Daily Dispatch 8/29/24: GOP Voter Suppression Efforts Inspire National Resistance, and More

Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas: It's no surprise that the House District 80 race is the target of Ken Paxton's voter suppression efforts - that seat is seen as very important to the Texas GOP: https://www.esquire.com/news-politics/politics/a61987103/ken-paxton-texas-latino-activists/ ...Paxton's blatant efforts are inspiring voting rights advocates nationwide to step up their game: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/28/us/politics/voters-texas-raids.html ...Governor Greg Abbott's boasts of over one million voters nixed from voter rolls is part of this anti-Latino push - with plenty of time left for their plans to backfire: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/28/us/texas-voter-rolls-abbott.html Abbott also has plans to seal the border...with fellow U.S. state New Mexico, ostensibly over undocumented migrants, but also likely connected to abortion and/or cannabis: https://www.newsnationnow.com/us-news/immigration/border-coverage/abbott-border-new-mexico-texas/ Lt. Governor Dan Patrick announces a new PAC that will make it easier for billionaires to slide fat donations to the GOP majority in the Texas Senate: https://www.texastribune.org/2024/08/28/dan-patrick-texas-senate-pac/ 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.