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Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas:

Even missing key data, the Texas Secretary of State's tally of early turnout shows massive interest in the election across the state, but the biggest numbers in our urban counties: https://www.sos.state.tx.us/elections/historical/index.shtml

Keep in mind that you can't use your smartphone while voting: https://www.click2houston.com/news/local/2024/10/24/dont-even-think-about-using-your-phone-at-the-polls-key-electronic-rules-every-texas-voter-needs-to-know/

...Also, you can't wear political slogans on your clothing, unfortunately including your awesome Humans Against Ted Cruz t-shirt: https://www.statesman.com/story/news/state/2024/10/21/wear-clothes-political-shirts-law-illegal-polls-electioneering-early-voting-texas-election-2024/75775888007/

New polling - which is becoming less and less relevant - shows a dead heat between Colin Allred and Ted Cruz: https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4947749-cruz-allred-texas-senate-race-poll/

...Another study uncovers the obvious, that Republicans are far more skeptical of the security of our elections process than Democrats: https://cbsaustin.com/news/local/u-of-h-survey-finds-sharp-divide-in-texas-voters-confidence-in-electoral-system

Ken Paxton's e-mail account for reporting voter fraud has instead fielded a flood of trolling: https://abc13.com/post/emails-sent-texas-attorney-general-ken-paxtons-illegal-voting-tip-line-flooded-trolls-taunts/15460430/

Progress Texas has announced our endorsements for the 2024 election! See a full rundown here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://progresstexas.org/blog/progress-texas%E2%80%99-november-general-election-endorsements⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

...And a podcast on WHY we've chosen to back these great candidates: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://progresstexas.org/podcast/happy-hour-174-our-2024-candidate-endorsements⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Our annual holiday fundraising parties approach! We'll be gathering both in Dallas and Austin this December, and there are sponsorship opportunities available: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://act.progresstexas.org/a/progress-texas-holiday-parties-2024⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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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At publishing time, we're on the third day of early voting in the monumentally consequential 2024 election - which marks the 30th anniversary of the last time any Democrat won a statewide office in Texas (it just so happens that Kamala Harris is set to visit Texas this week - the first campaign visit by a Presidential candidate this close to the election over the same 30 years). We're joined by Garry Mauro, who was one of the five Democrats who won in 1994 - the same year that the beloved Governor Ann Richards fell to George W. Bush, Garry was re-elected to the office of Land Commissioner. Progress Texas board member and longtime Texas politico Jason Smith joins us as Garry takes us back to the "good old days" of tight teamwork and camaraderie among Texas Dems, recalls his strategies and success in conveying progressive ideas to conservative ears, and offers his advice on how progressives in Texas today can best execute a return to political power tomorrow.

Learn more about Garry Mauro at https://law.utexas.edu/humanrights/directory/garry-mauro/.

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Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas:

Texas officially set a new all-time turnout record for the first day of early voting on Monday: https://www.khou.com/article/news/politics/elections/texas-early-voting-record-set/285-8314514c-859a-48bb-9311-08d7a591bd6f

...It's due both to massive population growth, and rates of voter registration that outpace that growth: https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/4947150-texas-early-voting-turnout-record/

...Despite a viral video that has stoked right-wing paranoia, election officials in North Texas report no significant glitches with voting machines: https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/verify/no-votes-for-donald-trump-not-being-marked-as-votes-for-kamala-harris-in-white-settlement-texas/287-d50739d4-bf37-4c9c-86dc-552357c98ef3

Despite his own admission that non-citizen voting is extremely rare, Ken Paxton has sued the Biden administration for insufficiently helping to verify the citizenship of registered voters: https://www.texastribune.org/2024/10/22/texas-voter-verification-lawsuit-paxton/

...Perhaps bending to pressure from Paxton, Texas Secretary of State Jane Nelson has gone along with the non-citizen voting hysteria, just two days after proclaiming Texas' readiness for the election: https://x.com/josephtrimmer_/status/1848901113501688154?s=46

