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#Conservatives had accused #JimmyKimmel of mischaracterizing the #politics of the man accused of killing the #FarRight activist #CharlieKirk. #Trump’s chair of the #FCC had just warned #ABC of serious consequences, telling the network that “we can do this the easy or the hard way.” And a #Texas-based owner of many #ABCaffiliates was preparing to pull #Kimmel from its stations indefinitely.
#law #FirstAmendment #censorship #autocracy #authoritarianism #fascism #MafiaState #StochasticTerrorism
ProPublica and Other News Organizations Fight to Unseal Texas AG Ken Paxton’s Divorce Records
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A group of eight state and national media organizations are arguing that the records are of public interest, especially in light of Paxton’s bid for a U.S. Senate seat.
https://www.propublica.org/article/ken-paxton-divorce-case-records-unseal?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
Faith Family Academy is one of eight Texas charter school districts on track to be shut down at the end of the year after receiving an “F” rating.
Board members paid its superintendent a peak annual compensation of $560,000 in recent years.
https://www.propublica.org/article/texas-charter-superintendent-pay-performance?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
#News#Texas #Education#School#Parents#Family#CharterSchool#Superintendent
“There are doctors … who are hurting as many people ... who are flying under the radar because there is no radar anymore.”
From the archives: A rogue surgeon’s long #Texas career left behind damaged and dead people—and a cautionary tale of how far a wealthy physician can go before anyone stops him. https://www.texasobserver.org/rogue-surgeon-red-eric-scheffey-texas/
“There are doctors … who are hurting as many people ... who are flying under the radar because there is no radar anymore.”
From the archives: A rogue surgeon’s long #Texas career left behind damaged and dead people—and a cautionary tale of how far a wealthy physician can go before anyone stops him. https://www.texasobserver.org/rogue-surgeon-red-eric-scheffey-texas/
In response to our investigation that raised questions about the effectiveness of Boring’s pitch to build tunnels to ease Houston flooding, Musk said tunnels can be added if more floodwater needs to be moved. Engineers said it is not that simple.
#News#ElonMusk#Texas#Houston#Flood#Infrastructure#Engineering
Faith Family Academy is one of eight Texas charter school districts on track to be shut down at the end of the year after receiving an “F” rating.
Board members paid its superintendent a peak annual compensation of $560,000 in recent years.
https://www.propublica.org/article/texas-charter-superintendent-pay-performance?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
#News#Texas #Education#School#Parents#Family#CharterSchool#Superintendent
“It’s like seeing the eye of Sauron hanging over your city.”
From Francesca D'Annunzio in our magazine: A massive #surveillance tower looming over Juárez is just part of a AI-powered network that extends far beyond the Texas-Mexico border. https://www.texasobserver.org/texas-chihuahua-border-ai-surveillance-centinela/
#AI #tech #border #immigration #police#HumanRights #privacy #politics#USpol#Texas#Mexico
“It’s like seeing the eye of Sauron hanging over your city.”
From Francesca D'Annunzio in our magazine: A massive #surveillance tower looming over Juárez is just part of a AI-powered network that extends far beyond the Texas-Mexico border. https://www.texasobserver.org/texas-chihuahua-border-ai-surveillance-centinela/
#AI #tech #border #immigration #police#HumanRights #privacy #politics#USpol#Texas#Mexico
From Gus Bova in our magazine: "Texas is like six different states with a whole bunch of different cultures in it. That diversity is what has not only made #Texas this fascinating endeavor, but it’s also what has made Texas so successful. You build successful, robust economies with #diversity." https://www.texasobserver.org/texas-democrats-kendall-scudder-the-interview/
From Gus Bova in our magazine: "Texas is like six different states with a whole bunch of different cultures in it. That diversity is what has not only made #Texas this fascinating endeavor, but it’s also what has made Texas so successful. You build successful, robust economies with #diversity." https://www.texasobserver.org/texas-democrats-kendall-scudder-the-interview/
Trump Says America’s Oil Industry Is Cleaner Than Other Countries’. New Data Shows Massive Emissions From Texas Wells.
