TexasObserver

TexasObserver, 3 days ago to news

“Narrowing access to asylum at the border doesn’t make it more orderly. It makes it unnecessarily complicated.”

Last week: More migrants are being stranded at the U.S.-Mexico border under Biden's executive order. https://www.texasobserver.org/immigration-asylum-biden-order/

#Biden #News #politics #USpol #Border #immigration #Mexico #Texas #HumanRights

TexasObserver, 4 days ago to news

”It raises a level of concern on my behalf that the law is not being applied fairly and equitably.”

Featured: Armed groups in Arizona and Texas are collaborating with and courting police and immigration agents—with alarming results. https://www.texasobserver.org/border-vigilantes-law-enforcement-texas-arizona/

#border #police #news #HumanRights #immigration #politics #USpol #Mexico #Arizona #Texas

TexasObserver, 4 days ago to sanantonio

”My days working for the City of San Antonio’s homeless outreach division were spent navigating the epicenter of converging crises—historical and structural racism, the War on Drugs, and late stage capitalism.”

Encampment sweeps in unhoused communities result in thousands of unnecessary deaths every year, a former City of San Antonio outreach worker writes. https://www.texasobserver.org/unhoused-community-sweeps-deadly/

#SanAntonio #Texas #homelessness #poverty #news #politics #USpol #police #HumanRights

TexasObserver, 4 days ago to politics

“Narrowing access to asylum at the #border doesn’t make it more orderly. It makes it unnecessarily complicated.”

From yesterday: More migrants are being stranded at the U.S.-Mexico border under Biden's executive order. https://www.texasobserver.org/immigration-asylum-biden-order/

#Biden #politics #USpol #news #immigration #HumanRights #Mexico #Texas

Flipboard, 4 days ago (edited 1 day ago) to fediverse

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TexasObserver, 5 days ago to news

“The word ‘prophet’ might bring to mind a Gandalf-like figure: long white beard, eyes that see into the spirit realm, etc. These Texas prophets don’t much resemble that image.“

Our top story: A “prophetic” movement, led in part by Texans, is gaining ground—and everyone should pay attention. https://www.texasobserver.org/new-apostolic-reformation-texas-leaders/ via @drdrbrockman

#news #politics #USpol #religion #Texas #extremism

TexasObserver, 5 days ago to mentalhealth

From the archives, 2022: ”We know now from decades of clinical practice, and now over the last couple of decades of research, that the earlier that we affirm someone, the better outcomes they have in terms of mental health and physical health.” https://www.texasobserver.org/healthcare-for-trans-kids-is-not-abuse/

#MentalHealth #trans #transgender #LGBTQIA+ #Pride #healthcare #news #politics #USpol #science #health

TexasObserver, 5 days ago to Mexico

“This is not a response to the high number of crossings, it is a purely political move to seem tough on the #border in advance of the debates.”

More migrants are being stranded at the U.S.-Mexico border under Biden’s executive order. https://www.texasobserver.org/immigration-asylum-biden-order/

#Mexico #immigration #Biden #news #politics #USpol #HumanRights

TexasObserver, 6 days ago to Texas

“Maybe it’s time to wrap up some things, maybe it’s time to move on to the next 1,000 years.”

From the archives, by Interim Editor-in-Chief @gusbova in 2018: Wilks is an elder at an idiosyncratic church that reportedly doesn't allow women to speak during worship. He also pumps millions into #Texas Republican politics.
https://www.texasobserver.org/meet-farris-wilks-kingmaker-of-the-texas-gop/

#politics #USpol #Republicans #democracy #news #religion #Christianity

TexasObserver, 6 days ago to random

Honoring 70 years of progressive journalism... plus, a visit from Lyle Lovett, at the 2024 MOLLYs: https://www.texasobserver.org/the-return-of-the-molly-2024/

#TexasNeedsAnObserver

TexasObserver, 6 days ago to Texas

"'It’s a girl,' the nurse said, softly. My mother smiled big, then nodded in silence. That was the first sentence of a book that describes my undoing. That was the first story someone else told for me."

An excerpt from "Pretty: A Memoir" by KB Brookins, a new book on coming up Black and queer in #Texas: https://www.texasobserver.org/memoir-pretty-kb-brookins-excerpt/

#culture #books @bookstodon #queer #LGBTQIA+ #transgender #gender #children

TexasObserver, 7 days ago to random

Browse all our stories from the May/June 2024 issue of our magazine: https://www.texasobserver.org/issues/may-june-2024/

TexasObserver, 7 days ago to queer

“The ones who are so at risk but still want to speak out, still want to be in the fight and be public, they’re doing their own kind of activism.”

