Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas:
The D/FW and Austin chapters of the Council On American-Islamic Relations or CAIR has sued to strike down Governor Abbott's inflammatory declaration that they are part of a terrorist organization: https://apnews.com/article/texas-muslim-group-governor-abbott-sues-terrorist-a60f8349892597d1df9131f3bddda721
...Abbott has also attacked The Islamic Tribunal in Dallas, a mediation firm that serves the Muslim community, much like similar tribunals maintained by other religions and denominations: https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/dallas-islamic-tribunal-targeted-by-governor-in-anti-muslim-push-40618806/
...CAIR Texas says they'll continue their work in the meanwhile: https://www.houstonpress.com/news/cair-will-continue-civil-rights-work-despite-abbotts-terrorism-declaration/
Abbott is hot under the collar over his former clerk and current Judge Jeff Brown, who wrote the opinion against Abbott's new map: https://www.houstonchronicle.com/politics/texas/article/greg-abbott-redistricting-judge-21198732.php
...Pending a decision from the U.S. Supreme Court, county election officials in Texas have been instructed to prepare to use the old 2021 map: https://www.texastribune.org/2025/11/20/redistricting-order-2026-midterms-forces-election-officials-candidates-scramble/?_bhlid=623e4216f2eefc6bc4f2592a45cc1d1957f75d26
...The rambling, ranting dissent opinion from Judge Jerry Smith serves as a great example of the perils of lifetime judicial appointments, while doing nothing to undermine the majority's opinion: https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2025/11/texas-gerrymander-judge-soros-trump-crazy.html
...Not only does Trump's GOP potentially lose the artificial advantage they were seeking, they also still have to face the wrath of the voters: https://www.houstonchronicle.com/politics/texas-take/article/redistricting-ruling-helps-democrats-congress-21197366.php
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