Daily Dispatch 10/27/23: Texas GOP Targets Texas Hispanic Community, and More

Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas:

New immigration bills, which will pave the way for regular harassment of Texas Latinos, continue towards the Governor's desk: https://www.axios.com/2023/10/26/texas-migrants-border-arrest-bill

...While Houston Representative Armando Walle becomes a touchstone of his community's frustration: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/texas-latino-democrat-walle-slams-republicans-immigration-bill-detain-rcna122335

A judge rules that the TEA cannot release school and district ratings, which had been challenged due to changes in rubric: https://www.statesman.com/story/news/education/2023/10/26/judge-halts-texas-education-agency-from-releasing-a-f-school-ratings/71338396007/

The U.S. Supreme Court will consider whether a proven dangerous person retains his right to possess a gun under the 2nd Amendment: https://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/2023/10/27/supreme-court-must-correct-course-on-gun-rights-with-texas-case/

Ken Paxton's crusade against renewable energy is now disrupting the Texas municipal bond market: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-10-27/wells-fargo-rbc-losing-texas-deals-on-ken-paxton-probe-into-energy-policies

Opaque explanation of routine voter roll discrepancies in Harris County threatens to fuel conspiracies about election fraud in 2024: https://www.texastribune.org/2023/10/26/harris-county-election-2022-audit-voter-conspiracy/

Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo details her struggle with depression, and with getting help for it: https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/health-science/medicine-wellness/2023/10/26/467700/ive-been-dealing-with-it-for-about-8-years-harris-county-judge-lina-hidalgo-discusses-her-battle-with-depression-treatment/

Robot car company Cruise has suspended operations in Texas as it seeks to "rebuild public trust": https://cbsaustin.com/renderer/cbsaustin/amp/news/local/cruise-halts-all-driverless-operations-including-texas-to-rebuild-public-trust-after-license-suspension

The Texas Rangers - who have never won the Major League Baseball championship - start the 2023 World Series in Arlington tonight vs. the Arizona Diamondbacks: https://www.npr.org/2023/10/27/1208946022/7-game-world-series-matchup-starts-in-texas-rangers-meet-arizona-diamondbacks

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