Daily Dispatch 10/26/23: Draconian Immigration Bills Advance In House, and More

Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas: Houston Rep. Armando Walle had strong words for House Republicans after debate over harsh new immigration laws was cut short: https://www.texastribune.org/2023/10/25/texas-legislature-house-immigration-bills/ ...While GOP efforts for vouchers appear to have made little progress: https://www.texastribune.org/2023/10/25/texas-vouchers-house-abbott-legislature/ New U.S. Speaker of the House Mike Johnson has ties to Texas based on efforts on behalf of "religious liberty": https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/politics/national-politics/new-speaker-of-the-house-once-practiced-law-in-collin-county/287-ca3988e1-2e93-434c-8d74-8a8f52089917 ...While Texas MAGA types are big Johnson fans, but House Dems highlight major problems: https://www.mysanantonio.com/news/local/article/texas-reactions-speaker-johnson-18447628.php A Waco JP who wants to continue discriminating against LGBTQ+ Texans gets her day before the Texas Supreme Court: https://www.kxan.com/news/texas-politics/can-a-texas-judge-refuse-to-marry-gay-couples-texas-supreme-court-to-rule/ Inter-party battles over anti-Semitisim within the Texas GOP draw national attention: https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/4275361-texas-republicans-anti-semitism-allegations-feed-civil-war/ ...While Steven Monacelli exposes a particularly gross North Texas Nazi group: https://www.texasobserver.org/unmasking-texas-neo-nazis/ ...And the Texas Tribune covers Texans For Strong Borders, whose leader is a well-established hate-mongerer: https://www.texastribune.org/2023/10/25/chris-russo-texans-for-strong-borders-immigration-nick-fuentes/ Thanks for listening! Grab our guide to the ongoing constitutional amendments election and consider supporting our work at https://progresstexas.org/.