Daily Dispatch 11/30/23: Border High Speed Chases Killing Dozens Of Innocent Texans, and More

Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas: A new report from Human Rights Watch highlights the deadly hazards Operation Lone Star high-speed chases are creating among our border communities: https://abc13.com/texas-dps-chase-human-rights-watch-report-operation-lone-star-reports-troopers-involved-in-chases/14119628/ The confusion surrounding abortion care for troubled pregnancies in Texas is receiving more national attention following the Zurawski hearing: https://prospect.org/health/2023-11-30-abortion-confusion-texas/ Are school vouchers inevitable in Texas? We say, hell no: https://www.dallasnews.com/news/politics/2023/11/30/are-school-vouchers-inevitably-going-to-pass-in-once-resistant-texas-house/ The conservative 5th Circuit Court of Appeals is considering new review requirements for Texas school book sellers: https://www.texastribune.org/2023/11/29/texas-hb-900-book-rating-lawsuit-appeal/ A national professor's fellowship at UT has been dismantled under SB-17, which outlaws DEI initiatives at Texas public universities: https://www.statesman.com/story/news/local/2023/11/29/public-voices-fellowship-university-of-texas-austin-op-ed-project-underrepresented-opinion-closes/71733167007/ Your homeowner's insurance bill is indeed rising - and it's because of climate change: https://www.texastribune.org/2023/11/30/texas-homeowner-insurance-climate-change-costs/ Thanks for listening! Let us know your opinion on the Best And Worst of our state lawmakers at https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeQw0grUZt65heKNP3p5zPPqc-mxloQHfYr4eqJ6eyM-o-cWw/viewform, and grab your tickets to our upcoming holiday parties tomorrow and Wednesday at https://progresstexas.org/.