Daily Dispatch 12/16/24: Starr County GOP Hopes To Profit From Deportation Concentration Center, and More

Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas: Republican House Rep. Ryan Guillen of Rio Grande City in Starr County is excited that a new concentration facility for migrants rounded up by Donald Trump's deportation operation will provide economic opportunities for his county: https://www.dallasnews.com/news/2024/12/16/potential-trump-texas-deportation-partnership-puts-spotlight-on-rural-starr-county/ Ken Paxton has sued a doctor in New York for providing abortion medication to a woman in Texas - a potentially pivotal test of anti-abortion states to impact doctors in pro-choice states with broad implications for telemedicine in general: https://www.reuters.com/legal/texas-ag-sues-new-york-doctor-over-abortion-pill-prescription-2024-12-13/ Paxton is also celebrating putting the brakes on Harris County's second attempt at a guaranteed income program to help its most vulnerable families: https://www.houstonchronicle.com/politics/article/harris-county-ken-paxton-guarenteed-income-19981432.php ...While the Austin City Council sends funding through September to a homeless support center that's been under fire lately by Paxton: https://www.kvue.com/article/news/local/homeless/sunrise-homeless-navigation-center-funding-austin/269-32e64823-8d05-4b49-ad4d-bd70a69c8883 Lt. Governor Dan Patrick's fury against THC products could end up hurting the small number of Texans who have qualified for medical cannabis via our state's stingy "compassionate use" program: https://www.mysanantonio.com/business/article/marijuana-thc-ban-texas-19978031.php Our second holiday party for 2024 is TONIGHT in Dallas! Individual tickets are on sale here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://act.progresstexas.org/a/progress-texas-holiday-parties-2024⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Holiday shopping for your progressive pals is easy and fun at our web store! Grab your goodies at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://store.progresstexas.org/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. 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.