2026-07-27T02:28:35Z https://nostr.ae Texas Observer https://nostr.ae/npub1xf8m9rch7tvjjv3wlj9x6q95rnhlavh3e8fjxga6lx5prnqgc77q2k0uw6 https://cdn.hosted.spacebear.ee/sb-444643948490e1fed8199ed78bf1ee5f/accounts/avatars/109/371/733/810/294/907/original/adb71e94b9377654.png https://cdn.hosted.spacebear.ee/sb-444643948490e1fed8199ed78bf1ee5f/accounts/avatars/109/371/733/810/294/907/original/adb71e94b9377654.png https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqstzpyvwfj0qksp05je78anhrgfy9uxzdduhuxq34t8wy8p3f4v7hczyqeylv50zledj2fj9m7g5mgqkswwll4j78yaxgerhtu6sywvprrmcnu2kgz Featured story: Cuba is in the dark. Literally—for most of the day, most of the country has no electricity. The national power grid, known by its Spanish acronym, SEN, has collapsed 7 times in the past 18 months. <a href="https://www.texasobserver.org/cuba-oil-blockade-embargo-trump-essay/">https://www.texasobserver.org/cuba-oil-blockade-embargo-trump-essay/</a><br/><br/>#Cuba #energy #politics #news 2026-05-02T21:18:01Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsw5efnyednuwkhuxp9mlnqul5tqqp7q4nqa35yl33xj8j7nruqltqzyqeylv50zledj2fj9m7g5mgqkswwll4j78yaxgerhtu6sywvprrmcfghdv2 Last week: “This appears to be using a pseudonym because they’re doing something underhanded. For a reader to trust you, they have to know who you are. And to create a fake name, as opposed to a no-byline, adds another level of subterfuge to this.” <a href="https://www.texasobserver.org/dallas-express-smears-state-rep-son-fake-byline/">https://www.texasobserver.org/dallas-express-smears-state-rep-son-fake-byline/</a> <br/><br/>#politics #USpol #journalism #media #NorthTexas #Texas #Dallas #ethics #news 2026-04-13T20:48:07Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsp2whm9dk5ssq6exws3szr0sq8rq2rkwy6vcplm6fkv5k99fdjl2szyqeylv50zledj2fj9m7g5mgqkswwll4j78yaxgerhtu6sywvprrmcj0kpsp From Steven Monacelli: “The #Dallas Express ‘news story’ about #Texas state Representative and House Democratic Caucus Chairman Gene Wu’s juvenile son does not pass the ethical sniff test, from its newsworthiness to its use of anonymous sources and a fake byline.” <a href="https://www.texasobserver.org/dallas-express-smears-state-rep-son-fake-byline/">https://www.texasobserver.org/dallas-express-smears-state-rep-son-fake-byline/</a> <br/><br/>#news #politics #media #journalism #ethics #USpol 2026-04-11T17:19:55Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsxelhh4gkr08fpn92k00n72u25vu9upkuujc8rxw45ukcs9qlge8gzyqeylv50zledj2fj9m7g5mgqkswwll4j78yaxgerhtu6sywvprrmclelqdv Monday: “[It] appears to be a hit piece masquerading as #journalism … [an] example of a news outlet with a history of distorted and vindictive reportage training its sights on the child of a state representative it opposes.” <a href="https://www.texasobserver.org/dallas-express-smears-state-rep-son-fake-byline/">https://www.texasobserver.org/dallas-express-smears-state-rep-son-fake-byline/</a> <br/><br/>#Texas #ethics #politics #USpol #news #NorthTexas #Dallas #media #children 2026-04-10T20:24:48Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsdsqescapxu4dulufr4f5tzrln9ypqv606wd0jfmc9hwzey80zreszyqeylv50zledj2fj9m7g5mgqkswwll4j78yaxgerhtu6sywvprrmcqprcw0 “The Dallas Express ‘news story’ about #Texas state Representative and House Democratic Caucus Chairman Gene Wu’s juvenile son does not pass the ethical sniff test, from its newsworthiness to its use of anonymous sources and a fake byline.” <a href="https://www.texasobserver.org/dallas-express-smears-state-rep-son-fake-byline/">https://www.texasobserver.org/dallas-express-smears-state-rep-son-fake-byline/</a> <br/><br/>#journalism #media #ethics #politics #USpol #NorthTexas 2026-04-08T22:00:12Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsde96ulcpswdu9799fp6gp7cdshr04l6n7fqc2yxdawc68gt07c0czyqeylv50zledj2fj9m7g5mgqkswwll4j78yaxgerhtu6sywvprrmcvjlx7j “In [2023], we thought things were bad: we were having conversations around safety for our children. This is another level that we haven’t ever seen before.” <br/><br/>Last week from Kit <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1npnpaxsmsxjkj6xsc42qqaeqxxvuu3cl8vy0vuy2ngf3qv0ltghq5kecka" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Mx. Kit O'Connell 🏳️‍🌈⭐👏</span> (<span class="italic">npub1npn…ecka</span>)</a></span>: Fathers gather together to protect their #trans and nonbinary kids from the culture wars in this doc that premiered at #SXSW. <a href="https://www.texasobserver.org/fathers-trans-nonbinary-kids/">https://www.texasobserver.org/fathers-trans-nonbinary-kids/</a><br/><br/>#LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #culture #documentary #film #Texas #fascism #nonbinary #transgender #children 2026-04-06T21:56:01Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs0330uhnt6tre68mh6rr0pjtkuy52cnjp3vlh7mr403yd4esf8w8szyqeylv50zledj2fj9m7g5mgqkswwll4j78yaxgerhtu6sywvprrmcjjhu2y Out today: “This appears to be using a pseudonym because they’re doing something underhanded. For a reader to trust you, they have to know who you are. And to create a fake name, as opposed to a no-byline, adds another level of subterfuge to this.” <a href="https://www.texasobserver.org/dallas-express-smears-state-rep-son-fake-byline/">https://www.texasobserver.org/dallas-express-smears-state-rep-son-fake-byline/</a> <br/><br/>#ethics #journalism #Dallas #NorthTexas #Texas #politics #USpol #news 2026-04-06T18:39:40Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqstqmy4vn4qukhg0jymdmvsn3mdgv4cam90lryj4sgm4kr4m6h0u0czyqeylv50zledj2fj9m7g5mgqkswwll4j78yaxgerhtu6sywvprrmcw8nccj Instability makes young people mobile. Trauma makes them hungry for belonging. <br/><br/>Traffickers understand this. They do not begin with force. They begin with belonging. <a href="https://www.texasobserver.org/foster-care-rejection-lgbtq-texans/">https://www.texasobserver.org/foster-care-rejection-lgbtq-texans/</a> <br/><br/>#Texas #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #politics #USpol #news #HumanRights #children 2026-04-02T15:39:05Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsw9d0m8sazkm8tf0tgad9dahdt38wjz6jcf8ew7pl820z6lg4ln5qzyqeylv50zledj2fj9m7g5mgqkswwll4j78yaxgerhtu6sywvprrmcwr6pns “It’s anyone and everyone who is pushing back against the insanity that is gripping our country right now. This can happen to you, and if they can do it to you, they will.” <a href="https://www.texasobserver.org/prairieland-antifa-verdict-threatens-anti-trump-resistance/">https://www.texasobserver.org/prairieland-antifa-verdict-threatens-anti-trump-resistance/</a> <br/><br/>#antifa #politics #USpol #news #fascism #law #Texas #NorthTexas 2026-03-24T17:00:20Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs9gekpfqpw8yy980qynnfgde23532gsk26p00j9t45g4n2q5l25yczyqeylv50zledj2fj9m7g5mgqkswwll4j78yaxgerhtu6sywvprrmctkpwr3 &#34;SB 13 also neutered librarians’ authority over their collections. I no longer det&#34;ermine what goes into my collection. I make recommendations. ... In many districts, AI is being used to assess the lists of books turned in by librarians.&#34; <a href="https://www.texasobserver.org/abilene-isd-librarian-book-ban/">https://www.texasobserver.org/abilene-isd-librarian-book-ban/</a> <br/><br/>#Texas #FreeSpeech #books #bookstodon #library #schools #education 2026-03-15T15:00:21Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsrw8exrfk4n56fug3e4gdpmv4egyhc2p78jazuw0z8r6klgek0wkczyqeylv50zledj2fj9m7g5mgqkswwll4j78yaxgerhtu6sywvprrmcgmqp9t From Public Health Watch: More than 26,000 #workers — an average of seven per day — suffered workplace amputations from 2015 through 2024. Texas led the nation in worker amputations by a wide margin, with more than 3,900 reported in the 10-year period. <a href="https://www.texasobserver.org/workplace-amputations-on-the-rise/">https://www.texasobserver.org/workplace-amputations-on-the-rise/</a> <br/><br/>#health #Texas #news #safety #labor 2026-03-06T21:27:13Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsd7c3pzs8r5udagd9q5282xl8guyj7guca39dh32unaj0ups4zucgzyqeylv50zledj2fj9m7g5mgqkswwll4j78yaxgerhtu6sywvprrmcq7l3yx New from Cecilia Ballí: Bobby Pulido, the Tejano singer best known for his 1990s hit “Desvelado,” is widely viewed as the frontrunner in Tuesday’s Democratic Party primary in a district redrawn in 2022 to favor Republicans—but one of the few in #Texas that #Democrats hope they can flip. <a href="https://www.texasobserver.org/south-texas-primary-bobby-pulido-latino-voters/">https://www.texasobserver.org/south-texas-primary-bobby-pulido-latino-voters/</a> <br/><br/>#elections #midterms #politics #SouthTexas #SanAntonio #border #USpol #news 2026-03-02T18:07:25Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs8qrykvng3q89s6tdpz4g5e2ngl5k2wztnmkerxtvah4uyqpvkkzqzyqeylv50zledj2fj9m7g5mgqkswwll4j78yaxgerhtu6sywvprrmcjwdyhc Scholarship that challenges white supremacy, colonialism, or state violence is labeled as divisive. Programs rooted in Indigenous, Latinx, and Black knowledge are consolidated, put under review, or dismantled. The result is not balance—it is containment. <a href="https://www.texasobserver.org/ut-system-new-controversial-topics-policy-policing-knowledge/">https://www.texasobserver.org/ut-system-new-controversial-topics-policy-policing-knowledge/</a> <br/><br/>#education #politics #USpol #news #Texas #censorship #FreeSpeech 2026-02-21T15:47:57Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs9l6ju4ye0aasvkchcnm2mq7spryalp36tseyw7rgrx5hghyw3p5szyqeylv50zledj2fj9m7g5mgqkswwll4j78yaxgerhtu6sywvprrmcnyhn7l Out today: “A prosecutor who is truly interested in justice does not blast out a public press release like this to the media while a trial is pending. Nothing has been proven in court yet, and this inflammatory language is just meant to fan the flames of public outcry and poison a jury pool before the facts are heard.” <a href="https://www.texasobserver.org/ken-paxton-prosecution-midwife-power-low-income-houston/">https://www.texasobserver.org/ken-paxton-prosecution-midwife-power-low-income-houston/</a> <br/><br/>#abortion #healthcare #HumanRights #law #Texas #politics #USpol #fascism 2026-02-18T23:00:08Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs20eu62edcyqthhyz53gu5wzrs27pqpfplsw4rg0w9w6m504t3v9czyqeylv50zledj2fj9m7g5mgqkswwll4j78yaxgerhtu6sywvprrmc3jkhy3 Like Molly Ivins, does your journalism challenge conventional wisdom, and look critically at the issues of the day?<br/><br/>Submit it to the MOLLY Awards, our prize for investigative #journalism in both print and digital outlets, before March 20. The winner receives $5000.<br/><br/>Enter here: <a href="https://www.texasobserver.org/molly-awards/the-molly-awards-submissions/">https://www.texasobserver.org/molly-awards/the-molly-awards-submissions/</a><br/><br/>#media #politics #news #contest #awards #events 2026-02-15T20:00:16Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsd4lpdn0tyrjdgm29wxguwhlq3uw486fangqg5s4ahu8fhknhct2qzyqeylv50zledj2fj9m7g5mgqkswwll4j78yaxgerhtu6sywvprrmcl5aue9 “Drilling mud is a witches’ brew of chemicals. Society will have to pay for the cleanup, and the company that made all the money just closes up their doors and they’re on down the road. I have been screaming about this forever.” <a href="https://www.texasobserver.org/radioactive-oil-and-gas-waste-north-texas-elementary-school/">https://www.texasobserver.org/radioactive-oil-and-gas-waste-north-texas-elementary-school/</a> <br/><br/>#environment #ClimateChange #politics #USpol #news #Texas #NorthTexas 2026-02-14T18:00:09Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsx2an970229nq5sv509wnfur94eh3zr6w0frrgkg5qh5v56rzpkqszyqeylv50zledj2fj9m7g5mgqkswwll4j78yaxgerhtu6sywvprrmc3ery8l Each data center can “drink” as much as an entire community. Yet #Texas does not require data center operators to disclose projected #water use or report actual consumption. This makes research difficult and limits visibility for water-stressed municipalities. <a href="https://www.texasobserver.org/texas-ai-data-centers-water-usage-regulation/">https://www.texasobserver.org/texas-ai-data-centers-water-usage-regulation/</a> <br/><br/>#tech #AI #politics #USpol #environment #ClimateChange #news 2026-02-08T16:00:11Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs0jz8s6tdlemc0erjn58teuarp59487x9pn26jw7mdllmp2sl676qzyqeylv50zledj2fj9m7g5mgqkswwll4j78yaxgerhtu6sywvprrmcnkn93n &#34;We have no way of reconciling what these cases will do to #water supplies.&#34; <br/><br/>New from Miranda Williamson: The world’s largest artificial intelligence data center complex is being built in Amarillo, and it’s almost seven times the size of Central Park. <a href="https://www.texasobserver.org/texas-ai-data-centers-water-usage-regulation/">https://www.texasobserver.org/texas-ai-data-centers-water-usage-regulation/</a> <br/><br/>#tech #AI #Texas #politics #USpol #environment #ClimateChange #news 2026-02-04T19:40:34Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsf8guw8yzeeezhz280efw9jge0j8j67evv9lh7a4wjg6phkukckjczyqeylv50zledj2fj9m7g5mgqkswwll4j78yaxgerhtu6sywvprrmckksev5 Last week: Although the DOJ investigation found that there were “cascading failures of leadership, decision-making, tactics, policy, and training,” prosecutors have not clarified why none of the other officers have been charged for their actions that day. <a href="https://www.texasobserver.org/uvalde-trial-acquittal-shooting-columbine-police/">https://www.texasobserver.org/uvalde-trial-acquittal-shooting-columbine-police/</a> <br/><br/>#police #politics #USpol #news #Uvalde #education #schools #GunViolence #guns 2026-01-29T22:50:20Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs8m4mfkyeagkq95aqwr8ahmln0ev089rru7qsdvedzglezj8kgvtgzyqeylv50zledj2fj9m7g5mgqkswwll4j78yaxgerhtu6sywvprrmc8jpz5h Featured story: U.S. law enforcement’s growing use of an array of #surveillance tools enables #police to build a robust profile of almost anyone’s life and movements without a warrant or probable cause. Experts find phone-tracking tools like Tangles particularly troubling.<br/><a href="https://www.texasobserver.org/texas-police-invest-tangles-sheriff-surveillance/">https://www.texasobserver.org/texas-police-invest-tangles-sheriff-surveillance/</a> <br/><br/>#tech #Texas #law #privacy #politics #USpol #news 2026-01-29T19:45:11Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsydxqhac5hvejtkgde6fqe4k6x9l22j4nnftyk22zkth9q8jjc5kczyqeylv50zledj2fj9m7g5mgqkswwll4j78yaxgerhtu6sywvprrmchtvus3 Out today: Texas #Democrats have been attempting the inverse maneuver for a generation: trying to win elections without taking into account the eroded civic foundations of the state. <br/><br/>Zohran Mamdani&#39;s victory points at another way forward. <a href="https://www.texasobserver.org/let-a-hundred-mamdanis-bloom/">https://www.texasobserver.org/let-a-hundred-mamdanis-bloom/</a> <br/><br/>#Texas #politics #USpol #news #socialism #Mamdani 2026-01-27T18:00:04Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs8ycfyhdfek8y8jh85nt9c6t48zn9xvfgtkhd57sarkmykyrqwwnszyqeylv50zledj2fj9m7g5mgqkswwll4j78yaxgerhtu6sywvprrmck9g7y9 Catch up with everything we&#39;ve published from the January/February 2026 issue of our magazine: <a href="https://www.texasobserver.org/issues/january-february-2026/">https://www.texasobserver.org/issues/january-february-2026/</a><br/><br/>#journalism #Texas #news #art #culture #politics #USpol #media<br/> <img src="https://cdn.hosted.spacebear.ee/sb-444643948490e1fed8199ed78bf1ee5f/media_attachments/files/115/946/894/618/755/461/original/6ba76c81639a66c7.jpeg"> <br/> 2026-01-23T23:00:13Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs80gnqtuj3k5vz7juyvt2edy5ye6tm626mm0m7n7pncpws5q6pjpczyqeylv50zledj2fj9m7g5mgqkswwll4j78yaxgerhtu6sywvprrmcas5ecn New from our magazine, by Courtney Thomas: In September, two new Shakespeare adaptations used the Bard’s canonical plays as jumping-off points to bring stories infused with Hispanic culture to #Dallas audiences. <a href="https://www.texasobserver.org/dallas-bilingual-shakespeare-review/">https://www.texasobserver.org/dallas-bilingual-shakespeare-review/</a><br/><br/>#culture #art #theater #NorthTexas #Texas #language 2026-01-23T15:12:40Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsfptwwu4hahp2j6cdk7jnjkv69ycew60szksggwqpjg69gs27da2szyqeylv50zledj2fj9m7g5mgqkswwll4j78yaxgerhtu6sywvprrmcx0ldgm New from Michelle Pitcher: Since 1999, the year of the Columbine shooting in Colorado, the federal government has devoted an estimated $1 billion to putting sworn #police officers in schools. <br/><br/>But the efficacy of these officers remains unproven, especially in the case of mass shootings. <a href="https://www.texasobserver.org/uvalde-trial-acquittal-shooting-columbine-police/">https://www.texasobserver.org/uvalde-trial-acquittal-shooting-columbine-police/</a> <br/><br/>#Uvalde #GunViolence #guns #schools #education #safety #news #politics #USpol 2026-01-22T19:48:05Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs9z6042vkkc63u5whlcnhdy67xfszurfrh7nh7nmgk22treuyug6qzyqeylv50zledj2fj9m7g5mgqkswwll4j78yaxgerhtu6sywvprrmcrv0rmz