Daily Dispatch 12/7/23: Abortion Case Restraining Order Hearing Today, and More

Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas:

Abortion rights plaintiff Kate Cox's case will receive a temporary restraining order hearing this morning at 9am in the Austin court of judge Maya Guerra Gamble: https://www.youtube.com/live/0oCALdrAefY?si=HnOo90di5qICHhI0

...ABC News provides a good summary of the Cox case: https://abcnews.go.com/US/woman-suing-texas-abortion-bans-mother/story?id=105420503

Ken Paxton follows the right wing conspiracist narrative into a new lawsuit against the U.S. State Department: https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/texas-claims-us-state-department-funds-tech-that-censors-conservative-news-2023-12-06/

State officials think they may have found a way around ludicrous election fraud lawsuits that threaten to delay the enactment of voter-approved constitutional amendments, including pension raises for retired teachers: https://www.texastribune.org/2023/12/06/greg-abbott-constitutional-amendments/

Both Ted Cruz and John Cornyn have voted down support for Ukraine, Taiwan and Israel as the GOP holds those commitments hostage over border concessions: https://www.texastribune.org/2023/12/06/ted-cruz-john-cornyn-texas-ukraine-israel-border/

An active-duty U.S. Air Force Reserve officer has been arrested in Dallas over his participation in the January 6 insurrection: https://www.star-telegram.com/news/local/crime/article282753693.html

An alarming wave of live music venue closures strikes D/FW: https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/music-venues-across-dfw-announce-abrupt-closures-over-the-last-week/287-ed2fe45e-0ab3-4257-a761-aba3b6eeb0cc

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