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New today from Ana Flores: "I learned early as a Texan that our state doesn’t always fight for its people. Especially if you’re Latina. Especially if you’re undocumented. Especially if you’re young, brown, or poor." texasobserver.org/cuts-women-h…
#Texas #politics #USpol #news #HumanRights #healthcare
Why I Still Believe Texas Can Be Better
"Texas taught me contradiction. It taught me how to love a place that doesn’t always love me back."Ana Flores (The Texas Observer)
Monkey see, monkey do
Via The Hill:
#Texas governor deploying National Guard to various locations in state
“Texans know bullshit when we see it. This bill is a political stunt designed to distract us from the damage the state’s #abortion ban continues to cause.” texasobserver.org/legislature-…
#news #politics #USpol #health #healthcare #TXlege #HumanRights #women #Texas
This Session’s Worst Anti-Abortion Bill Died, but Pro-Choice Advocates Aren’t Celebrating
Following mixed results for both sides, the far right says it won’t give up on targeting what little abortion access remains in Texas.Mary Tuma (The Texas Observer)
“Who loves this the most are criminals and the cartels, because all the profit just got put right into their pockets.”
New from Kit @oconnell: Texas is renewing its commitment to a draconian state tradition— marijuana prohibition— with a new law that will cost 10,000s of jobs if it goes into effect. texasobserver.org/dan-patrick-…
#cannabis #drugs #law #TXlege #Texas #news #politics #USpol #health #economy
Reefer Madness Returns to Texas with Dan Patrick’s THC Ban
If the governor signs SB 3 into law, thousands of jobs and billions in revenue could soon disappear.Kit O'Connell (The Texas Observer)
MAGA/GOP only do what benefits them... most of the time. Sometimes they FAFO though.
Democracy Docket:
NEW: #Texas lawmakers quietly rejected a proof of citizenship bill for voter registration in a surprise move for the deep-red state. Advocates say Republican lawmakers backed off when they realized it could disenfranchise their own voters.
This was never about “protecting” college seats for US citizens. It has always been about fear—about sending a chilling message to undocumented youth that they are not welcome, no matter how long they’ve lived here, or how much they’ve already given back.
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#politics #USpol #Texas #news #immigration
I Was an Undocumented Texas College Student. I’m Not Going Anywhere—and Neither Is Our Movement.
Lawmakers lacked the political courage for a floor vote at the Capitol on the Texas Dream Act, so state leaders took a coward’s path.Julieta Garibay (The Texas Observer)
The Texas legislature passed a dozen anti-#LGBTQIA+ laws in 2025, which threaten to negatively impact queer Texans with restrictions targeting public schools and #healthcare and new legal standards that could create unsafe environments for queer people, particularly children. texasobserver.org/texas-lege-2…
#Texas #TXlege #news #politics #USpol #homophobia #trans #transphobia
Here Are the New Anti-LGBTQ Bills Texas Passed into Law
This session, the Legislature filed more anti-LGBTQ+ bills than ever before. The dozen that passed threaten to negatively impact queer Texans.Joelle DiPaolo (The Texas Observer)
Keep ‘em coming
“A #Texas hospital that repeatedly sent a woman who was bleeding and in pain home without ending her nonviable, life-threatening pregnancy violated the law, according to a newly released federal investigation.”
There were two approaches to dealing with the outbreak of measles that spread through the rural community of Gaines County, Texas earlier this year. Dr. Ben Edwards — himself sick with the virus — handed out cod liver oil and prescribed inhalers, neither of which can prevent or cure measles. Meanwhile the waiting room at the only hospital in Seminole, the county's largest town, was virtually empty. On one recent weekday, just four people had come by Gaines County's free vaccine clinic. NBC's Brandy Zadrozny reports on the spread of misinformation, a child's death that brought anti-vaccine activists to town, Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s involvement, and the situation now that the outbreak has run its course.
