Daily Dispatch 10/22/24: Early Voting First Day Turnout Records Fall Across Texas, And More

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