Daily Dispatch 6/28/24: Debate Debacle Should Renew Progressive Resolve, And More

Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas:

Last night's debate between President Biden and Donald Trump was a failure...but this election is about more than two candidates - it's about two wildly different visions of America: https://www.houstonchronicle.com/politics/texas/article/trump-biden-debate-takeaways-19543481.php

...CNN's format allowed Trump to tell dozens of lies with no fact-checking guardrails: https://apnews.com/article/fact-check-misinformation-election-debate-trump-biden-577507522762aa10f6ee5be3a0ced2bb

Two Uvalde police officers have become the first of the dozens who were onsite during the Robb Elementary mass murder in 2022: https://www.reuters.com/world/us/two-uvalde-officers-indicted-over-deadly-texas-school-shooting-local-media-2024-06-27/

A 5th Circuit Court of Appeals ruling appears to indicate that a federal investigation into the same allegations that led to Ken Paxton's impeachment is in fact moving forward: https://www.texastribune.org/2024/06/27/ken-paxton-federal-investigation/

Texas is one of 13 states who opted OUT of a generous U.S. Department of Agriculture program to help feed economically-challenged kids during the summer, when their families cannot rely on school for meals: https://www.businessinsider.com/florida-texas-among-13-states-rejecting-program-summer-meals-kids-2024-6

It's the final weekend of Pride Month! Check out the history of Pride and a full calendar of events happening across Texas throughout the month: https://progresstexas.org/blog/deep-heart-pride-celebration-pride-month-texas

Instagram users: be sure to enable political content on that platform, which has begun opting users out: https://x.com/ProgressTX/status/1771276124498100667?s=20

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