Featured story: The photos were dogged by controversy in the ’90s, and they still make some viewers uncomfortable today. But they have also become part of the mainstream canon of American #photography, admired by many as beacons of autobiographical art. https://www.texasobserver.org/fort-worth-sally-mann-dallas-express-photos-police/
#Texas #NorthTexas #politics #USpol #news #censorship #art #culture #children
Our top story: Since deciding to make school #vouchers his top priority for the 2023 legislative session, Abbott has pulled out all the stops to ram the proposal through the House.. On Wednesday, he finally won. https://www.texasobserver.org/abbott-trump-house-vouchers-pass/
#TXlege #Texas #politics #USpol #schools #education #GregAbbott #Trump #Republicans
"Now maybe, just maybe, some upper-middle-class folks might be able to afford a fancy private school with a voucher to help, but working-class and middle-class kids are going to be stuck just where they always were. Why should we spend public money to help just that one thin slice of the population when it won’t improve the public #schools?"
https://www.texasobserver.org/molly-ivins-school-vouchers-1997/
#vouchers #politics #USpol #Texas #history #news #TXlege #education
New today: Data shows that firearms were purchased in 212 #Texas counties before being trafficked to Mexico and recovered as crime guns from 2015-2022, for a total of nearly 22,000 firearms. https://www.texasobserver.org/texas-mexico-guns-border-crime/
#GunViolence #news #border #politics #USpol #Mexico #CriminalJustice
nostr:npub1hyg6027ltauafzycrd4lkqjnkjkefuqu6sgz9gjh0tm34h8aghuqvnmem5 it's hard to say how effective it really is, but if you're looking for other options have you considered a Feliway dispenser? It seems to keep our cats calmer.
The latest from Ben Sargent in Texas Observer magazine.
Read all our coverage of the #impeachment of Ken Paxton: https://www.texasobserver.org/tag/ken-paxton-impeachment/
#comics #culture #politics #USpol #Texas #TXlege #KenPaxton #corruption
“I’ve thought increasingly about my great-grandfather and his ignoble legacy as I’ve settled into life in #Texas, where the Confederate cause is memorialized on statues, flags, and street signs. ...”
In our magazine, Editor-in-Chief nostr:npub132yqqe7csk4cvc8klccskqaas6kpy2w2zt64csl5yj0vjcpacxrq7aakgs confronts the #racism in his family tree, and reflects on how it filters his view of our state's monuments to a white supremacist past: https://www.texasobserver.org/chinese-immigrants-confederate-monuments-racism-history/
#history #politics #WhiteSupremacy #Fascism #extremism #GOP #USpol #CivilWar #Newstodon
nostr:npub1cy06su88dl9crjvthx56mdpgd0m9dauplnjf58rvcqynj6p8uygq9uggw4 nostr:npub16nxgzeq466nun42zslat4cgrj0r6dt4u0tdspyj7q85lpjpz8ursrjrj8k nostr:npub1xdlrdcf8gpezegsyumrtx4wzyde3yq3k8x3702ea6ptdayx82c8swttp2q nostr:npub1vedzle2nmqrpjjl4qxl5ehm7etkju4dqnwqxnvveg39jyjd3ywtsw4c8mj nostr:npub1vs7zqaap2fjk2f8lvmpvtwp92ml4n326cf7tpp90508a9ca5q8yslza6g3 nostr:npub16sltqxe38e4nz6hyd3pagazyj5hwvex4yfpkhphf29xt7tywmv3qwme3s3 nostr:npub1h9p6e4aumjpy8e8rp7g7fqlfhs2tugp0e05lfmsx7x0zy4jtapmqf4ypfm nostr:npub1we6h8sr9mw4gukr8yj273v92yu0zzuma5e7hqs3ufak28yh0rlxquv3uct nostr:npub1c4ya2ydezyln2z69rqu4qrpymm5dlrjxxfl2hypzrvmktw024keqt0hpqd nostr:npub1vxhnksqy8tsfutx9u6n3kk2d5ulfakl2cdug36cmesu6uxr0tjaqgqzpcz nostr:npub1eldr2t5pwm2mh6n6vulauex9hmuyztp6zf6pj079792r2n982jkqh364qe nostr:npub1vplrmhnl4jnkzwdqprx2yavymcerswknqhr4uhwyjallmx5m3uls6lgc00 nostr:npub13rszth8yq983yu2fgp3nv75pqcw2ehcadsxs38ezxfryemge74uq7jhpkp nostr:npub1vuk0jef6j3t4y9c8zgx5ked4r98d253j5vxqspkaj34dp0zg9z0sruq8yv Happy Friday, friends. Looking forward to the weekend?
From yesterday: “The intense heat and drop in annual rainfall have dried up the soil, causing a shift in #water lines. When the pipes shift, the pipe joints can break, causing water leaks.”
