Daily Dispatch 10/21/24: It's Go Time! Early Voting Starts Today, And More

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