Daily Dispatch 9/16/24: GOP Continues Fearmongering Over Non-Citizen Voting, and More

Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas:

Republican efforts to legitimize their false narrative over illegal voting by migrants - a problem that doesn't actually exist - now threatens a government shutdown on October 1: https://www.kxan.com/state-of-texas/house-facing-shutdown-deadline/

...Republican-led states across the country have hit new records for "anti-immigrant" bills and resolutions, according to LULAC - with Texas leading the way: https://thehill.com/latino/4877006-anti-immigrant-laws-southern-border-texas-abbott-lulac/

...Florida, meanwhile, leads the way in scaring Latino away from hospitals by asking about immigration status, but Texas will follow suit as of November 1: https://apnews.com/article/immigration-hospitals-florida-texas-desantis-abbott-21faed1d4d1b984ea3557d09f22dab9d

...Arlington Rep. Chris Turner calls this new hospital policy an "immigration stunt" on the part of Governor Abbott: https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/politics/inside-politics/texas-politics/state-representative-calls-texas-governors-executive-order-an-immigration-stunt/287-b9a2b926-8b0b-4077-8e24-e9b850a39592

Donald Trump's senior campaign advisor trolled Ted Cruz on social media this weekend over Cruz's tight race against Colin Allred - all while Trump has still not endorsed Cruz: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-adviser-chris-lacivita-ted-cruz-real-professionals_n_66e663c1e4b0e9e4c582c698

Democratic House Rep. Ana-Maria Rodriguez Ramos has thrown her hat in the ring for the House Speakership - possibly complicating things for current Speaker Dade Phelan, who will need big Democratic support to fend off his Republican challengers: https://www.texastribune.org/2024/09/15/ana-maria-ramos-texas-house-speaker-democrat/

Turns out Elon Musk largely bankrolled that expensive and shady smear campaign during the primary against Travis County District Attorney Jose Garza: https://www.kut.org/politics/2024-09-13/elon-musk-travis-county-district-attorney-jose-garza-2024-democratic-primary-election-wall-street-journal

Tomorrow is National Voter Registration Day, and our friends at MOVE Texas are activated across the state: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/happy-hour-170-gearing-up-for-national-voter-registration/id1552998795?i=1000669634900

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...And a complete guide to Project 2025 from Media Matters: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.mediamatters.org/heritage-foundation/guide-project-2025-extreme-right-wing-agenda-next-republican-administration⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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