Daily Dispatch 9/3/24: Paxton Steps Up Resistance To City Voter Mobilization, and More

Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas: Ken Paxton has warned officials in Harris and Bexar Counties that he believes their plans to send voter registration materials to unregistered voters is illegal: https://www.khou.com/article/news/local/harris-county/texas-ag-ken-paxton-warning-letter-harris-county-commissioners-court-voter-registration-forms/285-cef860b9-edf1-4c7a-bbcf-c2d149cecadb ...As Republicans spread fear of legal reprisals for helping others register and vote, the Texas Tribune spells out what's legal and what's not: https://www.texastribune.org/2024/09/03/texas-voter-assistance-registration-mail-in-ballots-guide/ Texas oil billionaires are dumping millions into Trump's campaign in the hopes that he'll allow them to continue fouling the environment unchecked if he wins: https://www.houstonchronicle.com/business/energy/article/trump-clean-energy-tax-credits-19723822.php Another reason the Trump party is nervous: new polling finds Ted Cruz leading Colin Allred by less than the 2.5 point margin Cruz squeaked by Beto O'Rourke in 2018: https://www.cbsnews.com/texas/news/texas-senate-race-between-allred-and-cruz-heats-up-as-excitement-for-harris-grows/ A bunch of new laws took effect in Texas on Sunday, September 1: https://www.khou.com/article/news/local/texas/new-laws-in-texas-september-1-2024/285-1d37cf4b-94f9-40b6-9548-cba969b6df00 ...One of those, the SCOPE Act designed to protect children online, has been partially blocked due to vague wording: https://abc13.com/post/texas-scope-act-blocked-robert-pitman-social-media-filters-blocked/15261423/ Chip Roy says progressives should get out of Texas - and native Texans remind Chip Roy that he's from Maryland: https://www.alternet.org/chip-roy-texas/ TribFest is this weekend! Progress Texas will set up our official HQ during the FREE Open Congress event 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! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠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 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.