Daily Dispatch 9/29/23: Lawyers Press Abortion Funds For Associate Info, and More

Anti-abortion attorneys have begun pressing Texas abortion funds for information on the people they've assisted, and those who have supported the funds, apparently intending future legal action under SB-8: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/sep/28/texas-lawyer-abortion-ban-procedure-patient-information

...While, as expected, remote Cochran County becomes the first county bordering another state to enact a so-called "abortion trafficking" ordinance: https://www.lubbockonline.com/story/news/politics/government/2023/09/28/cochran-county-texas-adopts-abortion-ban-travel-for-procedure/70994567007/

Dallas U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett issues a scathing (and highly entertaining) critique of GOP efforts to impeach President Biden: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/video/2023/sep/28/texas-democrat-asks-witness-how-many-times-gop-said-if-in-biden-allegations-video

Texas Republican lawmakers cheer on the impending partial federal government shutdown: https://www.dallasnews.com/news/politics/2023/09/28/in-government-shutdown-blame-game-many-texas-republicans-say-pain-will-be-worth-it/

Reuters reviews the current situation at the Texas/Mexico border: https://www.reuters.com/world/migrants-cross-into-texas-undeterred-by-razor-wire-or-new-asylum-rules-2023-09-28/

Ken Paxton gets into it with Yelp over crisis pregnancy centers: https://www.reuters.com/world/us/yelp-asks-court-block-texas-lawsuit-over-crisis-pregnancy-center-notices-2023-09-28/

...While Senator John Cornyn takes a quiet swipe at our thrice-indicted AG: https://www.dallasnews.com/news/politics/2023/09/28/john-cornyn-on-texas-ag-ken-paxton-impeachment-trial-verdict-its-time-to-move-on/

The water situation in Kyle, south of Austin, may be a bellwether for future statewide water issues: https://www.austinchronicle.com/news/2023-09-29/is-kyles-water-problem-a-microcosm-of-central-texas-drought-issues/

And as fall arrives, the ages-long debate over beans in Texas chili returns: https://thetakeout.com/texas-red-chili-beans-vs-no-beans-debate-origin-history-1850881556

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