UPDATE from Steven Monacelli: Last week, the Texas Observer revealed that James Rodden, the #ICE lawyer with a white supremacist X account, was back trying cases in a #Dallas courtroom. <br/><br/>Now, a member of Congress wants Rodden to finally face consequences. <a href="https://www.texasobserver.org/congressman-veasey-salary-james-rodden-ice-x-account/">https://www.texasobserver.org/congressman-veasey-salary-james-rodden-ice-x-account/</a> <br/><br/>#WhiteSupremacy #NorthTexas #law #immigration #politics #USpol #racism #news 2026-01-21T21:17:53Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs0wx6pwz9vlea5dpup6jxzs05rmk7l0t72qfgk33ylv64xr0kcyvqzyqeylv50zledj2fj9m7g5mgqkswwll4j78yaxgerhtu6sywvprrmcjtzc8d Featured story, from <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1ayp3cq0ka7272pxn7ngjgnm59cfjtsvqc9qmtc6pxxvatqrtc2jsr5yw0l" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Josephine Lee</span> (<span class="italic">npub1ayp…yw0l</span>)</a></span>: 92% of private #schools already enrolled in the state&#39;s voucher programs serving kids beyond kindergarten are religious. An investigation by the Texas Observer found many of these exclude non-Christian and #LGBTQ+ kids. <a href="https://www.texasobserver.org/texas-voucher-schools-openly-discriminate/">https://www.texasobserver.org/texas-voucher-schools-openly-discriminate/</a> <br/><br/>#politics #USpol #news #education #TXlege #religion #vouchers 2026-01-20T18:41:04Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsx9gacft4hgj4fp64ffwa7dw68x4dyas0dwfwvftces75wh5pgj4gzyqeylv50zledj2fj9m7g5mgqkswwll4j78yaxgerhtu6sywvprrmcsgleld Last week: This isn’t all just inside baseball for navel-gazing journalists. It has direct ramifications for the quality and quantity of coverage of #Texas politics and government—at a crucial time. <br/><a href="https://www.texasobserver.org/texas-media-concentration-local-journalism/">https://www.texasobserver.org/texas-media-concentration-local-journalism/</a><br/><br/>#politics #USpol #news #journalism #media 2026-01-19T14:57:13Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsq8k6k068zswvzkf8w3nranvtx60q4g99eh2hwpuh4s5l2r50xc8czyqeylv50zledj2fj9m7g5mgqkswwll4j78yaxgerhtu6sywvprrmc502rhq An investigation by <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1ayp3cq0ka7272pxn7ngjgnm59cfjtsvqc9qmtc6pxxvatqrtc2jsr5yw0l" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Josephine Lee</span> (<span class="italic">npub1ayp…yw0l</span>)</a></span> found that 92% of private #schools already enrolled in Texas’ voucher programs serving kids beyond kindergarten are religious. Many of these exclude non-Christian and #LGBTQ+ kids. <a href="https://www.texasobserver.org/texas-voucher-schools-openly-discriminate/">https://www.texasobserver.org/texas-voucher-schools-openly-discriminate/</a><br/><br/>#Texas #vouchers #politics #USpol #religion #education #TXlege 2026-01-18T18:00:22Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs0t8ux9ha36d2akg7gaheff4hha7zxwgsjncc70ywvqf4zvsmp0egzyqeylv50zledj2fj9m7g5mgqkswwll4j78yaxgerhtu6sywvprrmcwppe0c The neo-fascist group Patriot Front is building a network of businesses in North #Texas in an attempt to create a parallel, self-sufficient white nationalist economy. The Observer identified the men behind 4 of these companies. <a href="https://www.texasobserver.org/revealed-four-businesses-patriot-front-north-texas/">https://www.texasobserver.org/revealed-four-businesses-patriot-front-north-texas/</a><br/><br/>#fascism #NorthTexas #Dallas #politics #USpol #extremism #news #racism #WhiteSupremacy 2026-01-17T20:00:05Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsqstjmmvnumgwtsrth9r96hmfnfdlr95dj60zp62jl4te2mqjn8ugzyqeylv50zledj2fj9m7g5mgqkswwll4j78yaxgerhtu6sywvprrmc0nklya Last February, the Texas Observer investigation revealed the identity of James Rodden, an #ICE attorney who operates an openly white supremacist account on X. This year, we proved he&#39;s back in court trying #immigration cases: <a href="https://www.texasobserver.org/ice-prosecutor-racist-account-back-at-immigration-court/">https://www.texasobserver.org/ice-prosecutor-racist-account-back-at-immigration-court/</a><br/><br/>#NorthTexas #Dallas #law #politics #USpol #fascism #WhiteSupremacy #news 2026-01-16T16:30:09Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqspsrx6knfceqqg6exqr22ehkjfdlw638a20qaq4tv3une7awjsptgzyqeylv50zledj2fj9m7g5mgqkswwll4j78yaxgerhtu6sywvprrmc76uas3 New from Steven Monacelli and Tristan Lee: Through analysis of publicly available information, interviews and in-person observation, the Observer identified multiple companies in the #Dallas-Fort Worth area operated by individuals with connections to Patriot Front. <a href="https://www.texasobserver.org/revealed-four-businesses-patriot-front-north-texas/">https://www.texasobserver.org/revealed-four-businesses-patriot-front-north-texas/</a> <br/><br/>#NorthTexas #politics #USpol #news #Texas #WhiteSupremacy #fascism #racism 2026-01-15T15:07:30Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsdk69x2p52mzdnnrjyg9haa490hl2v0sd83qgalphdrq854js6dhqzyqeylv50zledj2fj9m7g5mgqkswwll4j78yaxgerhtu6sywvprrmcnr0ydy From Francesca D&#39;Annunzio: Police—sheriffs, Texas state cops, and even ICE—can follow the location of your smart phone without a warrant.<br/><br/>Yet, we know little about how this software has been used. <a href="https://www.texasobserver.org/texas-police-invest-tangles-sheriff-surveillance/">https://www.texasobserver.org/texas-police-invest-tangles-sheriff-surveillance/</a> <br/><br/>Presented with support from Pulitzer Center.<br/><br/>#surveillance #tech #police #Texas #politics #USpol #news 2026-01-14T17:56:47Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs0cwq9l65zvr7ava9sdhrnttw0gr2lmtrcmxu2r069uccexhzxvvczyqeylv50zledj2fj9m7g5mgqkswwll4j78yaxgerhtu6sywvprrmc4usg6t Update from Steven Monacelli: James Rodden, the attorney for ICE which we identified as the operator of a white supremacist account on X, is back on the job in a Dallas immigration court. <a href="https://www.texasobserver.org/ice-prosecutor-racist-account-back-at-immigration-court/">https://www.texasobserver.org/ice-prosecutor-racist-account-back-at-immigration-court/</a> 2026-01-14T15:06:55Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsp07rlgrwpf63g8w8sk8q09zu8c9sz9s70krnr53clzdakfl8lglczyqeylv50zledj2fj9m7g5mgqkswwll4j78yaxgerhtu6sywvprrmcymn8aw “Police are doing an end run around this well-articulated system of judicial oversight by just paying money instead of going to a judge.” <br/><br/>New from Francesca D&#39;Annunzio: Civil liberties experts are raising the alarm about &#34;Tangles,&#34; a law-enforcement surveillance software that allows police to bypass judicial oversight by spying on smartphone users without a warrant. <br/><a href="https://www.texasobserver.org/texas-police-invest-tangles-sheriff-surveillance/">https://www.texasobserver.org/texas-police-invest-tangles-sheriff-surveillance/</a><br/><br/>#tech #Texas #police #news #politics #USpol #law 2026-01-13T15:24:15Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsv46sw2jea4q70uaj205xsgz6kydmyxcm759s8karkpen37w9c99gzyqeylv50zledj2fj9m7g5mgqkswwll4j78yaxgerhtu6sywvprrmcmd0quj The newest from Texas Observer cartoonist Ben Sargent.<br/><br/>See more Loon Star State: <a href="https://www.texasobserver.org/topics/loon-star-state/">https://www.texasobserver.org/topics/loon-star-state/</a><br/> <img src="https://cdn.hosted.spacebear.ee/sb-444643948490e1fed8199ed78bf1ee5f/media_attachments/files/115/878/711/233/281/101/original/85c569bb77af680a.jpeg"> <br/> 2026-01-11T22:00:17Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsqvd07kug0356u4tc7l4zc6wl922g964gpdax5h4pf6y4vutmzkyczyqeylv50zledj2fj9m7g5mgqkswwll4j78yaxgerhtu6sywvprrmckh87s2 &#34;You talk about the fact that while you may not be on SNAP benefits, everyone’s cost of #food is going to go up. You talk about the fact that they’re pulling this money away from those that are just trying to eat and that also impacts our #farmers—as we’re seeing record bankruptcies with farmers and ranchers.