Daily Dispatch 8/18/23: Texas Voter Suppression Takes A Hit, and More

Progress Texas Podcasts · Aug 18, 2023 · 7m

Stories we're following this Friday morning at Progress Texas: Parts of SB-1, the 2021 GOP voter suppression law, have been struck down by a federal judge: https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/federal-judge-strikes-down-portions-of-texas-voter-suppression-law-s-b-1/ ERCOT pleads for conservation, but keeps the AC on - while energy prices spike 6,000%: https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/ercot-issues-voluntary-power-conservation-call-texas-heat-wave-2023-08-17/ Tesla stock price continues to slide despite Texas requiring its tech to be used in new charging stations…