Daily Dispatch 9/10/24: Debate Day Arrives - Grab Your Bingo Cards! And More

Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas: With much at stake, Texas progressives are confident in Vice President Kamala Harris to perform well in tonight's debate - though the hangover from the last one still lingers: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/sep/10/harris-and-trump-make-final-preparations-ahead-of-crucial-presidential-debate-in-philadelphia Your debate bingo cards are here: https://progresstexas.org/blog/harris-trump-debate-expectations-and-bingo-cards ...And RSVP for the Dallas debate watch party that Progress Texas is co-hosting tonight: ⁠⁠https://www.mobilize.us/nathanjohnsoncampaign/event/683642/⁠ One thing to watch tonight: Donald Trump's shot, and now miraculously 100% healed, right ear: https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/donald-trump-ear-campaign-assassination-attempt.html Tim Walz was in Dallas yesterday for a fundraiser, though to the consternation of some Texas Democrats, the Harris campaign has still not targeted Texas as a flip opportunity: https://www.texastribune.org/2024/09/09/walz-texas-senate-race/ North Texas residents discuss the balance of the race for Senate between Ted Cruz and Colin Allred, with one respondent sporting Progress Texas' mega-stylish Humans Against Ted Cruz t-shirt: https://www.star-telegram.com/news/politics-government/election/article291999660.html The effort to limit on-campus voting in Tarrant County continues by Republican County Commissioners, who have scheduled a vote on early voting locations when its two Democratic members are out of town on Thursday: https://www.keranews.org/government/2024-09-09/tarrant-county-early-voting-at-colleges Parents and education advocates from across Texas are in Austin today to grill the State Board of Education on new TEA-approved elementary school materials that have been infused with Christian Bible lessons: https://www.statesman.com/story/news/education/2024/09/09/texas-elementary-students-learn-bible-curriculum-public-schools-tea/75073684007/ UT Austin has been placed near the bottom of a national rundown of college campuses ranked by freedom of expression on campus: https://www.kvue.com/article/news/education/university-of-texas/ut-austin-rated-one-of-worst-universities-public-free-speech/269-f0619e73-d66a-4dc5-a0a1-7e09b6f1df7b 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 And, our September membership drive is underway! We want to add 50 new members to the Progress Texas family in the form of regular monthly supporters at the $10, $25 or $50 level - if you join the team before the end of September, we'll hook you up with an exclusive invitation to our Holiday Party this December! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://progresstexas.org/donate⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Thanks for listening! Find our web store and other ways to support our important work this election year at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://progresstexas.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.