&#34; <a href="https://www.texasobserver.org/jasmine-crockett-interview-senate-december/">https://www.texasobserver.org/jasmine-crockett-interview-senate-december/</a> <br/><br/>#Texas #politics #USpol #news #Democrats #midterms #elections 2026-01-09T20:00:07Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs0u2p0tq9xwanjpu7cxknd7ll78q7qvmqvs7g2mhtexglm5zzfptqzyqeylv50zledj2fj9m7g5mgqkswwll4j78yaxgerhtu6sywvprrmcxp7rcs Earlier, from Francesca D&#39;Annunzio: “All the evidence we have seen suggests that this had nothing to do with gang enforcement—no one was arrested on any charge remotely related to gang activity. It appears that DPS simply raided this house because the people throwing a party were Latinos from another country.” <a href="https://www.texasobserver.org/prosecutors-drop-charges-hays-county-airbnb-raid/">https://www.texasobserver.org/prosecutors-drop-charges-hays-county-airbnb-raid/</a> <br/><br/>#Texas #police #Immigration #ICE #CentralTexas #politics #USpol #news #fascism 2026-01-06T23:09:13Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsvd6ee53aljq097ccl409fxm7fl2tl3pw3zqku4pcyy8xa9ac6d9szyqeylv50zledj2fj9m7g5mgqkswwll4j78yaxgerhtu6sywvprrmc59yjen #BestOf2025: 34,000 employees work at VA outpatient and inpatient care sites across the state, and in the Central #Texas VA healthcare system 45% of #workers previously served in the military. Some told the Observer the system is at its limits. <a href="https://www.texasobserver.org/veterans-texas-healthcare-doge-trump/">https://www.texasobserver.org/veterans-texas-healthcare-doge-trump/</a> <br/><br/>#veterans #politics #USpol #news #CentralTexas #healthcare 2026-01-04T18:00:22Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsr4tw84f6gw9d5wxymmjmlg59ae3qngyakla8ueyykz7kh8jzpkkszyqeylv50zledj2fj9m7g5mgqkswwll4j78yaxgerhtu6sywvprrmcxcshmp Happy Holidays from all of us at the Texas Observer! <br/><br/>Thank you for supporting our work in 2025, and we&#39;ll see you in the New Year!<br/> <img src="https://cdn.hosted.spacebear.ee/sb-444643948490e1fed8199ed78bf1ee5f/media_attachments/files/115/776/789/501/705/365/original/9dcf6f844d5c0d9c.png"> <br/> 2025-12-24T22:00:15Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs2g3430arvu7cuvuqzz83dwmccwuc9rp8965k80n8mea0v9zqyplszyqeylv50zledj2fj9m7g5mgqkswwll4j78yaxgerhtu6sywvprrmctha40a No matter how deep the darkness, sparks of light, beauty, and joy surround us—in, say, a baby’s smile, a lover’s touch, a refugee family’s safe arrival in a place of sanctuary, the first drops of rain on dry earth, a fragile monarch butterfly pausing its 3,000-mile migration to sip nectar from a blue mistflower. <a href="https://www.texasobserver.org/a-light-the-darkness-cannot-extinguish/">https://www.texasobserver.org/a-light-the-darkness-cannot-extinguish/</a> <br/><br/>#hope #culture #fascism #Trump #democracy #religion #HumanRights 2025-12-24T16:00:16Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs00d8cc080vxl22ytxej84xep808zm54na8pmgfcfrten9e2pkxkgzyqeylv50zledj2fj9m7g5mgqkswwll4j78yaxgerhtu6sywvprrmcfv0w4v From #cryptocurrency to adoption, from an immigrant&#39;s experience in school sports to a former death row inmate, here are 10 of our best long-form stories of 2025: <br/><a href="https://www.texasobserver.org/best-longform-stories-2025/">https://www.texasobserver.org/best-longform-stories-2025/</a><br/><br/>#politics #USpol #news #Texas #environment #DeathPenalty #immigration #BestOf2025 2025-12-22T15:27:56Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqszkdx5u4g9ceag7ujls3gju6aexx8xlwpcsulkhudr2pc90cs3kqgzyqeylv50zledj2fj9m7g5mgqkswwll4j78yaxgerhtu6sywvprrmc2r8ktl Earlier: Former Congressman and felon Steve Stockman, a Friendswood-area conservative who was convicted of 23 federal corruption charges in 2018, has declared himself rehabilitated and fit to run again for the U.S. House of Representatives. <a href="https://www.texasobserver.org/steve-stockman-rides-again/">https://www.texasobserver.org/steve-stockman-rides-again/</a><br/><br/>#Texas #politics #USpol #news #Republicans #Trump #GulfCoast 2025-12-21T20:00:20Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsrytr8mwxk6cehc99gcdm5q6tqdgy0szfzaawmuvcz35yyd844qdgzyqeylv50zledj2fj9m7g5mgqkswwll4j78yaxgerhtu6sywvprrmck0m785 From <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1ayp3cq0ka7272pxn7ngjgnm59cfjtsvqc9qmtc6pxxvatqrtc2jsr5yw0l" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Josephine Lee</span> (<span class="italic">npub1ayp…yw0l</span>)</a></span>: Total membership in Texas #unions has been growing. According to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, 603,000 Texans belonged to unions in 2024, up from closer to half a million a decade ago. <a href="https://www.texasobserver.org/texas-afl-cio-changing-of-the-guard/">https://www.texasobserver.org/texas-afl-cio-changing-of-the-guard/</a> <br/><br/>#Texas #politics #USpol #news #labor #workers #HumanRights 2025-12-20T18:00:08Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqspsvlcczunt5fy04k45sr6eayeq4606dzu7ycqfglrm5np2ayg7sgzyqeylv50zledj2fj9m7g5mgqkswwll4j78yaxgerhtu6sywvprrmcdx7y66 Previously: “All the evidence we have seen suggests that this had nothing to do with gang enforcement—no one was arrested on any charge remotely related to gang activity,. It appears that DPS simply raided this house because the people throwing a party were Latinos from another country.” <a href="https://www.texasobserver.org/prosecutors-drop-charges-hays-county-airbnb-raid/">https://www.texasobserver.org/prosecutors-drop-charges-hays-county-airbnb-raid/</a> <br/><br/>#police #ICE #immigration #Texas #politics #USpol #news #CentralTexas 2025-12-16T21:30:13Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsz62nnf6kv5u90wexz5c54pfsjyeahrpmfz68urlws6znqzgn6jhqzyqeylv50zledj2fj9m7g5mgqkswwll4j78yaxgerhtu6sywvprrmclvq3wl “There are enough voters out there who can absolutely turn an election &amp; blow up what they are trying to do.” <br/><br/>Our top story: A broad coalition are fighting for the spirit of their community, after GOP redistricting galvanized organizers. <a href="https://www.texasobserver.org/tarrant-county-redistricting-grassroots-pushback/">https://www.texasobserver.org/tarrant-county-redistricting-grassroots-pushback/</a><br/><br/>#activism #elections #NorthTexas #politics #USpol #news 2025-12-06T16:03:19Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsw2xwrnztuj6362k0lwsfjn0xnk66xpxny2r0xhfew3yq47jtf5lgzyqeylv50zledj2fj9m7g5mgqkswwll4j78yaxgerhtu6sywvprrmchlae9y Earlier: “The immediate economic losses projected here are just the tip of the iceberg. International students drive innovation, advance America’s global competitiveness, and create research and academic opportunities in our local colleges that will benefit our country for generations.” <a href="https://www.texasobserver.org/targeting-international-students-texas-trump/">https://www.texasobserver.org/targeting-international-students-texas-trump/</a> <br/><br/>#education #politics #USpol #news #immigration #Texas 2025-12-05T16:51:15Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs82wz56kh5erhf9krq5cm8xwpp8zavprx9n2hytkqyjh090dtu9uczyqeylv50zledj2fj9m7g5mgqkswwll4j78yaxgerhtu6sywvprrmcdnh4q6 &#34;I am very interested in fighting for a public option, so that every single Texan, every single American, would have the ability to join Medicare and would have that option of affordable, quality coverage.&#34;<br/><a href="https://www.texasobserver.org/james-talarico-big-tent-revival-primary/">https://www.texasobserver.org/james-talarico-big-tent-revival-primary/</a><br/><br/>#politics #USpol #Texas #news #healthcare #Democrats 2025-12-05T15:19:02Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqspxq4kfjwhdwcz82ca0tuyg2lhaxpsm8f3ywjhntshrkk4zwypzxszyqeylv50zledj2fj9m7g5mgqkswwll4j78yaxgerhtu6sywvprrmclxwj0s Out today: &#34;Captivating, funny, profane, contemptuous of establishment figures who busted unions, shut minorities out of power, and claimed ownership of the state’s Legislature and executive mansion, David always left you wanting more.&#34; <a href="https://www.texasobserver.org/remembering-david-richards-1933-2025/">https://www.texasobserver.org/remembering-david-richards-1933-2025/</a> <br/><br/>#Texas #TXlege #law #history #memorial #politics #USpol #news 2025-12-04T19:58:36Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsg2q4c2k0kmfl6gh0g7k05hxnwjrakkyj3lzw4987rm43da0tdrzqzyqeylv50zledj2fj9m7g5mgqkswwll4j78yaxgerhtu6sywvprrmc339uta From Tuesday: &#34;That commandment to love our neighbors is inherently a public thing. Politics is just another way that we figure out how we treat our neighbors and how we treat each other.&#34; <a href="https://www.texasobserver.org/james-talarico-big-tent-revival-primary/">https://www.texasobserver.org/james-talarico-big-tent-revival-primary/</a> <br/><br/>#religion #ethics #HumanRights #politics #USpol #Texas #Democrats #elections #news 2025-12-04T18:00:36Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqst5dpjlrk6tyrfv7knvgxan6f9njrlx5yvlhwh4733lsvgxzjcfpgzyqeylv50zledj2fj9m7g5mgqkswwll4j78yaxgerhtu6sywvprrmcv90d65 Featured story from Michelle Pitcher: “The State of #Texas makes every inmate seem like the most evil, horrible [person]. We demonize them, and we don’t see the trauma of people like Pam Perillo.”