New from @josephinelee, in the cover story to our magazine: Districts across the state are arresting and citing young children #children for common misbehavior, leaving lasting trauma as the Legislature rejects bills to raise the age of criminal responsibility and floods schools with even more #police. https://www.texasobserver.org/texas-school-arrests-crisis-kids-as-young-as-10/
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We are looking for a highly organized individual with great customer service skills who will become the first line of communication with our membership.
Based in #Austin, part time, hybrid option: https://www.texasobserver.org/were-hiring-operations-manager/
#jobs #journalism #Texas #GetFediHired #FediHired #nonprofit
#Texas #Democratic Senate nominee #JamesTalarico hits the nail on the head.
#Talarico pretty much sums up what ails America — the capture of BOTH parties by #billionaires and the complicity of BOTH political parties in pursuit of #bipartisanGrift at the expense of 99% of Americans. #CitizensUnited
NOTHING that is currently happening in the #UnitedStates would be possible without the #complicity and #connivance of the #DemocraticParty and #EstablishmentDemocrats.
https://www.contrariannews.org/p/how-democrats-win-in-2026-and-beyond
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Tuesday: Local officials' attempts to investigate the death of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo have been stonewalled at every turn. They've even consulted with Minneapolis for tips on forcing #ICE to face justice. https://www.texasobserver.org/houston-ice-killing-district-attorney-trump/
#police #law #fascism #Trump #Houston #GulfCoast #news #Texas
New from Candice Bernd: “If you’re waiving the Clean Air Act, or the Clean Water Act, or the Antiquities Act, you’re actually going after … what this religion and its artifacts, and its antiquities, and its church are truly about.” https://www.texasobserver.org/indigenous-group-sues-big-bend-border-wall/
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this tells me people in #Texas don't watch #MidsomerMurders #Poirot #MissMarple #FatherBrown #SisterBoniface or any #brittv #britpop #tv using “faith-based” “non-profit” “foster care” as the motive for murder.
the Father Brown episode, The Bride of Christ, is devastating even with its light-handed treatment of the separation horrors in birthing hospitals:
https://www.themoviedb.org/tv/61511-father-brown/season/1/episode/6
and never forget Sinead O’Connor’s abuse, in foster care, at the Magdalene Laundries
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/ireland-sinead-o-connor-irish-catholic-church-bray-b2389572.html
#Border “Security” Construction Paused at #BigBend #NationalPark in #Texas.
Construction of a new #BorderPatrol road & barriers through some of the park’s major attractions has drawn bipartisan criticism & national attention.
Local law enforcement have said the border infrastructure is costly & unnecessary in a desolate & undeveloped area where few migrants have ever crossed, even during times of peak migration.
#law #immigration #PublicLands #Trump #GovernmentWaste
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/08/17/us/trump-news?unlocked_article_code=1.6FA.PVP0.cTvOhU-3HC4z&smid=nytcore-ios-share
Be afraid. Be very afraid.
#SCOTUS asked to hear case on #Texas #law requiring #TenCommandments in #schools
The case could set up a landmark clash over the #SeparationOfChurchAndState.
With this #SupremeCourt, I truly fear the outcome.
#law #Constitution #EstablishmentClause #education #PublicSchools
Out today: “I feel embarrassed and ashamed that our state isn’t doing what it should to investigate these deaths. How are they going to meaningfully find a solution? They are not holding themselves accountable. … It triggers memories of how those in charge didn’t really care about my wife or her life.” https://www.texasobserver.org/maternal-mortality-committee-roe-deaths-lawmakers-politics/
Horrible
A #Texas court has slashed the $50 million judgment to $1.5 million against Infowars founder #AlexJones over falsely calling 2012 #SandyHook #SchoolShooting a hoax.
The ruling does not affect a $1.4 billion judgement against Jones in Connecticut, but is a significant legal victory for Jones after he & his company, Free Speech Systems, were found liable for damages for claiming the #MassShooting didn’t happen.
#law
https://apnews.com/article/alex-jones-infowars-newtown-b7866ab5ef652bbc7307ae55b09937ce?utm_source=app&utm_medium=iOS_share&utm_campaign=copy_link
Family of pregnant woman who died sues Ken Paxton for wrongful death https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/16/pregnant-woman-denied-abortion-ken-paxton-lawsuit #Texas #ReproductiveRights #Abortion #WomensHealth #Women #UsNews #Health
#ICE agent shoots man in #Austin, #Texas
The ICE officer rammed the man’s car then got out of his federal vehicle & opened fire at least 5 times, said Mike Siegel, who represents Austin’s District 7.
The #shooting occurred in the early afternoon on the city’s north side, & police & the mayor later spoke about the details of the incident.
