Daily Dispatch 8/27/24: Over 1 Million Texans Purged From Voter Rolls, and More

Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas: Governor Abbott announces the removal of 1.1 million Texans from the voter rolls, including over 6,000 he accuses of registering illegally: https://www.houstonchronicle.com/politics/texas/article/abbott-decries-noncitizen-voters-activists-19723919.php ...Over half of those are Texans who have sat out of voting in presidential cycles since 2016 and have moved since without updating their registration: https://www.kvue.com/article/news/politics/texas-strong-clean-voter-rolls-ahead-of-november-election/269-e801300c-b394-4f72-af4b-d6bfc0bd08ab Uproar continues building over Ken Paxton's aggressive raids of voter access activists in the San Antonio area last week: https://news4sanantonio.com/news/local/lulac-wants-us-justice-department-to-investigate-voter-fraud-raids ...Paxton's case is based on a complaint by the loser of a Democratic primary in south Texas, and the crime is helping others vote: https://thehill.com/homenews/4848094-paxton-probe-texas-democratic-candidate/ Texas DPS is planning to invest heavily in software that will allow them to track your location without a warrant or subpoena: https://www.texasobserver.org/texas-dps-surveillance-tangle-cobwebs/ Progress Texas will set up our official HQ during TribFests' Open Congress on Saturday September 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/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ...Please pitch in to help fund our recent expansion of that important voting resource with Hindi, Mandarin Chinese and Vietnamese translation: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://progresstexas.org/blog/coming-soon-govotetexasorg-adds-commonly-spoken-languages-increase-ballot-access⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Thanks for listening! Find our web store and other ways to support our important work this election year at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://progresstexas.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.