Daily Dispatch 8/6/24: Are You On Texas' Voter "Suspense" List? And More

Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas: About 12 percent of Texas voters - over two million of us - are on an official "voter suspense list" due to uncertainty that our addresses match our voter registration: https://www.dallasnews.com/news/elections/2024/08/05/texas-voter-suspense-list-tops-21-million-heres-what-to-do-if-youre-on-it/ A Texas Ranger targeted for termination earlier this year due to failure to execute his job properly during the Uvalde school shooting has been reinstated: https://www.texastribune.org/2024/08/05/chris-kindell-uvalde-fired-reinstated-texas-ranger/ New all-time energy demand is expected by ERCOT as summer heat maxes out this week - will the lights and AC stay on? https://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/article/texas-power-grid-energy-demand-19620604.php New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham seeks to draw medical care talent, laboring under threat of prosecution in Texas due to our reproductive care limits, to the less-oppressive environment of her state: https://www.lonestarlive.com/news/2024/08/new-mexico-invites-texas-medical-professionals-to-relocate-away-from-abortion-bans.html 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/ 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 Thanks for listening! Find our web store and other ways to support our important work this election year at https://progresstexas.org.