The man was taken to a hospital in unknown condition, Siegel said.
#Trump #law #immigration #UseOfForce #CivilRights #AbuseOfPower
https://apnews.com/article/austin-texas-ice-shooting-immigration-37653feb8e2c5f5a85d64c5a6a38cba5?utm_source=app&utm_medium=iOS_share&utm_campaign=more_org_joinmastodon_app_shareactionextension
New Opening: We're seeking a paid intern to help us cover the 2027 Texas Legislative session. A perfect opportunity for student journalists who are finishing their schooling, you'll work with Politics Editor Justin Miller to get hands on experience in political/policy #journalism. https://www.texasobserver.org/2027-legislative-internship/
#DollyParton still doing good after her death
"Judge strikes down #Texas ban on #drag shows, tells people offended by them ‘just don’t go’"
Judge Hittner cited Dolly in his ruling, pointing out "erotic" elements targeted by #SB12 would apply to Dolly as well
One of the plaintiffs in the case is #BrigitteBandit, a Dolly impersonator. Dolly gifted a rhinestone guitar to Brigitte in 2023
Brigitte will be performing in #Austin on Saturday in Dolly's honor, as Dolly
👏👏👏
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ARE YOU IN TEXAS? Or do you know anyone in Texas? They just kicked 6% of their voters off the rolls.
Texas Has Suspended More Than 1 Million Voters Ahead of Senate Race - The New Republic https://apple.news/AFA7smwOmSVGnrgHtG2WDCQ
#texas #fascism #gop #republicans #elections #electioninterference #politics #TXpol #TXpolitics
Check your voter registration.
Texas has suspended 1.2 million voters.
There is still time to fix whatever problems there are.
NEW: We obtained recordings of 160+ emergency calls made from or about an immigration detention center where three people died within six weeks.
“They will not give them medical treatment,” one caller said, seeking help for a detainee with kidney stones.
https://www.propublica.org/article/911-calls-camp-east-montana-texas-detention?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
#News #Texas #TX #Immigration #ICE #Emergency #Medicine #Health
“It was one of the worst dress codes we've seen in terms of singling out transgender students directly.”
New at The Barbed Wire: Meet "Emma Doe"! With the help of the ACLU of Texas, she forced her school district to adopt a gender-neutral dress code, and was able to graduate in her favorite dress.
https://www.thebarbedwire.com/trans-teen-from-rural-texas-forces-high-school-to-change-transphobic-dress-code/
#LGBTQIA #news #Texas #education #LGBTQ #transgender #trans #rural
Key Texas county votes to cut polling sites ahead of the midterms
Officials in Tarrant County, the third most populous in Texas, approved a plan to reduce the number of polling locations by 92 compared with the 2022 elections.
#Texas could elect a #Democrat for #governor
It's close
She could also lose to #GregAbbott
If that fills you with dispirit so you resolve to not turn out... well, then you're part the problem
Voting alone will not fix this country
But doing all the other things, and not voting, that's just foolish
Even as just a matter to make the other struggles easier
" #GinaHinojosa could be Texas' first #Latina governor. Here's her story"
NEW: Officials in New Mexico and El Paso, Texas, spent millions of dollars drafting separate plans to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Neither plan took into account how the construction of three new data centers could upend climate goals in both places.
https://www.propublica.org/article/data-centers-texas-new-mexico-greenhouse-gas-emissions?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
#News #NewMexico #ElPaso #Texas #Climate #ClimateChange #Environment #DataCenters #Energy #Pollution
Say you have 2 districts
1. votes 60-40 for #Republicans
2. votes 55-45 for #Democrats
So you move district borders around
Now you have
1. 54-46 for Republicans
2. 52-48 for Republicans
This is #gerrymandering
This is the #USA's stupidity
But!
What if you have a deeply unpopular president?
If you never moved the districts, #voter sentiment swing might leave one Republican district
But *now* you lose both districts
This might happen in #Texas:
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“Anything that disrupts HIV care is a step backward.”
New at The Barbed Wire: A new state plan calls for getting #HIV+ folks into care faster, and cutting new cases in half by 2031.
But how can we fight AIDS amid deep cuts to federal funding and as more Texans struggle to access #healthcare? https://www.thebarbedwire.com/can-texas-fight-hiv-in-the-trump-era/
NEW: Officer Jaron Alexander says he didn’t come back to Ingram, Texas, to help deport his neighbors.
But one year after joining ICE’s 287(g) program, his department has handed over the equivalent of 10% of the town.
https://www.propublica.org/article/deportations-ingram-texas-287g-jaron-alexander?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
#News #ICE #Police #Immigration #Immigrant #Deportation #Texas