TexasObserver

TexasObserver, 7 months ago to news

For #Newstodon Friday, here's some great #news and #journalism-related accounts to follow on the #fediverse:

@MAD_democracy
@FAIR
@Chron
@TheConversationUS
@damemagazine
@restofworld
@ProPublica
@NewsDesk
@gbhnews
@thetyee
@TucsonSentinel
@longreads
@insideclimatenews
@mnreformer
@UnicornRiot
@dw_innovation
@Windspeaker
@thexylom
@RollingStone

⬆️ No bots on this list 🤠

Just a few of our favs. What are yours?
#FollowFriday #feditips

TexasObserver, 8 months ago to fediverse

Back in March, when the #fediverse came together to help save us, we changed our name to “Texas Observer Lives!”

Today, we changed it back to just "Texas Observer" because we need YOUR HELP to survive into 2024! It's up to our readers to preserve the voice of progressive #Texas by joining our fall membership drive.

Please consider joining—or renewing—today! https://hype.co/@texasobserver/zdmn6ya7

#journalism #JournoLife #Nonprofit #fundraising #news #culture #books #politics

TexasObserver, 7 months ago to news

A fifth-grader from #Brownsville ISD reported being bullied by his principal. Five days later, he was handcuffed and detained. He spent 3 days in solitary confinement.

A horrifying story uncovered by Investigative Reporting Fellow @josephinelee:
https://www.texasobserver.org/why-was-this-11-year-old-honor-roll-student-put-in-solitary/

#news #abuse #education #MentalHealth #schools #police #prison #HumanRights #students #children #Texas

TexasObserver, 8 months ago to Texas

Murder was the leading cause of death among pregnant and postpartum people in the U.S. In 2022 alone, at least 17 #Texas women were killed while pregnant or shortly after giving birth.

From a newly issued report, Staff Writer Michelle Pitcher shares the shocking facts about the domestic violence crisis in our state and America at large: https://www.texasobserver.org/domestic-violence-murders-in-texas-are-going-up/

#DomesticViolence #abuse #murder #CriminalJustice #news #HumanRights

TexasObserver, 5 months ago (edited 5 months ago) to journalism

In #birdsite news, our Special Investigative Correspondent @stevanzetti has been suspended with no warning or explanation, along with numerous other #journalism accounts such as Ken Klippenstein, Rob Rousseau and others.

(edit: Steven and at least some others appear to have been reinstated.)
#SocialMedia #ElonMusk

TexasObserver, 5 months ago to ukteachers

This week: When #Brownsville ISD had an 11-year-old boy arrested and placed in #solitary confinement, we dug deeper. What we found was horrifying: Over 75 fifth-grade students have been arrested there this year.

Read the complete update: https://www.texasobserver.org/prosecutors-wont-drop-charges-against-brownsville-isd-honor-student?utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=audience

#education #Texas #news #police #HumanRights #CriminalJustice #law #students #schools #PublicSchools

TexasObserver, 7 months ago (edited 7 months ago) to ukteachers

Featured Story: Timothy Murray, the 11-year-old #Brownsville honor student who spent 3 days in solitary after his arrest at the orders of the principal, is still awaiting hearing to determine whether charges proceed against him. https://www.texasobserver.org/why-was-this-11-year-old-honor-roll-student-put-in-solitary/
(Correction: Timothy's hearing is December 13, not November 13 as originally reported. We apologize for the error. We will continue to investigate this troubling story.)
#education #Prison #police #Texas #HumanRights #schools #children #news

TexasObserver, 11 months ago to Texas

Earlier: 11 people have died from #heat-related illnesses since #Texas banned ordinances that provided mandatory #water breaks.

Another story from our Special Investigative Correspondent @stevanzetti: https://texasobserver.org/texans-die-from-heat-exhaustion-after-governor-bans-water-breaks/

#weather #ClimateChange #climate #environment #news #politics #TXlege #heatwave #summer

TexasObserver, 7 months ago to Texas

We love the conversations and friendships we make here on the fediverse. The engagement we get here is truly unlike any other social media.

Now it's that time again, when we ask our community to support us. We still need your help to ensure we can continue our vital mission of telling vital, untold stories of #Texas life that matter far beyond our borders.

Please become a member, today: https://hype.co/@texasobserver/zdmn6ya7

#TexasNeedsAnObserver #JournoLife #nonprofit #journalism

TexasObserver, 8 months ago to Texas

Featured story: "The conservative campaign to harass the libs out of academia has already sent a chill through #Texas’ world-class public universities, making professors and administrators so fearful of setting off the lunatics in charge at the Capitol that they censor themselves—in scholarship or in their communications with students and the public."

From Editor-in-Chief @gabrielarana: https://www.texasobserver.org/mccarthyism-texas-am-journalism-freedom/

#schools #diversity #racism #education #journalism #FreeSpeech #essays

TexasObserver, 4 months ago to politics

From last week: After 15 years of declining teen birth rates, the trend is beginning to reverse itself ... starting with the end of Roe v Wade. A new study explains what we can expect next.
https://www.texasobserver.org/texas-teen-birth-rate-after-roe?utm_campaign=mastodon

#politics #news #USpol #HumanRights #abortion #healthcare

TexasObserver, 29 days ago to Texas

“They almost annihilated us, and that genocide continues. To destroy the environment you have to destroy the people who protect it.”

From our magazine: An industrial buildout on the southern tip of #Texas is erasing the last traces of an ancient world that still hasn’t died. From Correspondent Dylan Baddour: https://www.texasobserver.org/forgotten-keepers-of-the-rio-grande-delta/

#news #politics #USpol #environment #ClimateChange #Indigenous #SouthTexas

TexasObserver, 7 months ago to Texas

A fourth #Texas county has adopted a restriction on travel for pregnant residents, based on a model #law drafted by an anti-abortion extremist.

