Daily Dispatch 6/12/24: Paxton Attempts To Block Trans Texans From Care, and More

Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas: Ken Paxton's lawsuit today against the Biden administration is over a new rule extending Medicaid protections for LGBTQ+ and transgender Texans against discrimination under the Affordable Care Act: https://www.texastribune.org/2024/06/11/ken-paxton-sues-biden-transition-race/ Four State GOP House Reps have been censured by their own party for campaigning against fellow Republican incumbents: https://www.texastribune.org/2024/06/11/texas-house-republicans-censured/ ...The four defiantly say they'd have been happy to have been expelled from the Caucus altogether: https://www.star-telegram.com/news/politics-government/state-politics/article289182239.html The Amarillo City Council has rejected a proposed abortion travel ban, but it's likely to end up before local voters anyway: https://www.texastribune.org/2024/06/11/amarillo-city-council-abortion-travel-ban/ The Fort Worth Botanic Garden is set to host a day-long conference with the True Texas Project, a Southern Poverty Law Center-identified right-wing extremist group: https://www.texastribune.org/2024/06/12/true-texas-project-conference-christian-nationalism/ ...Let the Fort Worth Botanic Garden know your opinion on what they've chosen to host: https://fwbg.org/about-us/staff/contact/ Best prepare yourself, as Texas ranks very low in a national ranking of disaster readiness: https://www.click2houston.com/news/local/2024/06/11/texas-named-one-of-the-worst-states-for-disaster-preparedness-lets-fix-that/ Every Texan invites you to join in their new equity project, The People's Budget: https://everytexan.org/peoples-budget/ D/FW folks: Come see us at our 14th Anniversary and Election Preview Fundraiser in Dallas on June 25: https://act.progresstexas.org/a/2024anniversary It's Pride Month! Check out the history of Pride and a full calendar of events happening across Texas throughout the month: https://progresstexas.org/blog/deep-heart-pride-celebration-pride-month-texas 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/.