Daily Dispatch 11/28/23: Texas Supreme Court Hears Zurawski Case Today, and More

Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas: The Zurawski vs State Of Texas case will be the subject of a hearing at the Texas Supreme Court this morning: https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2023/11/28/1215463289/texas-abortion-lawsuit-texas-supreme-court ...Livestream link: https://www.texasbarcle.com/CLE/sc.asp Will there be a fifth special session? No word yet from the Governor: https://cbsaustin.com/news/local/texas-legislature-recesses-with-school-choice-legislation-still-in-limbo-will-governor-abbott-call-a-fifth-special-session We're also watching for Governor Abbott to sign SB4, and the legal backlash certain to follow: https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/politics/yall-itics/yall-itics-texas-border-to-become-the-show-me-state-when-sb-4-signed-into-law/287-87be0e16-ee85-4a2b-88e9-5d3ba40977d8 ...And which would come as deadly high speed police chases of suspected unlawful migrants are at an all-time high: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/24/us/texas-border-police-chases.html ...A new Human Rights Watch report illuminates the high-speed chase problem: https://www.ktep.org/2023-11-26/human-rights-watch-challenges-texas-dps-high-speed-pursuit-policy ...And while economic numbers regarding immigrant-led families show them to be a vital part of the Texas economy: https://www.statesman.com/story/opinion/columns/your-voice/2023/11/20/opinion-immigrants-contribute-and-embody-the-texas-spirit-so-why-does-the-gop-vilify-them/71594664007/ ...And while Vice President Kamala Harris spoke in Houston yesterday, touting the Biden administration's support of minority-owned businesses: https://www.texastribune.org/2023/11/27/kamala-harris-vice-president-houston/ Texas is now leading the nation in dropping children from Medicaid coverage by all measures: https://www.dallasnews.com/news/public-health/2023/11/23/more-than-810000-texas-children-booted-from-medicaid-coverage/ ...While demand on our state's food banks has not dropped back to pre-pandemic levels: https://www.texastribune.org/2023/11/28/texas-food-banks-high-demand-snap/ Progress Texas is looking for your input on our annual Best And Worst Of Texas rundown: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeQw0grUZt65heKNP3p5zPPqc-mxloQHfYr4eqJ6eyM-o-cWw/viewform And this Giving Tuesday, we'd appreciate your support via a donation - or better yet, by joining us for one of our upcoming Holiday Parties! Details at https://progresstexas.org/.