Both Presidential candidates will be in Texas - the first time in 30 years this close to the election - with Kamala Harris hosting a rally in Houston on Friday afternoon: https://www.click2houston.com/news/local/2024/10/22/kamala-harris-visit-to-texas-a-sign-of-shifting-political-battlegrounds/

...Link to RSVP for the Harris rally: https://events.democrats.org/event/732872/

...And Donald Trump will be in Austin on Friday, to appear on Joe Rogan's podcast: https://cbsaustin.com/news/local/both-presidential-candidates-to-visit-texas-friday-as-election-day-looms

...While VP hopeful and Minnesota Governor Tim Walz will join an online roundtable on cannabis legalization hosted by Willie Nelson on Thursday night at 6: https://deadline.com/2024/10/willie-nelson-cannabis-community-call-support-kamala-harris-1236120922/

...Link to join Willie's party: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_VC7_s84vSzC5mJp5QjTULA#/registration

Texas Supreme Court justice John Devine has drawn fresh scrutiny over his management of a family friend's estate, conflicting with ethics rules: https://www.texastribune.org/2024/10/22/texas-supreme-court-john-devine-elvie-kingston-trust/

Progress Texas has announced our endorsements for the 2024 election! See a full rundown here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://progresstexas.org/blog/progress-texas%E2%80%99-november-general-election-endorsements⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

...And a podcast on WHY we've chosen to back these great candidates: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://progresstexas.org/podcast/happy-hour-174-our-2024-candidate-endorsements⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Our annual holiday fundraising parties approach! We'll be gathering both in Dallas and Austin this December, and there are sponsorship opportunities available: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://act.progresstexas.org/a/progress-texas-holiday-parties-2024⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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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Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas:

Massive, record-breaking turnout on the first day of early voting in the 2024 election yesterday in North Texas: https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/texas-news/texas-is-the-third-least-safe-state-to-live-in-america-heres-why/3676621/?os=vb.&ref=app

...In the Austin area: https://cbsaustin.com/news/local/long-wait-times-seen-as-early-voting-kicks-off-in-texas

...In the Houston area: https://www.fox26houston.com/news/harris-county-clerk-addressing-election-rumors-first-day-early-voting

...In the San Antonio area: https://www.expressnews.com/news/article/bexar-county-early-voting-record-19848470.php

...While voter totals are smaller, a great number of Texas' rural and suburban counties saw percentages of their registered voters surpassing those of our urban counties show up on day 1: https://earlyvoting.texas-election.com/Elections/getEVDetails.do

...VP Kamala Harris has announced a rally in Houston on Friday: https://events.democrats.org/event/732872/

Robert Roberson didn't testify at the Capitol yesterday after all, but he might in the future: https://apnews.com/article/robert-roberson-texas-execution-shaken-baby-syndrome-1fc3638211444a6117ef2567fedca7e4

...Dr. Phil and author John Grisham did testify, and Governor Abbott broke his silence to criticize the committee that halted Roberson's execution: https://www.houstonchronicle.com/politics/texas/article/greg-abbott-robert-roberson-execution-19851818.php

Need another motivation to vote today? Texas ranks very low in a safety ranking of U.S. states: https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/texas-news/texas-is-the-third-least-safe-state-to-live-in-america-heres-why/3676621/?os=vb.&ref=app

We need your politically apathetic cousin to get in the game! Here's how to talk to them about Donald Trump's Project 2025: ⁠⁠https://progresstexas.org/blog/how-talk-your-apathetic-cousin-about-project-2025⁠⁠

Progress Texas has announced our endorsements for the 2024 election! See a full rundown here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://progresstexas.org/blog/progress-texas%E2%80%99-november-general-election-endorsements⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

...And a podcast on WHY we've chosen to back these great candidates: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://progresstexas.org/podcast/happy-hour-174-our-2024-candidate-endorsements⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Our annual holiday fundraising parties approach! We'll be gathering both in Dallas and Austin this December, and there are sponsorship opportunities available: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://act.progresstexas.org/a/progress-texas-holiday-parties-2024⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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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Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas:

We encourage all committed progressives to VOTE TODAY, and to spend the next two weeks pestering everyone you know to vote as well: https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/11-day-early-voting-stretch-begins-monday-in-texas/3676004/?os=io....dbr5yxkr&ref=app

