratic-national-convention-texas-abortion/⁠

...Colin Allred is within the margin of error against Ted Cruz in two recent polls: ⁠https://www.newsweek.com/colin-allred-ted-cruz-poll-texas-senate-race-close-1944716⁠

Progress Texas will set up our official HQ during TribFests' Open Congress on Saturday September 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

The deadline to register for the November election is October 7. Are you registered? Are you sure? ALL Texas voters should confirm their registration, right now: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://govotetexas.org/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

...Please pitch in to help fund our recent expansion of that important voting resource with Hindi, Mandarin Chinese and Vietnamese translation: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://progresstexas.org/blog/coming-soon-govotetexasorg-adds-commonly-spoken-languages-increase-ballot-access⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Thanks for listening! Find our web store and other ways to support our important work this election year at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://progresstexas.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas:

Governor Abbott announces the removal of 1.1 million Texans from the voter rolls, including over 6,000 he accuses of registering illegally: https://www.houstonchronicle.com/politics/texas/article/abbott-decries-noncitizen-voters-activists-19723919.php

...Over half of those are Texans who have sat out of voting in presidential cycles since 2016 and have moved since without updating their registration: https://www.kvue.com/article/news/politics/texas-strong-clean-voter-rolls-ahead-of-november-election/269-e801300c-b394-4f72-af4b-d6bfc0bd08ab

Uproar continues building over Ken Paxton's aggressive raids of voter access activists in the San Antonio area last week: https://news4sanantonio.com/news/local/lulac-wants-us-justice-department-to-investigate-voter-fraud-raids

...Paxton's case is based on a complaint by the loser of a Democratic primary in south Texas, and the crime is helping others vote: https://thehill.com/homenews/4848094-paxton-probe-texas-democratic-candidate/

Texas DPS is planning to invest heavily in software that will allow them to track your location without a warrant or subpoena: https://www.texasobserver.org/texas-dps-surveillance-tangle-cobwebs/

Progress Texas will set up our official HQ during TribFests' Open Congress on Saturday September 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

The deadline to register for the November election is October 7. Are you registered? Are you sure? ALL Texas voters should confirm their registration, right now: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://govotetexas.org/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

...Please pitch in to help fund our recent expansion of that important voting resource with Hindi, Mandarin Chinese and Vietnamese translation: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://progresstexas.org/blog/coming-soon-govotetexasorg-adds-commonly-spoken-languages-increase-ballot-access⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Thanks for listening! Find our web store and other ways to support our important work this election year at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://progresstexas.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

With Kamala Harris and Tim Walz inspiring people across the country to believe in American politics once again, YOU might be wondering how to up your game when it comes to political activism. You may not realize that, depending on where you live, there are likely multiple Democratic clubs already active in your community and ready to welcome you into the fold! We talked to the leaders of three Texas clubs that have distinguished themselves in reach, innovation and electoral results to see what works, what doesn't, and to explore the vital role that our clubs play in Democratic politics in Texas.

Learn more about Ginny Laughlin and Richardson Area Dems at https://rad.vote/.

Learn more about Carrie Collier-Brown and Texas Blue Action at https://www.texasblueaction.com/.

And, learn more about Art Pronin and Meyerland Area Democrats at http://www.meydems.org/.

To find a club near you, look up your county Democratic party's website, and you should find a list. Here are a few of those:

Dallas County clubs: https://www.dallasdemocrats.org/action/clubs-and-organizations/

Tarrant County clubs: https://tarrantdemocrats.org/club-directory/

Harris County clubs: https://www.harrisdemocrats.org/clubs

Bexar County clubs: https://www.bexardemocrat.org/clubs--organizations.html

Travis County clubs: https://www.traviscountydemocrats.org/democratic-clubs

Collin County clubs: https://www.collindemocrats.org/democratic-local-clubs/

Denton County clubs: https://www.dentondemocrats.org/clubs

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Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas:

Officers under the orders of Attorney General Ken Paxton's office aggressively raided the homes of Democratic House candidate Cecilia Castellano and several other Latino politicos in south Texas, including an 87-year-old retired teacher: https://www.texastribune.org/2024/08/24/ken-paxton-vote-harvesting-raid-lulac-cecilia-castellano/

...LULAC has called on the U.S. Department of Justice to open an investigation into Paxton's raids: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/25/us/texas-latinos-democrats-raids-paxton.html

...Paxton's actions in North Texas, at the debunked behest of a Fox News anchor, also target Latino communities: https://www.texastribune.org/2024/08/26/texas-voter-registration-election-ken-paxton-investigation/

...Paxton's efforts to dissolve a migrant outreach non-profit in Houston for what he calls illegal political messaging has been thrown out of court: https://www.texastribune.org/2024/08/23/texas-attorney-general-lawsuit-immigrant-rights-group-ruling-houston/

...All while the Texas Secretary of State's office says it has found "inadequacies" in Harris County's execution of the 2021-22 election - thus they're sending inspectors to oversee the November election across the Houston metro: https://abc13.com/post/texas-secretary-state-sends-inspectors-monitor-harris-county-2024-election-following-audit-2021-22-voting-issues/15225920/

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...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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