Daily Dispatch 10/1/24: Longshoreman's Strike Shuts Down Port Houston, and More

Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas:

Six days remain to complete your registration to vote in the November election in Texas: https://govotetexas.org/

The International Longshoreman's Association has declared a strike, impacting ports from Maine to Texas: https://apnews.com/article/port-strike-ila-dockworkers-begins-e5468e760f46a64e4322d1702beb1f72

...This includes Port Houston, which is shut down this morning: https://www.texastribune.org/2024/09/30/longshoremen-strike-texas-port-houston/

Ken Paxton plans to appeal last week's decision by a federal judge that the new state law he's using to harrass South Texas voting access activists is unconstitutional: https://www.dallasnews.com/news/politics/2024/09/30/texas-ag-paxton-vows-to-reverse-ruling-over-election-integrity-law/

...Paxton has also filed yet another lawsuit, this time against the Travis County Commissioner's Court over money they allocated for security at District Attorney Jose Garza's home: https://www.statesman.com/story/news/local/2024/09/30/texas-ag-sues-travis-county-over-da-jose-garza-security-secrecy/75455259007/

Ted Cruz's recent attempts to rebrand himself as bipartisan are highly inconsistent with his voting record, which makes him one of the most partisan members of the U.S. Senate: https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2024/9/30/2273837/-Ted-Cruz-lies-about-bipartisan-record-as-Texas-Senate-race-tightens

We salute President Jimmy Carter on his 100th birthday! https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/30/opinion/jimmy-carter-100th-birthday.html

A series of rallies featuring Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders, Central Texas U.S. Reps Greg Casar and Lloyd Doggett, New York U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Texas progressive standard-bearer Beto O'Rourke and more continues today and tomorrow in San Marcos and Austin: https://www.mysanantonio.com/news/hill-country/article/aoc-bernie-sanders-beto-texas-state-rally-19804703.php

See Progress Texas' guide to fun events happening across the state during National Hispanic Heritage Month, which continues through October 15: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://progresstexas.org/blog/celebrating-texas-culture-national-hispanic-heritage-month⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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

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