...Texas officials have made it plain that they don't want young, diverse Texans to participate: https://www.expressnews.com/opinion/commentary/article/texas-voter-suppression-2024-19836986.php

Trump Party bloviations about non-citizen voting are plain and obvious poppycock: https://www.houstonchronicle.com/politics/election/2024/article/texas-claims-noncitizen-voting-19821602.php

...Texas transplant Elon Musk is skating dangerously close to federal election law violations: https://www.cnn.com/2024/10/20/politics/elon-musk-voter-giveaway-legal-questions/index.html

...Another reason to vote today? Ted Cruz's polling lead over Colin Allred grows to seven points: https://www.cbsnews.com/texas/news/republican-advantage-grows-with-trump-and-cruz-still-favored-to-win-in-texas-pollster-says/

...Dallas voters have even more reasons to turn out in three misleading propositions that will undercut the Dallas City Council and short circuit Dallas' budget if passed. Podcast featuring Council Member Adam Bazaldua: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/happy-hour-175-dont-be-stupid-3-dallas-ballot-measures/id1552998795?i=1000673625056

...As well as Steven Monacelli, who has taken a deep dive into how the props were forced onto the Dallas ballot by a Texas billionaire seeking to reshape the city's government more to his liking: https://www.texasobserver.org/dallas-hero-initiative-monty-bennett-crowds-on-demand/

Robert Roberson, whose execution on Thursday was blocked, is expected to testify before the Texas Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence today: https://www.texastribune.org/2024/10/18/robert-roberson-texas-house-hearing/

...It's still not clear if Roberson will travel to the Capitol, or testify virtually: https://www.tpr.org/criminal-justice/2024-10-20/robert-roberson-set-to-testify-before-texas-lawmakers-days-after-they-saved-him-from-execution

...Ken Paxton tried - and failed - through the weekend to talk the Texas Supreme Court into reversing itself: https://www.dallasnews.com/news/courts/2024/10/20/ken-paxton-asks-texas-supreme-court-to-reverse-decision-delaying-roberson-execution/

We need your politically apathetic cousin to get in the game! Here's how to talk to them about Donald Trump's Project 2025: ⁠https://progresstexas.org/blog/how-talk-your-apathetic-cousin-about-project-2025⁠

Progress Texas has announced our endorsements for the 2024 election! See a full rundown here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://progresstexas.org/blog/progress-texas%E2%80%99-november-general-election-endorsements⁠⁠⁠⁠

...And a podcast on WHY we've chosen to back these great candidates: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://progresstexas.org/podcast/happy-hour-174-our-2024-candidate-endorsements⁠⁠⁠⁠

Our annual holiday fundraising parties approach! We'll be gathering both in Dallas and Austin this December, and there are sponsorship opportunities available: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://act.progresstexas.org/a/progress-texas-holiday-parties-2024⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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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Early voting is almost here, and while many of our regulars are excited to vote for Kamala Harris and Colin Allred, we remind you that it's important to understand and vote your ENTIRE ballot - and nowhere in Texas is that more true this time than in Dallas. Propositions S, T, and U are written for the ballot to appear common sense, public safety and accountability measures, but in reality, they threaten to bankrupt the City of Dallas' budget and grant unprecedented local control to wealthy activists - many of whom directly involved don't even live or work in Dallas. We're happy to welcome back Dallas City Council Member Adam Bazaldua, who has a keen understanding of how these measures threaten to upend Big D, and investigative reporter Steven Monacelli, who has just dropped a major expose on the "Dallas HERO" group behind these three measures, exposing their funding, their motives, and how they hope to establish a model for the future short-circuiting of other Democratically-run big cities in Texas.

Find Steven's piece in the Texas Observer at https://www.texasobserver.org/dallas-hero-initiative-monty-bennett-crowds-on-demand/.