<br/><br/>#law #prison #HumanRights #ethics #DeathPenalty #politics #USpol 2025-12-01T18:14:08Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqswvadfc96uqvw7hsanzdu0t9z8quuen2c4d98fn25kdzh0988c9sczyqeylv50zledj2fj9m7g5mgqkswwll4j78yaxgerhtu6sywvprrmckg5n90 Featured story from Lise Olsen and Martha Pskowski: Oil and gas wells produce prodigious amounts of waste. One horizontal well generates upwards of 8,000 barrels—or 336,000 gallons—of waste during the drilling and completion process. <a href="https://www.texasobserver.org/east-texas-oil-waste-pits-mcbride/">https://www.texasobserver.org/east-texas-oil-waste-pits-mcbride/</a> <br/><br/>#OilAndGas #politics #USpol #news #environment #ClimateChange #pollution #EastTexas #water 2025-11-30T16:00:25Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsrtwvh0804lhgphes8akt86wvs0m6ltlz332h76l5gvcfqec338rqzyqeylv50zledj2fj9m7g5mgqkswwll4j78yaxgerhtu6sywvprrmcgh0g2x Since 1973, at least 201 people on death row have been exonerated—meaning cleared of any responsibility for a crime. Eighteen of those people were in #Texas. A recent report reveals how racist the ultimate punishment really is: <a href="https://www.texasobserver.org/aclu-report-death-penalty-exonerations/">https://www.texasobserver.org/aclu-report-death-penalty-exonerations/</a> <br/><br/>#DeathPenalty #HumanRights #law #politics #USpol #news #prison #racism 2025-11-27T20:00:16Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs99vscfms88tfc3p7gfntxtdyheursw8ma9j744hgvc03j9hm2fjszyqeylv50zledj2fj9m7g5mgqkswwll4j78yaxgerhtu6sywvprrmc2th034 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsp4zq9ladxzvhwtlqaax7e6v9hztku4p65l788uyk4rtpvtsadkvglrtxc0'>nevent1q…txc0</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>love this discussion, thank you for sharing and getting it going! 🤠 2025-11-26T21:09:22Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsrvy0s4wzj5nl333esdw3e25yspvh4f2ftx42s07h46fjre7ah3gszyqeylv50zledj2fj9m7g5mgqkswwll4j78yaxgerhtu6sywvprrmcgrrgy4 “I felt like Dred Scott. I felt like a person sitting in front of white people with no rights, knowing that I hadn’t done anything to anybody, but I could not control what they were trying to do to me.” <a href="https://www.texasobserver.org/aclu-report-death-penalty-exonerations/">https://www.texasobserver.org/aclu-report-death-penalty-exonerations/</a> <br/><br/>#DeathPenalty #politics #HumanRights #racism #Texas #law #prison #USpol #news 2025-11-25T19:56:21Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqszzs7pslxc7ez88fy0tkg6sexttmlgdsx9r8lj425z8gljn7rfxfqzyqeylv50zledj2fj9m7g5mgqkswwll4j78yaxgerhtu6sywvprrmcur4svu Our top story, from Lise Olsen and Martha Pskowski: East Texans are uniting to fight oil waste pits in bucolic areas near the #Louisiana line—all run by an operator who’s been cited for dozens of violations, and a worker’s death. <a href="https://www.texasobserver.org/east-texas-oil-waste-pits-mcbride/">https://www.texasobserver.org/east-texas-oil-waste-pits-mcbride/</a> <br/><br/>#politics #USpol #news #OilAndGas #pollution #energy #Texas #EastTexas 2025-11-22T16:00:04Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs034ad0m3sdmzwralgjwngqarz3zdqht2t2g9lncqe6vsrtfakqxszyqeylv50zledj2fj9m7g5mgqkswwll4j78yaxgerhtu6sywvprrmc7x7lmg Featured story, from Candice Bernd: A Texas Observer analysis found, since 2021, at least 60 cryptomines have been developed or are under construction in at least 33 counties statewide. Experts worry our grid, and #water supply, can&#39;t handle the load. <a href="https://www.texasobserver.org/crypto-energy-grid-texas-bitcoin-water/">https://www.texasobserver.org/crypto-energy-grid-texas-bitcoin-water/</a><br/><br/>#crypto #bitcoin #energy #Texas #politics #USpol #environment #ClimateChange 2025-11-21T20:10:47Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqspy7j04mjufe2mq79t6tlv4a2525q7urvd9dseftalr3mvjrfxpvszyqeylv50zledj2fj9m7g5mgqkswwll4j78yaxgerhtu6sywvprrmc6fy88y After a nearly 4-hour meeting of the water board, the people of Van Zandt County secured what many described as a major victory for their land, #water, and community. But getting to that point took months of meetings and advocacy. <a href="https://www.texasobserver.org/east-texas-locals-fight-to-stop-an-unnecessary-reservoir/">https://www.texasobserver.org/east-texas-locals-fight-to-stop-an-unnecessary-reservoir/</a> <br/><br/>#environment #politics #USpol #news #EastTexas #Texas 2025-11-21T18:00:04Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqstvvxmlhqtyln6dw2gxyumhehdc3xf5e7a44p7vfwtadpap0rx56czyqeylv50zledj2fj9m7g5mgqkswwll4j78yaxgerhtu6sywvprrmcaa9dsp From our magazine, the latest by Texas Observer cartoonist Ben Sargent.<br/><br/>Read more from the November/December 2025 issue: <a href="https://www.texasobserver.org/issues/november-december-2025/">https://www.texasobserver.org/issues/november-december-2025/</a><br/> <img src="https://cdn.hosted.spacebear.ee/sb-444643948490e1fed8199ed78bf1ee5f/media_attachments/files/115/588/665/678/059/865/original/e891767df8a646c1.jpeg"> <br/> 2025-11-21T16:37:49Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqswxya94ugcmavmyvcmdlukgngp6xytp2cy3w5mnc6td63h0azwyaqzyqeylv50zledj2fj9m7g5mgqkswwll4j78yaxgerhtu6sywvprrmcn4u7pn Previously: His wife visited him #ICE in detention on his 50th birthday. She couldn’t even bring him the card she’d made. They could only speak through a phone, divided by a thick pane of glass. It was one of few times she’d ever seen him cry. <a href="https://www.texasobserver.org/trump-ice-arrested-whistleblower-sexual-assault-detention/">https://www.texasobserver.org/trump-ice-arrested-whistleblower-sexual-assault-detention/</a><br/><br/>#politics #USpol #news #immigration #HumanRights #law #Texas #fascism #genocide 2025-11-20T21:58:54Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs95gv9q5jzxmp2vck6vx75atwgcp0nz0lkgvf03l9g0lgu8r799fczyqeylv50zledj2fj9m7g5mgqkswwll4j78yaxgerhtu6sywvprrmcqe46az “In America, this risk [of wrongful conviction] is not only a defining feature of the modern death penalty, but it also results in the disproportionate conviction and execution of innocent Black people.” <a href="https://www.texasobserver.org/aclu-report-death-penalty-exonerations/">https://www.texasobserver.org/aclu-report-death-penalty-exonerations/</a> <br/><br/>#DeathPenalty #politics #USpol #HumanRights #news #Politics #USpol #ethics 2025-11-20T15:00:06Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsvp7fdcqj6n0dhdwjgyrkpl75ne5rt728xvfdpyfaxjmaj6q7ujugzyqeylv50zledj2fj9m7g5mgqkswwll4j78yaxgerhtu6sywvprrmcsm463f &#34;There’s a very strong pro-life argument. As a society, we are capable of keeping people safe, and we can do that while honoring that every life has inherent dignity and worth, and that includes people on death row who have committed unspeakable acts.&#34; <a href="https://www.texasobserver.org/pro-life-anti-death-penalty/">https://www.texasobserver.org/pro-life-anti-death-penalty/</a> <br/><br/>#DeathPenalty #prison #law #HumanRights #religion #Republicans #Texas #ethics #USpol #politics 2025-11-14T23:01:09Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsw82tq4vfrv0qnwr4kpqgf7ptuqsf088url8end3snjyukst2j3ggzyqeylv50zledj2fj9m7g5mgqkswwll4j78yaxgerhtu6sywvprrmcuc4j3q Our top story: A state regulatory agency blocked our analysis of public data about #crypto mining operations and their energy use. So we conducted our own independent investigation ... <a href="https://www.texasobserver.org/crypto-energy-grid-texas-bitcoin-water/">https://www.texasobserver.org/crypto-energy-grid-texas-bitcoin-water/</a> <br/><br/>#bitcoin #energy #environment #water #Texas #politics #USpol #news #ClimateChange #tech 2025-11-14T21:30:09Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs9f5hy82cq0wa2t0l3kmdm0xj9s7sv4edu9vaq9g9urqh9xu5jzfczyqeylv50zledj2fj9m7g5mgqkswwll4j78yaxgerhtu6sywvprrmcu598p6 Yesterday: &#34;The death penalty is extremely fiscally irresponsible. It costs more to sentence someone to death and execute them than to sentence them to life in #prison without parole. It’s also an ineffective deterrent to violent crime.