Daily Dispatch 6/20/24: Turmoil At Maternal Morbidity Committee Over New Anti-Choice Member, and More

Stories we're following this morning: Members of the state's Maternal Morbidity Review Committee express concern that the addition of a vocal anti-choice OB/GYN presents unfavorable optics for the entire committee: https://www.texastribune.org/2024/06/18/texas-maternal-deaths-committee-changes/ The Texas Department of Agriculture, after a year with a blatantly trans-phobic office dress code, remains on thin legal ice: https://www.texasobserver.org/sid-miller-transphobic-dress-code-emails/ Ted Cruz is on blast from his fellow Senators after mucking up the process of legislation providing subsidies for internet access improvement for low-income Americans: https://thehill.com/policy/defense/4728744-cruz-blocking-bipartisan-spectrum-bill/ See the most recent episode of the Y'all-itics podcast for a solid explainer of how ERCOT and the Texas power grid place profits over people: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/greed-and-the-grid-texas-energy-experts-theory-about/id1486881900?i=1000659160601 ...While the Texas Supreme Court sides with the PUC, who set power prices to the maximum level allowed during the 2021 Winter Storm Uri energy crisis: https://www.kvue.com/article/news/local/texas/electricity-prices-winter-storm-texas-supreme-court-ruling/269-b337a5a5-fd61-400a-a04a-c7572e66604b 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/.