Daily Dispatch 4/22/24: Travis County DA Under Threat Of Removal By Small Town Republicans, and More

Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas: Texas mom and reproductive rights activist Amanda Zurawski is on the trail with the Biden/Harris campaign: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rdBwynnn9HE Travis County District Attorney Jose Garza has been targeted for removal under a new state law by Comal and Bell County Republicans: https://www.texastribune.org/2024/04/20/texas-rogue-prosecutors-law-jose-garza-removal-attempt/ ...All as Ken Paxton is seeking to assert state prosecutorial authority into local matters: https://www.statesman.com/story/opinion/editorials/2024/04/17/ken-paxton-texas-attorney-general-proposal-plan-extend-reach-local-government-editorial/73338806007/ ...And as Paxton has failed (so far) to escape a misconduct lawsuit related to his work on behalf of Donald Trump to overturn the 2020 election: https://www.reuters.com/legal/legalindustry/texas-attorney-general-paxton-must-face-attorney-ethics-case-appeals-court-rules-2024-04-19/ Greg Abbott has taken to bashing on transgender teachers: https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/greg-abbott-trans-teachers-texas-1235008156/ ...But seems oblivious that Texas is now hiring thousands of presumably non-trans teachers who are unqualified for the job: https://www.fox7austin.com/news/texas-public-schools-uncertified-teachers-on-the-rise A 10 year old Nixon boy has admitted murdering a neighbor when he was 7 - using a gun stored loaded in a truck glove compartment by his grandfather: https://www.dallasnews.com/news/crime/2024/04/19/texas-10-year-old-confessed-to-shooting-to-death-man-2-years-ago-authorities-say/ Early voting in the first of two May elections - for oversight positions with municipal tax appraisal districts - starts today! https://progresstexas.org/blog/why-you-should-care-about-may-appraisal-district-elections Progress Texas invites progressive candidates to share their views with us - which we'll then share with our statewide audience - via our Certified Progressive questionnaire: https://progresstexas.org/blog/progress-texas-certified-progressives-2024-progressive-values-questionnaire Instagram users: be sure to enable political content on that platform, which has begun opting users out: https://x.com/ProgressTX/status/1771276124498100667?s=20 Thanks for listening! Find our web store and other ways to support our important work this election year at https://progresstexas.org/.