Happy Labor Day holiday weekend to all. Time to watch some football 🏈 #OhioState v #Texas should be an instant classic Hooah @XFLRoughnecks@espn

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

#News#ElonMusk#Musk#Texas#Houston#Flood#Tunnel

Yesterday, from @josephinelee: Between 2005 and 2025, 25 rural hospitals in #Texas have closed, the most of any state. 5 of them no longer offer in-patient services. The future of those that remain is uncertain. https://www.texasobserver.org/jodey-arrington-obbba-cuts-west-texas-rural-hospitals/

#healthcare #politics#USpol #news #rural#Trump

Yesterday, from @josephinelee: Between 2005 and 2025, 25 rural hospitals in #Texas have closed, the most of any state. 5 of them no longer offer in-patient services. The future of those that remain is uncertain. https://www.texasobserver.org/jodey-arrington-obbba-cuts-west-texas-rural-hospitals/

#healthcare #politics#USpol #news #rural#Trump

“This is proof of what we have told lawmakers time and again: When you use dehumanizing language to describe #trans people, people stop treating trans people like they are humans. It is insane that anyone should have to say, ‘Don’t beat up trans people.’”

“This state has become a tinderbox, and it is time for cisgender Texans to place our bodies between our trans neighbors and harm.” - - Brad Pritchett, Equality #Texashttps://austinfreepress.org/barton-stings/

#politics#USpol #news#TXlege#Austin

“This is proof of what we have told lawmakers time and again: When you use dehumanizing language to describe #trans people, people stop treating trans people like they are humans. It is insane that anyone should have to say, ‘Don’t beat up trans people.’”

“This state has become a tinderbox, and it is time for cisgender Texans to place our bodies between our trans neighbors and harm.” - - Brad Pritchett, Equality #Texashttps://austinfreepress.org/barton-stings/

#politics#USpol #news#TXlege#Austin

After the recent attack at Barton Springs, I analyzed publicly available city hate incident data with the help of #Austin Free Press. We found that #LGBTQIA+ folks face more reported hate incidents than any other marginalized group.

We break down the data and report on what the city plans to do about it: https://austinfreepress.org/barton-stings/

#politics#USpol#Texas #news #transphobia #trans #extremism #law #police #transgender#racism

The Texas #Redistricting Fight Has Been the Testing Ground for the #Trump Administration’s Latest Legal Strategy
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The administration has been testing a strategy of using the courts as leverage to force political outcomes. In #Texas, the state’s leaders and conservative activists have been willing, if not eager, collaborators.

https://www.propublica.org/article/texas-redistricting-trump-lawsuits-courts?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=propublica-mastodon-post&utm_content=8-25

Le Texas et la Californie aux avant-postes du tripatouillage électoral

Un an avant les élections de mi-mandat, qui pourraient donner à la #ChambreDesReprésentants une majorité démocrate, Trump a obtenu samedi 23 août un redécoupage favorable des circonscriptions au #Texas. La #Californie, démocrate, riposte en élaborant un projet similaire.

Par Alexis Buisson › https://www.mediapart.fr/journal/international/250825/le-texas-et-la-californie-aux-avant-postes-du-tripatouillage-electoral?at_medium=rs-cm&at_campaign=mastodon&at_account=mediapart

Ahahahahahaha #Texas gained 5 seats and created 10 Swing Districts ahahahahahahaha!!!! https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2025/8/23/2339906/-Ahahahahahaha-Texas-gained-5-seats-and-created-10-Swing-Districts-ahahahahahahaha?pm_campaign=trending&pm_source=sidebar&pm_medium=web

Ahahahahahaha #Texas gained 5 seats and created 10 Swing Districts ahahahahahahaha!!!! https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2025/8/23/2339906/-Ahahahahahaha-Texas-gained-5-seats-and-created-10-Swing-Districts-ahahahahahahaha?pm_campaign=trending&pm_source=sidebar&pm_medium=web

Ossum speech:

"Texas State Rep. #AnnJohnson clapped back at #GOP members amid Wednesday's redistricting vote.

“If you knew you could win this next election, you wouldn’t be taking this effort to try to steal five seats from elected officials that members of color elected to represent them in Washington D.C.”

https://youtube.com/shorts/GCcddd7Eqow

@democracydocket
@democratsabroad
@indivisibleteam

From our magazine: In reality, Texas #Democrats haven’t actually tested the case of whether a strong Latino candidate can mobilize the state’s largest demographic to win a statewide race. https://www.texasobserver.org/latino-top-ballot-texas-2026-democrats/

#Texas #politics#USpol

From our magazine: In reality, Texas #Democrats haven’t actually tested the case of whether a strong Latino candidate can mobilize the state’s largest demographic to win a statewide race. https://www.texasobserver.org/latino-top-ballot-texas-2026-democrats/

#Texas #politics#USpol

Ossum speech:

"Texas State Rep. #AnnJohnson clapped back at #GOP members amid Wednesday's redistricting vote.

“If you knew you could win this next election, you wouldn’t be taking this effort to try to steal five seats from elected officials that members of color elected to represent them in Washington D.C.”

https://youtube.com/shorts/GCcddd7Eqow

@democracydocket
@democratsabroad
@indivisibleteam

Yesterday: He survived the treacherous Darien Gap to come to the U.S. Then #ICE agents called him a member of Tren de Aragua. No criminal record, no gang tattoos, he was deported over the sneakers he wore. https://www.texasobserver.org/a-venezuelan-was-detained-as-a-documented-gang-member-by-ice-which-refused-to-provide-proof/

#immigration#HumanRights #news #politics#USpol#Texas