Daily Dispatch 8/20/24: Texas Leaders Center Stage at DNC, and More

Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas: Last night's opening night of the Democratic National Convention was full of highlights, including Texas abortion rights activist Amanda Zurawski: https://www.nytimes.com/live/2024/08/19/us/dnc-harris-trump-election ...Harris County Lina Hidalgo sang the praises of both President Biden and Vice President Harris: https://www.houstonchronicle.com/politics/texas/article/lina-hidalgo-kamala-harris-19664933.php Could Texas flip blue this year? While it's long seemed unthinkable, the topic keeps coming up: https://www.statesman.com/story/news/politics/elections/2024/08/18/kamala-harris-tim-walz-democratic-nominees-affect-texas-2024-elections/74722944007/ The civil trial targeting the parents of the shooter in the Santa Fe High School mass killing has found them not liable for their son's actions: https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/crime/article/santafe-shooter-parents-not-liable-19665393.php A Wallethub study finds Texas #49 of the 50 U.S. states ranked by equality for women - even without weighing in reproductive restrictions: https://www.click2houston.com/news/local/2024/08/19/texas-ranked-among-worst-states-in-the-us-for-womens-equality-report-says/ ...While a Twinkl study finds that most people believe our public school teachers are both overworked and underpaid: https://www.expressnews.com/news/education/article/texas-teacher-school-workload-education-salary-19663364.php Progress Texas will set up our official HQ during TribFests' Open Congress on Saturday Septmeber 7 at Hideout Coffee at 7th and Congress! We'll be live all day recording for the podcast, hanging out with progressive activists including YOU, and moving our stylish merch. Come see us - it's free! https://festival.texastribune.org/event/651560b0-5404-4ea0-b75e-8725c648826d/websitePage:64071bfd-7c25-49f7-a1ca-90f3fa6ff376 See Progress Texas' analysis of Project 2025, and what it will mean for Texas should it be enacted: https://progresstexas.org/blog/project-2025-vs-progress-2025 ...And a complete guide to Project 2025 from Media Matters: https://www.mediamatters.org/heritage-foundation/guide-project-2025-extreme-right-wing-agenda-next-republican-administration The deadline to register for the November election is October 7. Are you registered? Are you sure? ALL Texas voters should confirm their registration, right now: https://govotetexas.org/ Thanks for listening! Find our web store and other ways to support our important work this election year at https://progresstexas.org.