Find Dallas City Council Member Adam Bazaldua at https://dallascityhall.com/government/citycouncil/district7/Pages/default.aspx

Thanks for listening! Learn more about how you can support Progress Texas' important work, through the election and into next year's pivotal legislative session - including by attending or sponsoring our December holiday parties in Dallas and Austin - at https://progresstexas.org/.

Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas:

Legal wrangling involving courts from a local Austin judge to the U.S. Supreme Court leaves death row inmate Robert Roberson still alive this morning, for now: https://www.khou.com/video/news/local/texas-supreme-court-blocks-execution-of-robert-roberson/285-2dbb3d89-871c-4579-a7df-0115682c07ba

...SCOTUS declined to intervene, Austin Judge Jessica Mangrum DID intervene, the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals overrruled Mangrum, and the Texas Supreme Court overruled them - whew! https://www.texastribune.org/2024/10/16/robert-roberson-texas-shaken-baby-execution/

...The Roberson case is likely to crank out further drama - and energizes the possibility of someday bringing the death penalty to an end in Texas: https://www.statesman.com/story/news/politics/state/2024/10/17/court-criminal-appeals-rejects-bid-delay-texas-execution-robert-roberson-death-penalty-shaken-baby/75725968007/

Ken Paxton finds time in a busy day of trying to kill Robert Roberson as quickly as possible to sue a Dallas doctor over her treatment of transgender minors: https://www.dallasnews.com/business/health-care/2024/10/17/paxton-sues-dallas-doctor-over-giving-gender-affirming-treatments-to-minors/

We need your politically apathetic cousin to get in the game! Here's how to talk to them about Donald Trump's Project 2025: https://progresstexas.org/blog/how-talk-your-apathetic-cousin-about-project-2025

Progress Texas has announced our endorsements for the 2024 election! See a full rundown here: ⁠⁠⁠https://progresstexas.org/blog/progress-texas%E2%80%99-november-general-election-endorsements⁠⁠⁠

...And a podcast on WHY we've chosen to back these great candidates: ⁠⁠⁠https://progresstexas.org/podcast/happy-hour-174-our-2024-candidate-endorsements⁠⁠⁠

Our annual holiday fundraising parties approach! We'll be gathering both in Dallas and Austin this December, and there are sponsorship opportunities available: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://act.progresstexas.org/a/progress-texas-holiday-parties-2024⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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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Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas:

Texas is now hours from executing a man who experts - and his own prosecutors - agree was convicted on junk science. The bipartisan Texas House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence has issued a subpoena for Roberson to testify before them at a date beyond his scheduled execution: https://www.texastribune.org/2024/10/17/texas-execution-robert-roberson-subpoena/

...The state, for over a decade, has ignored a 2013 law that allows convictions based upon undermined science to be re-tried: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/oct/17/robert-roberson-texas-execution-shaken-baby-syndrome

Starting November 1, Texas hospitals are under orders to ask arriving patients about their citizenship status - but those patients are not compelled to answer: https://www.texastribune.org/2024/10/17/texas-undocumented-immigrants-hospitals-greg-abbott/

Over less than the first 24 hours following his Tuesday night debate against Ted Cruz, Colin Allred pulled in over $1 million in donations: https://www.dallasnews.com/news/politics/2024/10/16/colin-allred-says-his-campaign-raised-1-million-after-his-fiery-debate-with-ted-cruz/

Join Chispa Texas for a people's hearing on the LNG industry in the Corpus Christi area: ⁠https://www.ferc.gov/news-events/events/virtual-scoping-sessions-and-extension-scoping-period-gulfstream-lng-development⁠

Progress Texas has announced our endorsements for the 2024 election! See a full rundown here: ⁠⁠https://progresstexas.org/blog/progress-texas%E2%80%99-november-general-election-endorsements⁠⁠

...And a podcast on WHY we've chosen to back these great candidates: ⁠⁠https://progresstexas.org/podcast/happy-hour-174-our-2024-candidate-endorsements⁠⁠

Our annual holiday fundraising parties approach! We'll be gathering both in Dallas and Austin this December, and there are sponsorship opportunities available: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://act.progresstexas.org/a/progress-texas-holiday-parties-2024⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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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Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas:

