Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas:
Several Texas ties surface amidst the trove of Jeffrey Epstein's emails dropped yesterday, including Elon Musk: https://apnews.com/article/epstein-documents-trump-andrew-emails-7bdf92fd2d742f88789b2b5d67bf9f48
...And disgraced Baylor president and Monica Lewinsky scandal attorney Ken Starr: https://www.chron.com/culture/article/ken-starr-jeffrey-epstein-emails-21171020.php
...The CD-18 election could be key to the release of the rest of the Epstein files, should any of the four Republicans who have sided with the Democrats be pressured away: https://www.houstonchronicle.com/politics/texas-take/article/vacant-houston-congressional-seat-play-key-role-21169101.php
The Trump DOJ has sued California over Prop 50, while issuing no complaint about Texas or any other state that has redrawn their maps for Republican advantage: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cvgwlze7ex2o
Tribfest sessions reveal deep regret among Texas House Dems for supporting Speaker Dustin Burrows during the 2025 session: https://www.texastribune.org/2025/11/13/texas-tribune-festival-house-speaker-dustin-burrows/
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