#Science #Health #News #Texas #USPolitics #RFK #RobertFKennedy #Measles #Misinformation #AntiVax #Vaccines
How measles tore through a remote West Texas city
Anti-vaccine activists seized on a measles outbreak in Seminole, Texas, and turned the small Mennonite city into a battleground between fringe doctors and mainstream medicine.Brandy Zadrozny (NBC News)
#TexasLegislature Mandates #Sheriff-#ICE Cooperation in Jails or Streets
#Texas lawmakers are ordering all counties to seek federal agreements that may be limited to jailhouses—or may convert deputies into roving immigration agents.
#law #Gestapo #CivilRights #ImmigrantRights
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Legislature Mandates Sheriff-ICE Cooperation in Jails or Streets
Texas lawmakers are ordering all counties to seek federal agreements that may be limited to jailhouses—or may convert deputies into roving immigration agents.Gus Bova (The Texas Observer)
This is acceptable behaviour in Texas, Queers need refuge from that hateful and fascist state.
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#JonathanJoss #LGBTQIA #Texas #PrideMonth
'King Of The Hill' Voice Actor Jonathan Joss Killed In Homophobic Hate Crime, Husband Claims
Joss and the suspected shooter had allegedly clashed in the past, according to TMZ.Kelby Vera (HuffPost)
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'King of the Hill' voice actor Jonathan Joss fatally shot outside his Texas home
Jonathan Joss, a voice actor best known for his work on the animated television series "King of the Hill," was fatally shot near his Texas home, authorities said Monday.JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press (ABC7 New York)
New from Peter Barth, in collaboration with @Bellingcat: The murder of William “Bill” Asher Richardson Jr., a wealthy Texas oilman, on August 1, 1971, remains unsolved. The case is one of an overwhelming number of unsolved homicides in the U.S. An open source review has turned up new leads, including potential ties to organized crime. texasobserver.org/new-leads-in…
#news #Texas #history #law #OilAndGas
New Leads in an Infamous Corpus Christi Cold Case
An open-source review unearths fresh details about a Texas oilman’s murder.Peter Barth (The Texas Observer)
“She Got an Abortion. So A Texas Cop Used 83,000 Cameras to Track Her Down.”
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"The officer searched 6,809 different camera networks […] including states where abortion access is protected by law, such as Washington and Illinois. The search record listed the reason plainly: “had an abortion, search for female.””
”had an abortion, search for female” is sickening.
She Got an Abortion. So A Texas Cop Used 83,000 Cameras to Track Her Down.
We’ve said it before, and we’ll say it again: Lawmakers who support reproductive rights must recognize that abortion access and mass surveillance are incompatible.Electronic Frontier Foundation
Jfc. Texas is a misogynist hellscape
“While this particular data point explicitly mentioned an abortion, scores of others in the audit logs released through public records requests simply list "investigation" as the reason for the plate search, with no indication of the alleged offense. That means other searches targeting someone for abortion, or another protected right in that jurisdiction, could be effectively invisible.
“This case underscores our growing concern: that the mass surveillance infrastructure—originally sold as a tool to find stolen cars or missing persons—is now being used to target people seeking reproductive healthcare. This unchecked, warrant-less access that allows law enforcement to surveil across state lines blurs the line between “protection” and persecution.”
#Texas #Abortion #RightToChoose #WomensRights
#MyBodyMyChoice
#USPol
#cartoons #classic #TV #comedy #texas
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King of the Hill Showrunner Teases Tribute to Luanne and Lucky
King of the Hill's new showrunner teases a tribute to Luanne and Lucky in the new revival seriesNick Valdez (ComicBook.com)
Former “We Buy Ugly Houses” Franchise Owner to Plead Guilty in Fraud Scheme That Cost Investors $40 Million
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Charles Carrier agreed to plead guilty to one count of felony wire fraud that carries a potential 20-year prison sentence. The plea follows a ProPublica report detailing how Carrier bilked investors across Texas out of millions of dollars.
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#News #Housing #Home #Fraud #Lawsuit #Law #Texas #RealEstate
Instead of suing the indiv. plaintiff—which rarely works—target the law’s structure. A const. challenge citing “chilling effect” on rights (e.g. privacy, travel) is possible. Anti-SLAPP laws in some states help if the suit aims 2 intimidate. In court, use counterclaims 2 defend your rights directly. Goal: delegitimize the system, not the person.
