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Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas:
Texas House impeachment managers respond to Paxton attempts to dismiss with more tawdry details: https://www.texastribune.org/2023/08/16/ken-paxton-impeachment-evidence-senate/
A ruling to limit the use of a safe and effective abortion medication has mostly been reversed - same judge will preside over upcoming Planned Parenthood lawsuit: https://arstechnica.com/health/2023/08/appeals-court-rules-on-abortion-pill-case-but-it-changes-nothing-for-now/
U.S. Rep Greg Casar fights for federal solution as mandated water breaks for outdoor workers in Texas are set to end Sept. 1: https://www.npr.org/2023/08/16/1194279276/texas-workers-are-speaking-up-before-the-ban-on-guaranteed-water-breaks-starts
A Texas woman is arrested after phoning in a death threat against a judge overseeing one of Donald Trump's several indictments: https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2023/08/17/texas-woman-arrested-abigail-shry-threaten-judge/
Not surprising - but Texas teachers are leaving the profession in droves as lawmakers ignore obvious solutions: https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/texas-news/report-many-texas-teachers-are-underqualified-and-leave-within-five-year/3318297/
As the worst days of the heat wave approaches, economists estimate over $9B in losses to Texas businesses due to the heat: https://abc13.com/houston-economy-heat-impact-on-business-texas-landscaping/13658579/
...While Franklin County residents fight AGAINST the development of solar farms: https://www.texastribune.org/2023/08/16/texas-solar-farm-ban-counties-attorney-general/
Since our restaurants need business, pick one from Yelp's Top 100 Restaurants in Texas List and go to town: https://www.yelp.com/collection/vDbu1mpLEKomVmXmXNWG0Q/Top-100-Places-to-Eat-in-Texas-2023
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