From our friends at Truthout: https://www.texasobserver.org/abortion-travel-ban-lubbock/

#abortion #RoeVWade #health #healthcare #Lubbock #USpol #HumanRights #politics #news

TexasObserver, 8 months ago to science

“I’m not innocent, I broke the law and deserve to pay for my crime. However, I’m still a human. They even have warnings on the radio ... but we sit here and fry.”

Prisoners wrote to our Criminal Justice reporter Michelle Pitcher about the intense #heat in Texas prisons. They say it's often the worst at night, and #science supports the damage high nighttime temps can cause:
https://www.texasobserver.org/prison-heat-air-conditioning-texas-summer/

#ClimateChange #news #politics #Prison #HumanRights #CriminalJustice #Texas #HeatWave #health

TexasObserver, 7 months ago to Dallas

Texas Observer has identified four neo-nazi's recently active in the #Dallas/Fort Worth area, associated with the hate group Goyim Defense League, two of whom recently appeared in a viral TikTok video taken at an area taqueria.

From Special Investigative Correspondent @stevanzetti: https://www.texasobserver.org/unmasking-texas-neo-nazis/

#news #politics #USpol #Texas #extremism #racism #antisemitism #homophobia #FortWorth

TexasObserver, 9 months ago to politics

Wealthy megachurch televangelists are blending what’s known as the “prosperity gospel” with nationalist #politics. Special Investigative Correspondent @stevanzetti explains why it's more important than ever to understand their influence. https://www.texasobserver.org/these-christians-think-god-needs-you-rich-and-to-rule-the-world/

#news #USpol #Texas #religion #Christianity #extremism #nationalism

TexasObserver, 5 months ago to news

Instead of being polite to your racist relative during the #holidays, why not tell them to GFY?

The case for being rude to your hateful uncle, via @gabrielarana: https://www.texasobserver.org/this-thanksgiving-call-your-racist-uncle-a-racist?utm_campaign=mastodon

#news #politics #racism #politics #extremism #homophobia #HumanRights #Christmas

TexasObserver, 4 months ago to Texas

“Right now, queer people in #Texas are dealing with a lot.”

Earlier this week: The laws in our state may be so bad that they violate decades worth of international human rights treaties, according to a letter recently sent to the United Nations by four major orgs. https://www.texasobserver.org/texas-anti-lgbtq-laws-united-nations-human-rights?utm_campaign=mastodon

#news #politics #USpol #transphobia #homophobia #LGBTQIA+ #TXlege #healthcare #trans #UnitedNations #HumanRights

TexasObserver, 4 months ago to Texas

In an op-ed for us, Representative Jasmine Crockett wrote, "I’m watching #Texas women suffer because of Republican anti-freedom authoritarianism. Today, I possess fewer rights than my mother possessed during her reproductive years. Why and how did we get here?"
https://www.texasobserver.org/abortion-ban-roe-v-wade-election-2024?utm_campaign=mastodon

#abortion #women #HumanRights #healthcare #Republicans #Trump #election2024 #democracy #RoeVWade

TexasObserver, 14 days ago to incarcerated

Texas disappears more people in long-term solitary cells than all other states and the federal system combined. Today, we share the voices of prisoners within this hidden world: https://texasobserver.org/texans-trapped-in-solitary-confinement/

#prison #HumanRights #news #Texas #MentalHealth

TexasObserver, 10 months ago (edited 10 months ago) to Texas

“When people form a shell LLC to hide a #Texas donor and then the very next day make a million-dollar donation, we know they’re up to no good.”

Special Correspondent on #Extremism @stevanzetti teamed up with #Virginia journalist Goad Gatsby to uncover this bizarre situation, which links a billionaire investor with Glenn Youngkin. Experts say it reveals flaws in campaign finance laws: https://www.texasobserver.org/joe-liemandt-glenn-youngkin-donation-austin/

#corruption #democracy #GlennYoungkin #CampaignFinance #news #Politics #USPol

TexasObserver, 9 months ago to news

Earlier: “For 100 years, cities have had home rule powers, the power of self-governance, under the state constitution, that does not require the legislature’s permission to pass laws. The state is trying to turn that on its head.”
https://www.texasobserver.org/judge-strikes-down-leges-power-grab-against-cities-hb-2127/

#news #politics #USpol #Texas #TXlege #law #democracy

TexasObserver, 6 months ago to news

We're pleased to see our Special Investigative Correspondent @stevanzetti thriving on another of his many beats: shedding light on the latest ways Elon Musk is being terrible ... https://www.dailydot.com/debug/elon-musk-shadowban/

#news #politics #SocialMedia #censorship #ElonMusk

TexasObserver, 9 months ago (edited 9 months ago) to environment

We've received a handful of applications for our Environmental Reporting Fellow, and the position is still open. The fellowship begins Sept 1 & runs through December.

We encourage you to apply, even if you don't meet every qualification. This position is for anyone looking to take the next step in their reporting career with an intensive 10 week fellowship.

More info: https://www.texasobserver.org/jobs/

#environment #journalism #JournoLife #JournoJobs #Fedihired #fedijobs #hiring #ClimateChange #Texas

TexasObserver, 3 months ago to news

“Librarians are being harassed in private Facebook groups. They’re receiving pressure from within and outside the school.”

But bookstores, libraries and book lovers of all kinds came together to fight back against the censorious, so-called READER act. From correspondent Matthew Patin: https://www.texasobserver.org/the-booksellers-revolt/

#news #politics #USpol #Texas #books @bookstodon #censorship #LGBTQIA+ #BookBans #library