1000s and 1000s of leaks...
https://www.texasobserver.org/water-repairs-leaks-heatwave-infrastructure/
#HeatWave #summer #ClimateChange #infrastructure #news #politics #USpol #Texas #environment
Good morning, happy Monday! It's predicted to reach 100 degrees today in Austin, #Texas.
The #impeachment trial of Attorney General Ken Paxton begins today. Read all our coverage, so far, here: https://www.texasobserver.org/tag/ken-paxton-impeachment/
#news #politics #USpol #KenPaxton #TXlege
nostr:npub1tdcq4z5zvehj7hwgqeecr2nljwcrl0nxl55rej2t2tl8dnlw266shr9tls nostr:npub1n7u5qjrl0r6q6y3jpyddagr3rlyn6slt75hkt275rycw8a8wjtjs4cn6m7 What is the Republican's fascination with naming their stuff after the genocidal planet-killing terror weapon of the Star Wars fascist bad guys, that failed, twice?
Insert "Are we the baddies?" meme.
nostr:npub1csqtd078msfjhr7a72qx7kzecz9ulvnk3r6hq8rjke0vzevge2qqy69rak nostr:npub1dtj684nlkaer2wq9z6jw54paepez5yjk67q25a3e0sh8eltxm9xs8t4htu death star is a nickname given by opponents in this case
“HB 2127 was a power grab by the Legislature and an unwarranted and unconstitutional intrusion into local power granted to Houston and other home-rule cities by the #Texas Constitution.”
An important "death star" update from McHam Investigative Reporting Fellow nostr:npub1dtj684nlkaer2wq9z6jw54paepez5yjk67q25a3e0sh8eltxm9xs8t4htu:
https://www.texasobserver.org/judge-strikes-down-leges-power-grab-against-cities-hb-2127/
“Leticia suffered from extreme anxiety and depression during the prolonged separation. She feared for her own safety in #Guatemala and worried about her son’s well-being in foster care in the United States.”
Via our friends at Truthout, the U.S. government is seeking to dismiss a lawsuit over the anguish caused by family separation: https://www.texasobserver.org/leticia-family-separation-lawsuit/
#news #politics #USpol #immigration #Border #FosterCare #CriminalJustice
Our weekly newsletter: “All about the Paxton #impeachment” http://eepurl.com/iyvjVU
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#KenPaxton #TXlege #news #politics #USpol #Texas #LGBTQIA+ #schools #drag
Texas regulators on Tuesday approved a 12,000-acre coal mine expansion despite objections from local governments and a river authority concerned about their #water supplies, reports Dylan Baddour of nostr:npub16sltqxe38e4nz6hyd3pagazyj5hwvex4yfpkhphf29xt7tywmv3qwme3s3:
https://www.texasobserver.org/ignoring-water-worries-texas-permits-lignite-mine-expansion/
#ClimateChange #news #environment #pollution #energy #Texas #politics #USpol
nostr:npub18n9kqm6frfrw08su8lpmtzxt94mtajexxttnqsa9mg2aaycxcvjqkml624 nostr:npub18l5cjznktmpc99rss2gd3m3z77znyql2rel4yvtl0hhqyt47xtlsyf2jgj Thankfully, we believe many Christians would take issue with the Christian nationalists' interpretation of the Bible
Follow our former environment staff writer nostr:npub1ycpq9ad900vcfxjwwvr0qwy37ajt3wk7a3qmrz7he6fzxaccq7wsxyc0w2 at her new home on the #fediverse. Keep up with her reporting as a #NYTimes Fellow!
What's up in #Texas? Weird stuff. And it's not all Ken Paxton.
Strangest State is our regular wrap-up of the oddest #news from our home: https://www.texasobserver.org/strangest-state-ken-paxton-and-other-strange-creatures/
#nature #wildlife #animals #culture #weird #KenPaxton #corruption #impeachment #TXlege #politics #USpol
On #Newstodon Friday, we celebrate the best #journalism in the #Fediverse!
You can ensure your favorite publications stay engaged here—and stay in business—by following, sharing, and supporting.
Today, let's highlight Special Investigative Correspondent nostr:npub18l5cjznktmpc99rss2gd3m3z77znyql2rel4yvtl0hhqyt47xtlsyf2jgj's recent investigations into #extremism:
'God's Army' Gathers in #FortWorth https://www.texasobserver.org/gods-army-gathers-in-fort-worth/
Brave #Books vs the people of #Texas https://www.texasobserver.org/brave-books-texas-library-free-speech/
#news #politics #USpol #racism #library #schools #homophobia
nostr:npub1vs7zqaap2fjk2f8lvmpvtwp92ml4n326cf7tpp90508a9ca5q8yslza6g3 thanks for sharing, we believe this is a story that, sadly, resonates far beyond our state