Daily Dispatch 10/20/25: No Kings Rallies See Massive Success Across Texas, and More
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Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas:
No Kings rallies saw massive attendance and great success across Texas on Saturday: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/oct/20/no-kings-protests-trump-democrats
...Which didn't stop Trump from posting videos of himself dumping sewage on protesters, or Governor Greg Abbott from tweeting that "Texas is targeting professors": https://thehill.com/homenews/education/5563039-abbott-texas-college-professors-leftist-ideologies/
As early voting begins today, there's confusion on multiple levels among voters in Houston's CD-18: https://www.texastribune.org/2025/10/20/texas-18th-congressional-district-special-election-voter-confusion/
...And a unique opportunity in Fort Worth's State Senate District 9: https://www.star-telegram.com/news/politics-government/state-politics/article312544347.html
...Check out our 2025 Texas Statewide Voting Guide, including a link at the bottom for a printable version you CAN take with you to the polls: https://progresstexas.org/blog/2025-texas-statewide-ballot-guide
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