Daily Dispatch 11/27/24: Trump Mexico Tariffs Threaten Texas Consumers, and More

Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas: Donald Trump's new threat of a 25% tariff on Mexican imports have consumers and business owners in South Texas concerned for the future: https://www.texastribune.org/2024/11/26/donald-trump-tariffs-texas-border-economy/ ...Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum doesn't appear ready to give in to Trump, threatening tariffs of her own: https://apnews.com/article/mexico-tariffs-trump-retaliate-sheinbaum-fac0b0c6ee8c425a928418de7332b74a Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller is all in on Trump's tariffs - and on raw milk, the latest risky reaction of the right against science: https://www.chron.com/news/article/texas-raw-milk-sid-miller-19941180.php Need a Thanksgiving weekend project? Fire up an account on BlueSky, and find Progress Texas once you're there: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/21/technology/bluesky-social-media.html Our annual holiday fundraising parties approach! We'll be gathering both in Dallas and Austin this December, and there are sponsorship opportunities available and individual tickets are now on sale: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://act.progresstexas.org/a/progress-texas-holiday-parties-2024⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ We're loving the troll-free environment at BlueSky! Follow us there at @progresstexas.bsky.social. Thanks for listening! Find our web store and other ways to support our important work this election year at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://progresstexas.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.