Daily Dispatch 11/15/23: House GOP Passes Unconstitutional Border Bill, and More

Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas: The Texas House GOP passed the highly demonstrative and unconstitutional immigration bill SB4 last night - it's headed for the Governor's desk under threat of legal challenge: https://www.statesman.com/story/news/politics/state/2023/11/14/texas-approves-bill-arrest-deport-people-suspected-illegal-immigration/71579308007/ Over half of the Texas GOP delegation in the U.S. House voted against their own party's efforts to avoid a government shutdown yesterday: https://www.texastribune.org/2023/11/14/government-shutdown-continuing-resolution/ The Republican-dominated Texas State Board of Education is opposing information in proposed science textbooks regarding climate change and evolution: https://www.expressnews.com/politics/article/climate-change-textbooks-18491484.php Additional context into the Sherman ISD theater gender policy situation: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/14/us/trans-actor-oklahoma-sherman-texas.html A lawsuit filed against Ken Paxton's office by whistleblowers he fired in 2021 can proceed in Travis County: https://www.texastribune.org/2023/11/14/ken-paxton-whistleblower-lawsuit/ Lubbock's petition-forced marijuana decriminalization measure will go before voters in May after being voted down by the Lubbock City Council: https://www.texastribune.org/2023/11/14/texas-marijuana-vote-lubbock/ The Central Texas Food Bank is in dire need of volunteers ahead of the holiday rush: https://www.kut.org/austin/2023-11-14/central-texas-food-bank-faces-a-critical-need-for-volunteers-this-holiday-season Thanks for listening! Grab your tickets for our Austin and Dallas Holiday Parties, and consider making a donation to help us continue our important work, at https://progresstexas.org/.