From the archives: In Jesse Freidin's photos, viewers glimpse the bravery of transgender youth. https://www.texasobserver.org/trans-kids-youth-are-you-ok-photos/

#Pride #photography #trans #transgender #LGBTQIA+

TexasObserver, 7 days ago to random

“We’re all here because this organization means something to a lot of people.”

A celebration of our history, and great reporting from all over ... At 70, the Observer is publishing stories that are as vital as ever and building its community of support. https://www.texasobserver.org/the-return-of-the-molly-2024/

#TexasNeedsAnObserver

TexasObserver, 8 days ago to Texas

“There’s a saying that ‘everything is bigger in Texas.’ I have come to realize that this holds true when it comes to the scale of torture carried out in Texas prisons.“

Excerpts from Texas Letters, an ongoing anthology featuring writers in solitary confinement: https://www.texasobserver.org/texans-trapped-in-solitary-confinement/

#Texas #prison #HumanRights #news #

TexasObserver, 8 days ago to Texas

“They’re going to let Mother Nature clean it up, and that’s a hell of a thing to say.”

From the archives, 2020: On the central #Texas coast, Lavaca Bay is already poisoned by mercury. Climate change will only make matters worse there—and at 944 other hazardous-waste sites across the country. https://www.texasobserver.org/superfund-texas/

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

TexasObserver, 8 days ago to news

“Spiritual warfare theology … lead[s] to the demonization of peoples, cultures, and political communities.”

A “prophetic” movement, led in part by Texans, is gaining ground—and everyone should pay attention. New today from Correspondent @drdrbrockman: https://www.texasobserver.org/new-apostolic-reformation-texas-leaders/

#news #politics #Texas #USpol #religion #Christianity #extremism #democracy

TexasObserver, 10 days ago to climate

Featured: “This is all we have. This is our only window that’s left into this part of our history that’s not well understood. It’s our only chance to find out about ancestors.” https://www.texasobserver.org/forgotten-keepers-of-the-rio-grande-delta/

#Indigenous #ClimateChange #environment #history #politics #USpol #news #Texas #pollution #NativeAmerican

TexasObserver, 10 days ago to history

There was no evidence against them other than the word of this one undercover narcotics officer who never wore a wire, never had a second officer to corroborate, no drugs recovered during the roundup of these suspects. And so then the question became, “Were these cases even legitimate to begin with?” https://www.texasobserver.org/the-interview-nate-blakeslee-tulia/

#history #police #WarOnDrugs #racism #Texas #journalism

TexasObserver, 11 days ago to news

Crossing a historic threshold, Mexicans appear poised to elect a woman as president this Sunday but to otherwise leave politics largely unchanged. Reprinted with permission from palabra. and Puente News Collaborative: https://www.texasobserver.org/in-mexicos-historic-vote-politics-are-little-changed/

#news #politics #Mexico #democracy #election2024 #border

TexasObserver, 11 days ago to politics

“While Phelan’s political veneer has shown cracks, it’s still difficult to oust a sitting speaker, who can effectively whip any potential straying reps into line by stick or carrot–promises or threats.”
https://www.texasobserver.org/phelan-abbott-house-republican-runoffs/

#politics #USpol #news #Texas #Republicans #election2024 #TXlege #schools #education #vouchers

Flipboard, 11 days ago to fediverse

It’s #NewstodonFriday — such a shame it’s been a slow news week! Just to refresh your memories, this is a day to feature work from newsrooms with an active presence in the #Fediverse. If you like what you see in the (long!) thread below, follow the profiles and boost their stories. If you’re a journo or newsroom that we don’t know about or if there’s a newsroom you’d love to put on our radar, please let us know in the comments below.

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#Media #Journalism #News #MastodonMigration #FollowFriday

TexasObserver, 11 days ago to history

From our magazine: Nate Blakeslee sought to elevate the Texas Observer’s writing while righting wrongs in Tulia and throughout the state. https://www.texasobserver.org/the-interview-nate-blakeslee-tulia/

#history #racism #police #Texas #journalism #media #nonprofit #news