Colin Allred consistently got Ted Cruz's goat during last night's debate: https://www.texastribune.org/2024/10/15/texas-senate-debate-ted-cruz-colin-allred/

...Fact-checking finds a bunch of fudged facts (big surprise) from Ted Cruz: https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/politics/election-2024/2024/10/15/503107/cruz-v-allred-debate-fact-check-from-abortion-to-insurrection/

...Our statement on the debate: https://progresstexas.org/blog/expect-anything-truth-two-faced-ted

...Missed the debate? Watch it here: https://youtu.be/ZMHN4puJPsQ?si=VbhIB8CWDqiM75Fq

The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals has at least temporarily restored Ken Paxton's ability to pursue "vote harvesting" cases in Texas: https://www.texastribune.org/2024/09/28/texas-vote-harvesting-law-unconstitutional/

The U.S. Supreme Court wants the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals to reconsider its decision that citizen journalist Priscilla Villareal can't sue Laredo police over her arrest for asking police questions: https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/us-supreme-court-gives-texas-citizen-journalist-new-shot-sue-over-arrest-2024-10-15/

Georgia over doubled its prior record for the number of votes cast on the first day of early voting yesterday! Let's beat that score in Texas on Monday: https://www.cnn.com/2024/10/15/politics/early-voting-record-georgia/index.html

Join Chispa Texas for a people's hearing on the LNG industry in the Corpus Christi area: https://www.ferc.gov/news-events/events/virtual-scoping-sessions-and-extension-scoping-period-gulfstream-lng-development

Progress Texas has announced our endorsements for the 2024 election! See a full rundown here: ⁠https://progresstexas.org/blog/progress-texas%E2%80%99-november-general-election-endorsements⁠

...And a podcast on WHY we've chosen to back these great candidates: ⁠https://progresstexas.org/podcast/happy-hour-174-our-2024-candidate-endorsements⁠

Our annual holiday fundraising parties approach! We'll be gathering both in Dallas and Austin this December, and there are sponsorship opportunities available: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://act.progresstexas.org/a/progress-texas-holiday-parties-2024⁠⁠⁠⁠

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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Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas:

The only debate between Senator Ted Cruz and Democratic challenger Congressman Colin Allred is scheduled for tonight in Dallas: https://www.yahoo.com/news/ted-cruz-colin-allred-meet-040719061.html?guccounter=1

...The debate comes as internal Republican polling shows Cruz's lead having narrowed to one single point: https://www.politico.com/news/2024/10/13/senate-republican-poll-memo-00183570

...In a panic, Cruz has been attacking the Senate Leadership Fund, which is run by Mitch McConnell, with whom he has frequently clashed: https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/4932873-cruz-slf-mcconnell-senate-texas/

Governor Abbott is revealed to have massively fudged the number of non-citizen registered voters he kicked off the rolls weeks ago: https://www.texastribune.org/2024/10/15/texas-noncitizen-voter-roll-removal-included-americans/

HBO host Jon Oliver takes Ken Paxton to task for acting on very flimsy reporting by Fox News on supposed mass registrations of non-citizen migrants in Weatherford: https://www.thedailybeast.com/john-oliver-blasts-fox-news-maria-bartiromo-dumber-than-you-think

Keller ISD, facing heat over their plans to shame kids with outstanding lunch balances, is calling on the public to contribute to a new lunch fund: https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/education/keller-isd-launches-fundraiser-to-pay-lunch-debts-after-district-says-students-would-be-served-alternative-meals/287-18c9c8b7-82d3-4d7a-903a-7424c7a2e518

Progress Texas has announced our endorsements for the 2024 election! See a full rundown here: https://progresstexas.org/blog/progress-texas%E2%80%99-november-general-election-endorsements

...And a podcast on WHY we've chosen to back these great candidates: https://progresstexas.org/podcast/happy-hour-174-our-2024-candidate-endorsements

Our annual holiday fundraising parties approach! We'll be gathering both in Dallas and Austin this December, and there are sponsorship opportunities available: ⁠⁠⁠https://act.progresstexas.org/a/progress-texas-holiday-parties-2024⁠⁠⁠

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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