Daily Dispatch 8/7/24: Texas Progressives Celebrate VP Pick Tim Walz, and More

Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas: Texas progressive politicos are jazzed about the pick of Minnesota Governor Tim Walz as Vice President Kamala Harris' pick as her running mate: https://www.cbsnews.com/texas/news/texas-democrats-praise-harris-walz-presidential-ticket/ ...Governor Abbott is somewhat less enthusiastic: https://www.star-telegram.com/news/politics-government/state-politics/article290795974.html ...Petroleum polluting billionaires are alarmed by the Walz pick: https://www.houstonchronicle.com/business/energy/article/tim-walz-oil-climate-harris-19622939.php PT Advocacy Manager Reagan Stone reminds the U.S. Department of Energy that they're under no obligation to approve new LNG facilities: https://progresstexas.org/blog/hey-department-energy-environmental-justice-means-uplifting-frontline-communities ...While a federal court finds that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has fallen short in evaluating the negative environmental impacts of the energy projects it is evaluating: https://www.houstonchronicle.com/business/energy/article/lng-rio-grande-texas-court-19623769.php 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.