Daily Dispatch 4/24/24: All Texas DA's Vulnerable Under New State Law, and More

Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas: The new law that has allowed an attempt by rural Republicans to oust Travis County District Attorney Jose Garza makes ALL DA's across the state vulnerable in the same way: https://www.austinmonitor.com/stories/2024/04/why-is-someone-suing-to-get-travis-county-da-jose-garza-out-of-office-and-what-comes-next/ Ted Cruz stuck with a small minority in the U.S. Senate voting against foreign aid for Israel, Taiwan and Ukraine: https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/23/politics/senate-vote-israel-ukraine-aid-dg/index.html ...While the kerfluffle over Cruz's podcast proceeds smells of tax problems: https://www.houstonchronicle.com/politics/texas/article/ted-cruz-iheart-podcast-taxes-19416633.php Hardline GOP types appear to like the idea of targeting transgender teachers in the 2025 legislative session: https://www.expressnews.com/politics/article/greg-abbott-texas-drag-teachers-19418755.php Other hardline GOP types in the U.S. House are criticizing House Speaker Mike Johnson for campaigning with Rep. Tony Gonzalez, who recently referred to his MAGA colleagues as "real scumbags": https://nypost.com/2024/04/23/us-news/republicans-fume-over-house-speakers-fundraiser-for-turncoat-texas-rep-who-called-far-right-lawmakers-scumbags/ Researchers at the notoriously liberal Texas A&M have released dire climate predictions for Texas: https://www.kvue.com/article/tech/science/climate-science/texas-hotter-wildfires-climatology-report/269-483d3038-e623-406b-b0e3-b322c0766d35 Has ERCOT seen the light? They suggest it's time for Texas to "adapt and plan differently": https://cbsaustin.com/news/local/ercot-says-texas-needs-to-adapt-and-plan-differently-to-meet-future-energy-demand Don't forget to vote! Early voting for new oversight positions over local tax apprasal districts started yesterday: 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/.