Daily Dispatch 12/1/23: DPS Ordered To Hand Over Uvalde Records, and More

Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas:

DPS officials have been ordered by a district judge to (finally) hand over its records regarding the Robb Elementary shooting in Uvalde: https://www.texastribune.org/2023/11/30/uvalde-shooting-investigation-records/

Ken Paxton's AG's office has sued Pfizer, claiming they inflated claims regarding their COVID-19 vaccine in order to maximize profits: https://www.reuters.com/legal/pfizer-is-sued-by-texas-over-covid-19-vaccine-claims-2023-11-30/

A judge has denied state requests to stop federal authorities from removing razor wire they've placed at the border with Mexico: https://www.axios.com/2023/12/01/texas-border-razor-wire-judge-ruling-immigration

ERCOT has been asked to rework their simulation process, after their own simulations show a high likelihood of blackouts in extreme weather conditions: https://www.kvue.com/article/news/investigations/defenders/texas-power-grid-blackouts-simulation-ercot-winter/269-01140c85-a9a3-43b1-be71-9f93f40b30b8

As the standoff over vouchers continues, Texas public school teachers continue to struggle with low pay: https://www.kut.org/education/2023-11-30/texas-teacher-salary-raise-school-voucher

Older Texans are struggling too, as increasing numbers of them are now spending over 30% of their income on housing: https://www.texastribune.org/2023/11/30/texas-seniors-housing-costs/

State authorities remain unprepared, and uninterested, in the huge population boom inbound for the Austin/San Antonio joint metro area: https://www.texastribune.org/2023/11/09/san-antonio-austin-growth-development/

Rice University moves the remains and a statue of its namesake founder, who was a slave owner: https://www.universityherald.com/articles/78194/20231130/rice-university-amends-history-slavery-relocating-founders-remains.htm

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