New from Michelle Pitcher: “Bills in this package are going to swell the Texas pretrial population. That’s going to impact counties first. Local jails, which are already having to send people out of county or out of state in order to keep their populations manageable are going to find they have an even worse problem on their hands.” texasobserver.org/abbott-house…
#prison #TXlege #Texas #politics #USpol #Law #news #GregAbbott
Abbott's Bail Crackdown Meets Mixed Fate in Texas House
The lower chamber approves key pieces—but only pieces—of the governor's pretrial incarceration agenda.Michelle Pitcher (The Texas Observer)
Because they hate their own voters, Texas Republicans are about to ban all products containing THC, plus they are also about to ban many popular anime series due to a very poorly written law against child deepfakes.
Both bills await Greg Abbott's signature. He'll likely sign. screenrant.com/anime-ban-censo…
#anime #texas #marijuana #weed
From Goblin Slayer to Fruits Basket, a Texas Bill Wants to Make Anime's Biggest Hits Illegal
A broad and sweeping new piece of legislation in Texas could ban a huge amount of anime and manga, and not just controversial hits like Goblin Slayer.Carlyle Edmundson (Screen Rant)
“If biological sex were as obvious as lawmakers keep insisting that biological sex is, we wouldn’t be here. You wouldn’t have to try so hard to legislate the gender binary into existence.” texasobserver.org/texas-lege-p…
#trans #LGBTQIA+ #TXlege #transphobia #news #politics #USpol #transgender #Texas #law #gender
Texas Republicans Push to Define Biological Sex in Statute
“If biological sex were as obvious as lawmakers keep insisting that biological sex is, we wouldn’t be here.”Joelle DiPaolo (The Texas Observer)
New from Joelle DiPaolo: Republicans are at it again, trying to mandate the gender binary by law. Despite claiming to have science on their side, these legislators often eschew scientific facts, leaving intersex, transgender, and non-binary people in limbo when they do not fit into neatly legislated boxes. texasobserver.org/texas-lege-p…
#politics #USpol #TXlege #law #Texas #LGBTQIA+ #transphobia #news
Texas Republicans Push to Define Biological Sex in Statute
“If biological sex were as obvious as lawmakers keep insisting that biological sex is, we wouldn’t be here.”Joelle DiPaolo (The Texas Observer)
Featured story, from @josephinelee: The Observer carried out a wide-ranging investigation into whether Texas Partnerships, state-backed charter arrangements. have actually benefited Lone Star State kids in struggling schools. The results were troubling. texasobserver.org/texas-partne…
#education #schools #vouchers #Texas #politics #USpol #news #TXlege
Texas Already Gives Public Ed Dollars to Private Operators. Here's How That Worked Out.
The state created “Texas Partnership” charter schools to turn around struggling public campuses, but an Observer investigation has uncovered numerous academic and financial issues.Josephine Lee (The Texas Observer)
“Palestinian Liberation has always shown us that everything is interconnected.”
Out today in Deceleration: San Marcos' city council wouldn't acknowledge the genocide in #Gaza, so Amanda Rodriguez ran for city council and won. My interview with her and others from Palestine Solidarity SMTX. deceleration.news/gaza-ceasefi…
#Texas #politics #USpol #news #GregAbbott #Palestine #democracy #solidarity #activism
Celebrando el Museo y Paseo del Westside
We invite you to our 16th Annual Paseo por El Westside, a cultural and historic preservation community gathering on the Westside of San Antonio on Saturday, May 24, 2025 at Rinconcito de Esperanza As part of National Historic Preservation Month, Pase…Kit O’Connell (Deceleration)
“We’re having to take the burden of the drought while industries, who make profit from it, go on their merry way.”
New today: The expansion of Elon Musk's embattled electric car company is just the latest strain on this South #Texas city's dwindling #water supply. texasobserver.org/corpus-chris…
#environment #ClimateChange #drought #politics #USpol #SouthTexas #ElonMusk #Tesla #news
A Thirsty Tesla Refinery Could Exacerbate Corpus Christi’s Water Crisis
Local activists warn that while residents must ration, unimpeded industrial expansion is imperiling the region’s future.Justin Doud (The Texas Observer)
