Daily Dispatch 9/9/24: TribFest Highlights Feature Cheney Family Endorsement of VP Harris, and More

Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas: Tribfest '24 is a wrap, and highlights included a Kamala Harris endorsement from Liz Cheney...and her infamous father: https://www.texastribune.org/2024/09/08/texas-tribune-festival-highlights/ ...Cheney also endorsed Dallas Congressman Colin Allred in his race against Ted Cruz: https://www.texastribune.org/2024/09/07/collin-allred-defends-campaign-strategy/ New polling shows a narrow 5 point lead for Donald Trump over Harris in Texas - but also immense enthusiasm among Democrats for Harris' candidacy: https://www.keranews.org/texas-news/2024-09-06/new-poll-shows-trump-leads-harris-in-texas-but-enthusiasm-among-democrats-is-on-the-rise Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller sounds the alarm that Texas is beginning to run out of water: https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/politics/inside-politics/texas-politics/texas-agriculture-commissioner-sound-alarm-says-texas-is-running-out-of-water/287-f9fea38a-9a77-4f85-b495-72dd9e6dba7e Texas oil billionaire Kelsy Warren may be on the verge of a major legal victory against Greenpeace: https://www.wsj.com/business/energy-oil/the-texas-billionaire-who-has-greenpeace-usa-on-the-verge-of-bankruptcy-04492d4c What would a second Trump term mean for Texas? It ain't pretty: https://www.texasobserver.org/trump-second-term-texas/ The Harris/Trump debate is Tuesday - grab your debate bingo cards: ⁠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 on Tuesday night: ⁠https://www.mobilize.us/nathanjohnsoncampaign/event/683642/⁠ 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.