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Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas:
A win for working folks and the Biden Administration as the International Longshoreman's Association strike ends, for now: https://www.salon.com/2024/10/04/dockworkers-union-scores-big-labor-victory-after-three-day-strike/
...The Port of Houston is thus back in business this morning: https://www.houstonchronicle.com/business/article/longshoreman-strike-suspended-houston-19814460.php
Could it be true? ERCOT is planning to connect the shaky Texas power grid to the national grid with a massive Biden/Harris administration investment: https://www.chron.com/news/article/texas-ercot-power-grid-energy-19814295.php
...Just in time for new massive demands on energy in Texas on the part of AI data centers: https://www.theregister.com/2024/10/04/texas_dc_power/
More news outlets are referring to Texas as a "battleground" with massive national Dem spends and narrowing numbers between Colin Allred and Ted Cruz: https://newrepublic.com/post/186728/republicans-ted-cruz-texas-battleground
...Cruz dodges questions about notorious anti-choice activist Troy Newman's role in his re-election campaign: https://newrepublic.com/article/186572/ted-cruz-troy-newman-antisemitism
A new law being considered in Texas would make it easier for both journalists and private citizens to be sued for things they say or write: https://www.kcbd.com/2023/05/18/free-speech-advocates-oppose-new-bill-texas-senate-deadline-nears/
See Progress Texas' guide to fun events happening across the state during National Hispanic Heritage Month, which continues through October 15: https://progresstexas.org/blog/celebrating-texas-culture-national-hispanic-heritage-month
See Progress Texas' analysis of Project 2025, and what it will mean for Texas should it be enacted: https://progresstexas.org/blog/project-2025-vs-progress-2025
...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
The deadline to register for the November election is October 7. Are you registered? Are you sure? ALL Texas voters should confirm their registration, right now: https://govotetexas.org/
...Please pitch in to help fund our recent expansion of that important voting resource with Hindi, Mandarin Chinese and Vietnamese translation: https://progresstexas.org/blog/coming-soon-govotetexasorg-adds-commonly-spoken-languages-increase-ballot-access
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