&#34; <a href="https://www.texasobserver.org/pro-life-anti-death-penalty/">https://www.texasobserver.org/pro-life-anti-death-penalty/</a> <br/><br/>#DeathPenalty #politics #USpol #news #law #Republicans #religion #ethics #HumanRights 2025-11-13T15:13:05Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqspnj3tmmn6s3e0emsn72h3t5gvn8l9cjt8jylucaevdacvkynwh2czyqeylv50zledj2fj9m7g5mgqkswwll4j78yaxgerhtu6sywvprrmcea50fa Out today: &#34;When we’ve talked to conservatives who are against the death penalty or questioning it, the most common thing we’ll hear about is the risk of wrongful execution. The data backs it up. There is strong evidence that Texas has executed at least seven innocent people.&#34; <a href="https://www.texasobserver.org/pro-life-anti-death-penalty/">https://www.texasobserver.org/pro-life-anti-death-penalty/</a> <br/><br/>#DeathPenalty #Republicans #law #prison #ethics #abortion #religion #politics #USpol #news 2025-11-12T19:34:58Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs2mtp2c4vfhvzwuz8ex72wajrfs3hm9wet5kq4ptv0dcz65w3c69gzyqeylv50zledj2fj9m7g5mgqkswwll4j78yaxgerhtu6sywvprrmcsg50vg From our magazine, Michelle Pitcher interviews Nan Tolson, a conservative opponent of the death penalty: &#34;Every life has inherent dignity and worth, and that includes people on death row who have committed unspeakable acts.&#34; <a href="https://www.texasobserver.org/pro-life-anti-death-penalty/">https://www.texasobserver.org/pro-life-anti-death-penalty/</a> <br/><br/>#prison #DeathPenalty #religion #ethics #abortion #politics #USpol #news #Texas #activism #Republicans #law 2025-11-12T18:00:47Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqspmmwhxsdf73cc5tgjgmjp6t56xe67mghuflnj43tdnp68vysqfaszyqeylv50zledj2fj9m7g5mgqkswwll4j78yaxgerhtu6sywvprrmc48xnes Last week: “Are we rushing to do this? Is this going to be properly considered? How do we know if we’ve selected the right partner or if we’re just selling off our #schools?” <a href="https://www.texasobserver.org/houston-magnet-hspva-private-charter-tea-takeover-mike-miles/">https://www.texasobserver.org/houston-magnet-hspva-private-charter-tea-takeover-mike-miles/</a> <br/><br/>#Houston #politics #USpol #GulfCoast #education #news #Texas 2025-11-10T18:00:24Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsdq6utqswv58652udvpee8k6x3juwvhd87ulrz5449efp0ecgc5xczyqeylv50zledj2fj9m7g5mgqkswwll4j78yaxgerhtu6sywvprrmcwrk8ua Last week: &#34;About 11.4 % (nearly 3.5M) of Texans will lose access to healthy, complete meals. I will no longer be able to buy meat or fresh vegetables. I will lose the only reliable way I have to eat lunch.&#34; <a href="https://www.texasobserver.org/snap-benefits-shutdown-will-leave-hungry-students/">https://www.texasobserver.org/snap-benefits-shutdown-will-leave-hungry-students/</a><br/><br/>#hunger #poverty #SNAP #food #Trump #politics #Texas #USpol #news 2025-11-03T17:59:16Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqswzn8ncphprplpf7w6v0grdxuvzdlsgga8fwm5zfqz0u63nppqwvczyqeylv50zledj2fj9m7g5mgqkswwll4j78yaxgerhtu6sywvprrmce63cfl “The current system is failing #workers in that it’s too slow, especially with many Texans living paycheck to paycheck.”<br/><br/>Our top story: Texas Workforce Commission is struggling to respond to a staggering number of wage-theft complaints. <a href="https://www.texasobserver.org/texas-workers-wage-theft-complaints-surge/">https://www.texasobserver.org/texas-workers-wage-theft-complaints-surge/</a> <br/><br/>#news #politics #labor #Texas #USpol #poverty #work 2025-11-01T15:00:12Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqszurp2kn359smd2xetam0e5wnmzj7cv5fqp8m80534780h9kpw9jqzyqeylv50zledj2fj9m7g5mgqkswwll4j78yaxgerhtu6sywvprrmcfj28qx “When people can’t get their #SNAP, they’re going to go to the #food banks. There isn’t enough food in the food pantries to handle this need. I mean, they’re all saying we’re going to run out of food. There’s no way we can replace everybody’s SNAP benefits.” <a href="https://www.texasobserver.org/snap-benefits-shutdown-will-leave-hungry-students/">https://www.texasobserver.org/snap-benefits-shutdown-will-leave-hungry-students/</a> <br/><br/>#Texas #poverty #hunger #economy #politics #USpol #Trump 2025-10-31T17:00:25Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsw8gatj39v7jf2au6tf45dvk0zs30ewv66wf08xpeqydlqwfc6fhgzyqeylv50zledj2fj9m7g5mgqkswwll4j78yaxgerhtu6sywvprrmc4xtpaz Introducing our November/December 2025 issue: &#34;As this frankly awful year comes to a close, I hope having this magazine lying around will strike an appropriate note, as you celebrate holidays while temporarily avoiding or bravely facing the news as you like.&#34; <a href="https://www.texasobserver.org/editors-letter-november-december-2025/">https://www.texasobserver.org/editors-letter-november-december-2025/</a> <br/><br/>Cover by Ben Sargent.<br/><br/>#journalism #media #Texas #news #politics #USpol #culture #books #bookstodon #nonprofit<br/> <img src="https://cdn.hosted.spacebear.ee/sb-444643948490e1fed8199ed78bf1ee5f/media_attachments/files/115/452/534/183/225/597/original/2e5eb82cb51fb1e4.jpeg"> <br/> 2025-10-28T15:37:47Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsv3ay7av5shwykc9ymyvklcl64amrcnfqewuj7x858kf5h9guh6jgzyqeylv50zledj2fj9m7g5mgqkswwll4j78yaxgerhtu6sywvprrmc5zv027 Out today: Feeding #Texas estimates that its 20 member banks have lost a total of $57.6 million in federal funding cuts, and that’s only in immediate canceled funding. But this could actually be on the low end of the potential impact range. <a href="https://www.texasobserver.org/trump-cuts-texas-food-banks/">https://www.texasobserver.org/trump-cuts-texas-food-banks/</a> <br/><br/>#food #SNAP #Trump #poverty #Texas #politics #USpol #news 2025-10-27T22:00:27Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsyzlk2nm7yczdhezggq98yad0w3mtge39jrz4c0mwe490c4eu9zcgzyqeylv50zledj2fj9m7g5mgqkswwll4j78yaxgerhtu6sywvprrmcqk0cuq From <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub13uq8764qjhr6v28zcjntudtfau7psjxccfafdvzyl3x23q9vzhpsxkvy6g" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>steven :verified:</span> (<span class="italic">npub13uq…vy6g</span>)</a></span>: In February, the Texas Observer confirmed that James “Jim” Joseph Rodden—an #ICE assistant chief counsel in #Dallas—operates a white supremacist X account. Now, ICE refuses to tell us, or members of Congress, if he&#39;s still employed. <a href="https://www.texasobserver.org/ice-white-supremacist-x-account-veasey-answers/">https://www.texasobserver.org/ice-white-supremacist-x-account-veasey-answers/</a> <br/><br/>#Texas #NorthTexas #immigration #law #fascism #genocide #WhiteSupremacy #politics #USpol #news 2025-10-26T15:00:47Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsy4vgjhz69sgw4nm6kqnag7mhpt57dr9ay9r26up5x7sqy9x7urkgzyqeylv50zledj2fj9m7g5mgqkswwll4j78yaxgerhtu6sywvprrmct3sfp3 Texas #workers have long struggled with wage theft by their employers—and the state’s unwillingness to crack down on scofflaw employers. Now, rates of suspected wage theft are increasing and the state #labor law enforcement system is straining to keep up. <a href="https://www.texasobserver.org/texas-workers-wage-theft-complaints-surge/">https://www.texasobserver.org/texas-workers-wage-theft-complaints-surge/</a> <br/><br/>#law #politics #USpol #Texas #news #HumanRights #economy 2025-10-25T17:47:36Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqswkfasykqkkql4cpktg503v3s9ml59cwepa3frxsssd39dumjzmlqzyqeylv50zledj2fj9m7g5mgqkswwll4j78yaxgerhtu6sywvprrmcugpn6q After we broke the story of the #ICE lawyer with a white supremacist X account, no one seems to be able to tell us whether James Rodden still works with the agency. Even Congress can&#39;t get answers. <a href="https://www.texasobserver.org/ice-white-supremacist-x-account-veasey-answers/">https://www.texasobserver.org/ice-white-supremacist-x-account-veasey-answers/</a> <br/><br/>#racism #fascism #genocide #law #Dallas #NorthTexas #Texas #Immigration #politics #USpol #news #Trump 2025-10-21T14:01:37Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsyn2u4ketj82tel3x9wk9j6cdv4mzc7gak9g8l34j9wyuqduh75tczyqeylv50zledj2fj9m7g5mgqkswwll4j78yaxgerhtu6sywvprrmc8chzmn Greg Abbott is &#34;running for an unprecedented fourth term on a record of schools in crisis, housing more expensive, groceries more expensive, electricity utility rates are up. This is a record of failure, and he owns it.