Daily Dispatch 1/5/24: Late Congresswoman's Family Alleges Neglect, and More

Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas: The family of longtime Texas U.S. Representative Eddie Bernice Johnson, who died at 89 on New Year's Eve, alleges that she was neglected under the care of Baylor Scott and White's rehabilitation center: https://www.texastribune.org/2024/01/04/texas-eddie-bernice-johnson-lawsuit/ ...We also have a correction on misreported details on her memorial services, happening early next week: https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/legacyremembers/eddie-johnson-obituary?pid=206021389 The new federal lawsuit against Texas over SB-4 is likely to eventually be decided by the U.S. Supreme Court: https://www.fox7austin.com/news/texas-border-lawsuit-immigration-sb-4 ...While New York City sues the bus companied hired by Governor Abbott to dump migrants there for $700 million - and Abbott's response may be problematic for Republican-led counties in Texas seeking to limit interstate travel by abortion seekers: https://www.dallasnews.com/news/2024/01/04/new-york-city-is-suing-charter-bus-companies-for-transporting-migrants-from-texas/ ...And Dallas Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett counters assertions by House Speaker Mike Johnson that federal border authorities don't want the additional funding that the GOP is now blocking: https://thehill.com/homenews/house/4389021-texas-democrat-crockett-blasts-johnson-border-funds/ ...And Houston-area U.S. Rep. Troy Nehls confirms what we all know, which is that Republicans prioritize their own power over good policy for the country: https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/border-policies-gops-nehls-says-quiet-part-loud-rcna132223 ERCOT is underway with plans to connect to an outside power source in Mississippi, but its capacity is not especially significant: https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/efforts-underway-to-connect-ercot-to-power-grids-outside-of-texas/3425919/ And a piece on the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals and its recent conservative leanings provides even more reason to mobilize against a second Donald Trump term: https://factkeepers.com/the-fifth-circuit-court-of-appeals-is-now-the-handmaids-court/ Thanks for listening! Please visit our web store and consider supporting our important work at https://progresstexas.org/.