TexasObserver

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, 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, 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, 5 months ago to Texas

#BestOf2023: A thread of our favorite stories we published in 2023 ... The year we almost went under.

In our first cover story after our financial crisis, we investigated the crisis occurring in Women's Health Care and a crucial low-income #healthcare program many #Texas families depend on ... https://www.texasobserver.org/wrecking-womens-healthcare?utm_campaign=mastodon #YearInReview

#news #politics #USpol #health #women #poverty #HumanRights

TexasObserver, 3 months ago to Palestine

“We should all be calling for an immediate return of the hostages, for Palestinians and Israelis on both sides of the border to be protected, and a swift end to the conflict.”

A man was stabbed after attending a pro-#Palestine Rally in #Austin. The city’s elected leaders have condemned the attack but many are still hesitant to address the international conflict. From staff writer Michelle Pitcher: https://www.texasobserver.org/palestine-ceasefire-resolution-austin-kirk-watson?utm_campaign=mastodon

#politics #news @palestine #USpol #Texas #ceasefire #HateCrimes

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, 11 months ago to incarcerated

Short on #prison guards? Why not recruit high school kids?

That's exactly what the #Texas Department of Corrections is doing. Our friends at the Marshall Project take us inside a classroom in Palestine:
https://www.texasobserver.org/corrections-students-recruiting-prisons-palestine/
(p.s. The Texas town is pronounced like pal-us-teen)

#HumanRights #CriminalJustice #news #politics #USpol #schools #education #police

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, 7 months ago to random

The November/December issue of Texas Observer magazine is starting to arrive at mailboxes and select newsstands!

This month features @stevanzetti's deep dive into the takeover of public #schools by right-wing PACs and shadowy consultants, plus more from Michelle Pitcher, @josephinelee, @gabrielarana, Kit @oconnell and others.

Become a member to get our magazine, six times per year: https://hype.co/@texasobserver/zdmn6ya7

TexasObserver, 11 months ago (edited 11 months ago) to austin

Saturday, #Austin witnessed the largest mobilization of the fascist hate group Patriot Front since their May 13 march in Washington, DC. With no warning of the event, antifascist groups were unable to stage any opposition.

As our Special Investigative Correspondent @stevanzetti reports, members fly in from all over the country for these events: https://www.texasobserver.org/homegrown-neo-fascist-movement-marches-in-austin/

(Edit: Saturday not Sunday)
#Texas #extremism #fascism #news #politics #USpol #PatriotFront

TexasObserver, 10 months ago to journalism

The July/August issue is reaching mailboxes and select newsstands now!

Digital subscribers: Watch your email for your copy, coming later today. Enjoy, and share it with a friend who needs to discover why #TexasNeedsAnObserver!

Become a member to get our magazine 6 times per year: https://texasobserver.org/join

#nonprofit #journalism #news #politics #culture #Texas

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, 1 year ago to random

The issue that almost never was!

Our May/June 2023 issue is reaching mailboxes and select newsstands now. With important coverage of #ReproductiveRights and #Healthcare, as well as the continuation of @delger's river series.

Digital subscribers: look out for a new, easier format for this month's issue, available soon.

Want to get our magazine 6 times per year? Join: https://texasobserver.org/join

#TexasNeedsAnObserver #NewMemberMonth

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

A sneak preview of the September/October issue of Texas Observer magazine, featuring stories by Eva Ruth Moravec, Kit @oconnell, Reynaldo Leaños Jr. and @gabrielarana.

The new issue will be arriving in mailboxes, inboxes, and at select newsstands soon.

#TexasNeedsAnObserver! Help us keep reporting by becoming a member today, and you'll get future issues too: https://texasobserver.org/join/

(🎨 Cover by Drue Wagner)
#news #journalism #nonprofit #USpol #politics #AirBNB #DragQueens #Military #Racism

TexasObserver, 11 months ago to news

Happy Wednesday!

What #news stories are you following? What news articles did you read this week that you're still thinking about?

TexasObserver, 8 months ago (edited 8 months ago) to news

For the first time under President Joe #Biden, officials are using authority established under former President Donald #Trump to waive dozens of laws in order to continue construction on the racist southern #border wall.

From our friends at Truthout:
https://www.texasobserver.org/biden-border-wall-expansion/

(Edit: Lots of context, and discussion worth considering in the comments.)
#immigration #news #Mexico #BorderWall #politics #USpol #law

TexasObserver, 8 months ago (edited 8 months ago) to climate

What if ... we all took naps? 😴

The practice of taking siestas could make a comeback during extreme #heat and record-breaking summers. From our partners at @grist: https://www.texasobserver.org/siestas-naptime-extreme-heat-climate/

#ClimateChange #environment #HeatWave #summer

TexasObserver, 5 months ago to news

New update: Prosecutors refused to drop charges against 11-year-old #Brownsville boy who was put in #solitary confinement, may actually be bringing MORE charges against him.

Meanwhile, @josephinelee reports other parents say the principal has a history of vindictiveness: https://www.texasobserver.org/prosecutors-wont-drop-charges-against-brownsville-isd-honor-student?utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=audience

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

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, 1 month ago to Texas

Previously: As #drought rages across #Texas, a high-tech chemical company has purchased the last available #water in the Nueces River to make hydrogen and ammonia for export. https://www.texasobserver.org/water-energy-environment-corpus/

#ClimateChange #environment #news #politics #SouthTexas #USpol #pollution

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

The first issue of 2024 is out now!

Check your email: Our members just received the January/February digital edition. Print editions are arriving in mailboxes and at select newsstands soon!

Don't miss another issue, become a member today: https://texasobserver.org/join

(📷Cover by Josh Huskin)
#nonprofit #journalism #CriminalJustice #police #history #culture #news #Texas #politics #USpol

TexasObserver, 4 months ago (edited 4 months ago) to Texas

“The American Indian Native studies course that we’ve developed is heavily focused on modern #indigenous people, both in #Texas and beyond because we do still exist.”

But a Republican has blocked these new teaching standards just as they were about to be implemented, according to McHam Investigative Reporting Fellow @josephinelee:
https://www.texasobserver.org/abbott-appointee-slams-breaks-on-k-12-native-studies-course?utm_campaign=mastodon

#education #schools #PublicSchools #NativeAmerican #history #culture #News #politics #USpol

TexasObserver, 7 months ago to Texas

Last week: “If a culture war is going on, Mitchell is in the thick of it, representing people who used to be relegated to the legal fringes, but are now engaged in a concerted effort to move the law much further to the right.”

A fourth #Texas county has adopted a policy that bans travel for #abortion ... https://www.texasobserver.org/abortion-travel-ban-lubbock/

#news #politics #health #HumanRIghts #travel #SCOTUS #RoeVWade #Law

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, 10 months ago to Texas

From last week: Record breaking temperatures caused oil and gas companies to release massive amounts of #pollution, too:
https://www.texasobserver.org/texas-gas-report-emissions-june/

#OilAndGas #Texas #news #politics #USpol #environment #energy #ClimateChange #heatwave