Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas:

A Rhode Island judge has ordered the Trump administration to fully fund SNAP by the end of the day today, but Texas HHS says it will take as long as three days for Lone Star Cards to be funded: https://www.texastribune.org/2025/10/31/snap-benefits-texas-court-rulings/

Even before figuring in the Trump SNAP clawback, the Latino vote has swung hard against the GOP in this week's elections - boding badly for the new Republican redistricting map: https://washingtonmonthly.com/2025/11/07/latinos-swing-left-texas-gerrymandering/

...Trump's favorability rating among Texas Hispanics lags far behind his overall rating, at only 30%: https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/article/texas-latinos-still-support-trump-data-shows-21091083.php

California Governor Gavin Newsom - seen as a likely Democratic candidate for President in 2028 - will rally in Houston tomorrow to celebrate the Texas quorum breakers: https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/5594463-newsom-texas-rally-redistricting/

Both D/FW International Airport and Love Field are on the list of 40 high-volume airports having their flight schedules slashed this weekend due to air traffic controllers going unpaid during the federal government shutdown: https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/dallas-airports-to-see-flight-cancellations-this-week-40614333/

...Meanwhile North Texas grocery shoppers - even those who haven't had their SNAP benefits cut - are paying some of the highest prices statewide at the store: https://www.nbcdfw.com/investigations/how-bad-is-your-grocery-bill-data-suggests-dfw-pays-among-the-highest-prices-in-texas/3942026/

Amidst stacking losses and bad omens for the future, Texas Republicans are sticking to their playbook and celebrating a court ruling that will allow them to ban drag shows: https://www.dallasnews.com/news/politics/2025/11/06/texas-can-enforce-drag-ban-law-court-rules/

An announcement of an announcement next weekend from former San Antonio Mayor Ron Nirenberg, on his future plans: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DQvDxkzFPBG/?igsh=MTUzY29jYW1jc3JiOQ%3D%3D

...Check out our visit with Mayor Ron from last May: https://progresstexas.org/podcast/special-live-pod-san-antonio-party-progress-mayor-ron-nirenberg-and-mayoral-candidate-gina

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