Daily Dispatch 4/23/24: Texas Dems Rally To DA Garza's Side, and More

Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas:

Elected Democratic leaders are decrying Republican efforts to remove Travis County DA Jose Garza: https://www.statesman.com/story/news/local/2024/04/22/lloyd-doggett-rogue-prosecutor-travis-county-district-attorney-da-jose-garza-texas-democrats/73412765007/?utm_source=statesman-newsalert-strada&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsalert&utm_term=Hero&utm_content=naas-austin-nletter01

Ken Paxton calls off his quest against Seattle Children's Hospital over its care for transgender youth - but succeeds in driving them from Texas: https://www.texastribune.org/2024/04/22/texas-trans-health-care-investigation-seattle/

A vandalism attack on the office of Republican Rep. John Carter in Georgetown is providing lots of online ammo AGAINST the cause of Gaza peace: https://www.fox7austin.com/video/1445040

Volkswagen auto workers in Chattanooga become the first Southern group to win their union - despite the opposition of Governor Greg Abbott: https://thehill.com/business/4599535-southern-governors-joining-uaw-would-threaten-jobs-values/amp/

The president of the Grapevine Colleyville School Board, attempting to hide her past QAnon posts, called in a false police report, later retracting it: https://x.com/stevanzetti/status/1782410513785160157

Don't forget to vote! Early voting for new oversight positions over local tax apprasal districts started yesterday: https://progresstexas.org/blog/why-you-should-care-about-may-appraisal-district-elections

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