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The oil industry touts Texas as a success story in controlling climate-warming methane emissions. The state’s regulator, however, grants nearly every request to burn or vent gas into the atmosphere.
https://www.propublica.org/article/texas-methane-oil-emissions-climate?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
New records show that Uvalde school leaders initially planned to defend Police Chief Pete Arredondo after the Robb Elementary shooting.
The details were revealed in over 25,000 pages the district released after a legal fight with news outlets.
https://www.propublica.org/article/uvalde-pete-arredondo-new-records?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
Trump Says America’s Oil Industry Is Cleaner Than Other Countries’. New Data Shows Massive Emissions From Texas Wells.
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The oil industry touts Texas as a success story in controlling climate-warming methane emissions. The state’s regulator, however, grants nearly every request to burn or vent gas into the atmosphere.
https://www.propublica.org/article/texas-methane-oil-emissions-climate?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
The #Trump admin unsuccessfully argued that courts cannot second-guess the president’s determination that Tren de Aragua was connected to #Venezuela’s government & represented a danger to the #US, meriting use of the act.
In a 2-1 ruling, the judges said they granted the preliminary injunction sought by the plaintiffs because they “found no invasion or predatory incursion” in this case.
#law#AlienEnemiesAct#ImmigrationLaw #immigration#5thCircuit#AbuseOfPower#Constitution#DueProcess
The decision bars #deportations from #Texas, #Louisiana & #Mississippi. In the majority were US Circuit Judges Leslie Southwick, a George W. Bush appointee, & Irma Carrillo Ramirez, a Joe Biden appointee. Andrew Oldham, a #Trump appointee, dissented.
The majority opinion said Trump’s allegations about Tren de Aragua do not meet the historical levels of national conflict that #Congress intended for the act.
Charges filed after Houston child killed playing ding dong ditch
"...HOUSTON — Charges have been filed in connection with the deadly shooting of an 11-year-old boy who was playing ding-dong ditch at a family birthday party, according to court records....The boy and a group of kids had been ringing doorbells when they knocked on one home. Witnesses told police that someone came outside and opened fire as the children ran away.
“A witness says someone ran out of that house and was shooting at the kids running down the street, and unfortunately, sadly enough, one of the boys, who was 11 years old, was shot in the back,” "
Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick says Elon Musk is “one of the only people in the world” who could build Houston’s much-needed tunnel system for flood water mitigation.
But his company, Boring, has never completed a major public project in Texas.
https://www.propublica.org/article/elon-musk-wesley-hunt-houston-tunnels-boring-co?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
From Justin Miller: What began as a demand from on high (i.e. the #Trump administration) and sparked a national partisan gerrymandering arms race, has become the new political reality now that Governor Greg Abbott signed House Bill 4 into law on Friday. https://www.texasobserver.org/new-texas-maps-political-musical-chairs/
From Justin Miller: What began as a demand from on high (i.e. the #Trump administration) and sparked a national partisan gerrymandering arms race, has become the new political reality now that Governor Greg Abbott signed House Bill 4 into law on Friday. https://www.texasobserver.org/new-texas-maps-political-musical-chairs/
Pentagon Warns Microsoft: Company’s Use of China-Based Engineers Was a “Breach of Trust”
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The Defense Department is opening an investigation to determine if the tech giant’s use of overseas engineers to maintain sensitive U.S. government computer systems compromised national security.
https://www.propublica.org/article/microsoft-china-defense-department-digital-escorts-investigation-warning?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
#News#Microsoft#Tech#Pentagon#Defense #Technology#Cybersecurity
Happy Labor Day holiday weekend to all. Time to watch some football 🏈 #OhioState v #Texas should be an instant classic Hooah @XFLRoughnecks@espn
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