&#34;<br/><a href="https://www.texasobserver.org/gina-hinojosa-campaign-for-texas-governor/">https://www.texasobserver.org/gina-hinojosa-campaign-for-texas-governor/</a><br/><br/>#GregAbbott #Texas #news #politics #USpol #Democrats #elections 2025-10-18T14:49:59Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsdxr64daj8df7mjr70quxpejq87lr5k2ewfk2tdlgn3wt5ahpw4zgzyqeylv50zledj2fj9m7g5mgqkswwll4j78yaxgerhtu6sywvprrmck4nujl Earlier: The new #Texas &#34;bathroom bill&#34; not only makes it harder for trans people to exist in public, it also attempts to grant immunity from prosecution to those enforcing it, even if they violate the constitution. <a href="https://www.texasobserver.org/texas-bathroom-bill-weaponizes-transphobia/">https://www.texasobserver.org/texas-bathroom-bill-weaponizes-transphobia/</a> <br/><br/>#law #HumanRights #genocide #fascism #politics #USpol #news #TXlege #trans #LGBTQIA+ 2025-10-14T21:45:04Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqstzgcj8k2u94y2z2htj0k82a0654rq6zv6qf757yhzkvmmxacd47czyqeylv50zledj2fj9m7g5mgqkswwll4j78yaxgerhtu6sywvprrmc4m6n4z In our magazine: When Kendrick Sampson eventually launched BLD PWR, he was looking to merge activism and education with pop culture, inspiring others to fight for a cause while being creative—and having a good time. <a href="https://www.texasobserver.org/houston-actor-kendrick-sampson-political-engagement/">https://www.texasobserver.org/houston-actor-kendrick-sampson-political-engagement/</a><br/><br/>#activism #art #music #Houston #GulfCoast #culture #politics #USpol #Texas 2025-10-07T22:00:28Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs0mkysltxq0a8l234rym38wsdlck4pe6vxlr6pae4ydj8dh8w8rygzyqeylv50zledj2fj9m7g5mgqkswwll4j78yaxgerhtu6sywvprrmc9xa8fg “They’re essentially trying to revoke his bond for thought crimes. I think it’s very important for people to understand: Fascism is here.” <a href="https://www.texasobserver.org/tarrant-county-prosecution-palestine-israel-activist-graffiti/">https://www.texasobserver.org/tarrant-county-prosecution-palestine-israel-activist-graffiti/</a> <br/><br/>#Palestine #activism #Texas #NorthTexas #law #police #USpol #politics #news 2025-10-05T15:00:30Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsyvrdgsmf6m8zpypx5rymjvh479y6nqg3q6wd88ne8yr97vucfmmqzyqeylv50zledj2fj9m7g5mgqkswwll4j78yaxgerhtu6sywvprrmc5xv0tz From Monday: So swings the political pendulum of First Amendment rights, as this foundational protection is treated as a prop to be bear-hugged in one moment and conveniently tossed aside when an opportunistic moment demands. <a href="https://www.texasobserver.org/greg-abbott-free-speech-charlie-kirk-universities/">https://www.texasobserver.org/greg-abbott-free-speech-charlie-kirk-universities/</a> <br/><br/>#Republicans #GregAbbott #news #politics #USpol #CharlieKirk #FreeSpeech #Texas 2025-10-03T22:00:43Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsv52wmu60vtcfkktr4u3np3g934rgf66r8fc4rk88ds9jngr6ghwszyqeylv50zledj2fj9m7g5mgqkswwll4j78yaxgerhtu6sywvprrmchtxj5m ICYMY 🤠: Are you interested in covering politics in the Lone Star State? The Texas Observer is hiring an intern to help us cover the 2026 elections! Apply here: <a href="https://www.texasobserver.org/jobs/">https://www.texasobserver.org/jobs/</a><br/><br/>#journalism #jobs #Texas #politics #USpol #elections #democracy #JournoJobs #hiring #GetFediHired #FediHired 2025-10-01T17:57:36Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsdurak8fsgnm903z9q9yhdqmdlpyagdfurxn09yxt9ufpn6nl2tggzyqeylv50zledj2fj9m7g5mgqkswwll4j78yaxgerhtu6sywvprrmcxmazlv Decades of research show that standardized tests don’t measure intellect, creativity, or resilience. They measure zip codes. <a href="https://www.texasobserver.org/austin-schools-children-tea-scores-closures/">https://www.texasobserver.org/austin-schools-children-tea-scores-closures/</a> <br/><br/>#education #Austin #news #Politics #USpol #schools #CentralTexas 2025-09-28T15:00:36Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs2m56quff5u9a8xfv8m8ekzly6thpr277nhc0v9djg0r8adadytlszyqeylv50zledj2fj9m7g5mgqkswwll4j78yaxgerhtu6sywvprrmcn6j6z3 Featured story, from Mary Tuma: “This bill will harm women and could even lead to more pregnant women dying because they couldn’t access life-saving medications. The only reason we haven’t returned to the days of ‘coat-hanger abortions’ is because of the medication #abortion pill.” <a href="https://www.texasobserver.org/texas-legislature-bounty-hunter-ban-abortion-pills/">https://www.texasobserver.org/texas-legislature-bounty-hunter-ban-abortion-pills/</a> <br/><br/>#healthcare #politics #USpol #news #TXlege #Texas #HumanRights 2025-09-27T19:00:11Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs2xg6c7tm89hseu7ejrk5tfy7l059ga9f7z9fr5tsnk2hktv74qmqzyqeylv50zledj2fj9m7g5mgqkswwll4j78yaxgerhtu6sywvprrmcf8wy24 Out today: “The work is physically hard, the pay right now is barely keeping up with other jobs. There is a shortage of #workers willing to even do these jobs because of the already low wages.” <a href="https://www.texasobserver.org/texas-domestic-workers-trump-minimum-wage/">https://www.texasobserver.org/texas-domestic-workers-trump-minimum-wage/</a> <br/><br/>#Texas #Trump #poverty #news #politics #USpol #HumanRights #disabled #healthcare 2025-09-25T22:00:12Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsgf23vgv8g5mvwa6jck4sht6s60lawdpfkhdqfjwz7cjq2f0vg7fczyqeylv50zledj2fj9m7g5mgqkswwll4j78yaxgerhtu6sywvprrmcy3jga7 Austin’s “F” schools overwhelmingly serve mostly low-income African-American and Hispanic children. Closing them on the basis of a flawed metric sends one message: Your community does not matter. <a href="https://www.texasobserver.org/austin-schools-children-tea-scores-closures/">https://www.texasobserver.org/austin-schools-children-tea-scores-closures/</a> <br/><br/>#Austin #Texas #education #schools #politics #USpol #Texas #news #racism 2025-09-25T17:01:56Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs0xrd7k5twj929aesrhl6x4txehky4s9cutlwf4px5r74mjmp373qzyqeylv50zledj2fj9m7g5mgqkswwll4j78yaxgerhtu6sywvprrmcaslw56 Our top story: Friends rented the Airbnb to celebrate a pair of birthdays. There were beers, arepas, and a birthday cake. They were planning to blow out candles and sing the following day. <br/><br/>But first there was a massive, militarized multi-agency #ICE raid. <a href="https://www.texasobserver.org/officials-tren-de-aragua-party-attendees-differ/">https://www.texasobserver.org/officials-tren-de-aragua-party-attendees-differ/</a><br/><br/>#HumanRights #immigration #police #law #politics #USpol #news #fascism #CentralTexas #Texas 2025-09-25T15:30:14Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqswahtttacm4pqr5la38e62jj98zd00sw75uxudtaef2r43gtw639szyqeylv50zledj2fj9m7g5mgqkswwll4j78yaxgerhtu6sywvprrmchkdqy2 New today: Earlier this month, the #Texas Education Agency announced that 12 #Austin-area schools with an “F” rating could be closed. This isn’t just a policy decision—it’s a direct threat to thousands of children’s educational stability and their communities’ future. <a href="https://www.texasobserver.org/austin-schools-children-tea-scores-closures/">https://www.texasobserver.org/austin-schools-children-tea-scores-closures/</a> <br/><br/>#education #schools #politics #USpol #news #CentralTexas 2025-09-24T15:31:20Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsy63et2a9jvstjeh3lgrlyysxusugmwdzlhty68dmqltrzu8hq4pgzyqeylv50zledj2fj9m7g5mgqkswwll4j78yaxgerhtu6sywvprrmcc0984v Our top story: ICE staged a massive, heavily-armed multi-agency raid on a #Texas birthday party. Attendees deny that any gang members were present at the rented Airbnb. <br/><a href="https://www.texasobserver.org/officials-tren-de-aragua-party-attendees-differ/">https://www.texasobserver.org/officials-tren-de-aragua-party-attendees-differ/</a><br/><br/>#ICE #politics #USpol #news 2025-09-24T14:09:53Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsx4rhvd0j5dx8z49pp6ehqs97ks2u89jlm7cvrcfwmmxgp83cycnczyqeylv50zledj2fj9m7g5mgqkswwll4j78yaxgerhtu6sywvprrmc999cz3 Out today: Students went on strike, and 8,000 of them marched in a mock funeral procession carrying a coffin with a banner that read “academic freedom” from campus to the Capitol and the governor’s mansion. Meanwhile, conservative critics of the university continued to circulate their charges that it harbored communists, was a “nest of homosexuals,” and had plans to admit Black students. <a href="https://www.texasobserver.org/texas-faculty-firings-tom-alter/">https://www.texasobserver.org/texas-faculty-firings-tom-alter/</a> <br/><br/>#history #DEI #racism #education #schools #Texas #politics #USpol #news 2025-09-23T18:35:33Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqszcrwz7rrjhfxy6ahgvz8g8hk55e9z3a2az6h5f2qfhj8hhchh8wczyqeylv50zledj2fj9m7g5mgqkswwll4j78yaxgerhtu6sywvprrmcrewryu “Where, as here, the parties are not private citizens but elected constitutional officers, the need for #transparency is heightened, not diminished. Allegations that might suggest abuse of marital assets, concealment of financial information, or personal conduct inconsistent with public responsibility are not merely private — they are of public consequence.” <a href="https://www.texasobserver.org/news-orgs-unseal-paxtons-divorce-case/">https://www.texasobserver.org/news-orgs-unseal-paxtons-divorce-case/</a> <br/><br/>#Texas #law #politics #USpol #news #journalism 2025-09-18T18:30:10Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs08khzxctznj26d2v44gh64kd3ts7n00lmsuw3jpm9fevehhnlg2szyqeylv50zledj2fj9m7g5mgqkswwll4j78yaxgerhtu6sywvprrmcw2vlht Last week from Lise Olsen: A killer storm two decades past still teaches lessons about survival and resilience in a world where #weather is getting more extreme. <a href="https://www.texasobserver.org/twenty-years-later-katrina-houston/">https://www.texasobserver.org/twenty-years-later-katrina-houston/</a><br/><br/>#Houston #Katrina #NewOrleans #GulfCoast #history #politics #USpol #news #Texas #environment #ClimateChange 2025-09-13T17:00:05Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsx4mnjkew0u2lzqjw50unegxf0542vx5h37j47e69kt9cm4lt9jgczyqeylv50zledj2fj9m7g5mgqkswwll4j78yaxgerhtu6sywvprrmcufj9mx Earlier: A killer storm two decades past still teaches lessons about survival and resilience in a world where #weather is getting more extreme. <a href="https://www.texasobserver.org/twenty-years-later-katrina-houston/">https://www.texasobserver.org/twenty-years-later-katrina-houston/</a> <br/><br/>#politics #USpol #news #environment #ClimateChange #GulfCoast #history #NewOrleans #Katrina 2025-09-12T15:59:04Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs90rngl5q5lntmglsyw5agdfulnhqvz8nuuaqdaz59uzt8ztxjafgzyqeylv50zledj2fj9m7g5mgqkswwll4j78yaxgerhtu6sywvprrmc7uvkpq From Lise Olsen: Twenty years ago, when the nation’s most deadly modern hurricane approached New Orleans, Eva Kinnard didn’t have a car or the money to leave her apartment on her own. She was still recovering from surgery. <a href="https://www.texasobserver.org/twenty-years-later-katrina-houston/">https://www.texasobserver.org/twenty-years-later-katrina-houston/</a> <br/><br/>#history #GulfCoast #Katrina #weather #Louisiana #politics #USpol #NewOrleans 2025-09-10T19:01:29Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs8033gt6ywv7whzlvd0gv78wfhlgsyph8yza9ktrncs8sh428k29gzyqeylv50zledj2fj9m7g5mgqkswwll4j78yaxgerhtu6sywvprrmc8stecn “This bill will harm #women and could even lead to more pregnant women dying because they couldn’t access life-saving medications.”<br/><br/>From Mary Tuma: Under this extreme new law, citizens could sue anyone who “manufactures, distributes, mails, transports, delivers, prescribes, or provides” #abortion pills to Texans for at least $100,000 in damages. <a href="https://www.texasobserver.org/texas-legislature-bounty-hunter-ban-abortion-pills/">https://www.texasobserver.org/texas-legislature-bounty-hunter-ban-abortion-pills/</a> <br/><br/>#Texas #TXlege #healthcare #HumanRights #politics #USpol #fascism #news 2025-09-07T15:00:50Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqswkmjjcx8xvdgqnld2ww3aztgt9dw4zrl5zsswtv2mw5fcr4t5rcqzyqeylv50zledj2fj9m7g5mgqkswwll4j78yaxgerhtu6sywvprrmc070g52 Congratulations to <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub13uq8764qjhr6v28zcjntudtfau7psjxccfafdvzyl3x23q9vzhpsxkvy6g" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>steven :verified:</span> (<span class="italic">npub13uq…vy6g</span>)</a></span> and Tristan Lee (of <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub140y5ax8ph9zqg9mfpxshc86z4ue77uauencq9t608p2crjuvyc7qtw0uvc" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Bellingcat</span> (<span class="italic">npub140y…0uvc</span>)</a></span>) for winning the Al Neuharth Innovation in Investigative Journalism Award, in the small newsroom category from the Online News Association, for a series of articles identifying online extremists. <a href="https://awards.journalists.org/entries/open-source-extremist-identifications/">https://awards.journalists.org/entries/open-source-extremist-identifications/</a> <br/><br/>#journalism #media #nonprofit #awards #extremism #news<br/> <img src="https://cdn.hosted.spacebear.ee/sb-444643948490e1fed8199ed78bf1ee5f/media_attachments/files/115/136/122/617/287/307/original/8131d9d131f5576a.jpeg"> <br/> 2025-09-02T18:30:10Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqstt4v678vytyr0krlax8ksl9f4scl72p8g7hlnlxd24sacd8yp6mqzyqeylv50zledj2fj9m7g5mgqkswwll4j78yaxgerhtu6sywvprrmcrpmzh3 From our magazine: Rural #Texas wears a friendly facade. You know everyone, and everyone treats each other so kindly, but, if you’re Black, you just ignore the stares when you walk into the local steakhouse for fish fry night.<a href="https://www.texasobserver.org/racism-wrapped-rural-warmth/">https://www.texasobserver.org/racism-wrapped-rural-warmth/</a> <br/><br/>#racism #politics #USpol #culture #rural 2025-09-01T21:00:25Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs9pve6kv59flaklrleadrf5sh2rf4qclv7jnduy8vfq99up52rv7gzyqeylv50zledj2fj9m7g5mgqkswwll4j78yaxgerhtu6sywvprrmcph5kq0 From Monday: “What are they hiding, if they will break the law and not let a member of Congress in? What are they hiding if they’ll violate constitutional rights and not let a lawyer in?” <a href="https://www.texasobserver.org/dems-congress-ice-detention-oversight-lawsuit/">https://www.texasobserver.org/dems-congress-ice-detention-oversight-lawsuit/</a> <br/><br/>#ICE #immigration #politics #USpol #news 2025-08-29T17:00:05Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs80fhfqd9a4nl7hvlxg4fxm88r9ydvxuytflnwqtnht79nuvyvu5czyqeylv50zledj2fj9m7g5mgqkswwll4j78yaxgerhtu6sywvprrmcmya4qp In #poetry: <br/>I insist on survival every day I stay in Texas. <br/>Let me explain. A friend came over today <br/>&amp; boom: joy shone from our fingertips. <br/>While the moon transitioned from waxing to waning, <br/>my bro got a top surgery letter. We get by <br/>with bitterness &amp; rage. <br/><a href="https://www.texasobserver.org/texas-no-exodus-poem/">https://www.texasobserver.org/texas-no-exodus-poem/</a> <br/><br/>#Texas #culture #politics #LGBTQIA #USpol #poem #trans 2025-08-26T22:00:10Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsgl6t9v4lht93essyc023l3n5lnlesmw09t3knpaddv9qph6wwjlczyqeylv50zledj2fj9m7g5mgqkswwll4j78yaxgerhtu6sywvprrmckffm9r Featured story, from Candice Bernd: “It’s been an open secret in the Legislature for a while that if your bill has the word ‘climate’ in the caption, it’s not getting a hearing. That has been true for many sessions.” <a href="https://www.texasobserver.org/gop-flood-relief-what-not-pass-climate/">https://www.texasobserver.org/gop-flood-relief-what-not-pass-climate/</a> <br/><br/>#environment #TXlege #Texas #ClimateChange #news #politics #USpol #weather #flooding 2025-08-26T18:41:45Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsf0r3ykjzekvvz3pcd4ckwjhvq5seu4jt6ecnfvnes6whqdn0palgzyqeylv50zledj2fj9m7g5mgqkswwll4j78yaxgerhtu6sywvprrmc7684cc Previously: “He has never been imprisoned or had a criminal record. His life has always been marked by hard work and integrity. He has no connection to the Tren de Aragua case.” <a href="https://www.texasobserver.org/a-venezuelan-was-detained-as-a-documented-gang-member-by-ice-which-refused-to-provide-proof/">https://www.texasobserver.org/a-venezuelan-was-detained-as-a-documented-gang-member-by-ice-which-refused-to-provide-proof/</a><br/><br/>#ICE #immigration #HumanRights #politics #USpol #Texas #news #fascism 2025-08-26T17:05:04Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsqnh0f789uq5w0u473g4ua22t72nsyfjhpxndkgf3r6rqwm6jndxczyqeylv50zledj2fj9m7g5mgqkswwll4j78yaxgerhtu6sywvprrmc0dac7r New today from Francesca D&#39;Annunzio: “He has never been imprisoned or had a criminal record. His life has always been marked by hard work and integrity. He has no connection to the Tren de Aragua case.”<br/><a href="https://www.texasobserver.org/a-venezuelan-was-detained-as-a-documented-gang-member-by-ice-which-refused-to-provide-proof/">https://www.texasobserver.org/a-venezuelan-was-detained-as-a-documented-gang-member-by-ice-which-refused-to-provide-proof/</a><br/><br/>#ICE #immigration #politics #USpol #HumanRights #news #Texas #fascism 2025-08-24T17:00:38Z