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The U.S. Supreme Court will allow Texas to use the new congressional map that favors Republicans. Here's more from @USAToday
#Texas #TrumpAdministration #Gerrymandering #Congress #USCongress
Out today: "Captivating, funny, profane, contemptuous of establishment figures who busted unions, shut minorities out of power, and claimed ownership of the state’s Legislature and executive mansion, David always left you wanting more." https://www.texasobserver.org/remembering-david-richards-1933-2025/
#Texas #TXlege #law #history #memorial #politics #USpol #news
The U.S. Supreme Court will allow Texas to use the new congressional map that favors Republicans. Here's more from @USAToday
#Texas #TrumpAdministration #Gerrymandering #Congress #USCongress
Out today: "Captivating, funny, profane, contemptuous of establishment figures who busted unions, shut minorities out of power, and claimed ownership of the state’s Legislature and executive mansion, David always left you wanting more." https://www.texasobserver.org/remembering-david-richards-1933-2025/
#Texas #TXlege #law #history #memorial #politics #USpol #news
In the five years since Texas created a $1.4 billion fund to guard against destructive flooding, at least 90 local governments turned down tens of millions of dollars in grants and loans.
That money went unused for years.
https://www.propublica.org/article/kerr-county-state-grants-flood-warning-system?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
#News #Texas #Government #Floods #USPolitics #Emergency #Disaster
I'm here, I'm #queer, I belong in Texas, too.
The Barbed Wire asked me to take a moment to introduce myself, and why our state needs #trans reporters like me, and media where we can see our stories reflected.
This one starts when I'm just 13 years old...
https://thebarbedwire.com/2025/11/25/transgender-journalist-living-in-texas/
Amazon faces FAA probe after delivery drone snaps internet cable in Texas
https://www.cnbc.com/2025/11/25/amazon-faa-probe-delivery-drone-incident-texas.html
#HackerNews #Amazon #FAA #probe #delivery #drones #internet #cable #Texas
Since it rarely snows in #Cologne 🌞, I thought I'd at least bring back some memories of it at home. And what better place for #snow 🌨️ to come from than... #Texas! 😅 I'm not kidding. My latest #woodcutprint comes from Jack (mokudez), a mechanical engineer living in Texas who creates #mokuhanga in his free time. I really love this print and Jack's thoughtful note on the back truely made my day.
Update. Well-put: "Supporters of [the firings of these professors] say they are justified because professors are straying from their syllabi. But that’s a dodge. If an instructor in Calculus 101 teaches 𝘏𝘢𝘮𝘭𝘦𝘵, the reaction would not be to ban Shakespeare instruction throughout the university."
https://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/commentary/2025/11/25/professor-texas-used-to-have-universities/
"If a university is a place where students and educators engage in free inquiry in the service of understanding, #Texas now has fewer places that meet that definition."
#Academia #AcademicMastodon #AcademicFreedom #Censorship #Gender #Universities
I'm here, I'm #queer, I belong in Texas, too.
The Barbed Wire asked me to take a moment to introduce myself, and why our state needs #trans reporters like me, and media where we can see our stories reflected.
This one starts when I'm just 13 years old...
https://thebarbedwire.com/2025/11/25/transgender-journalist-living-in-texas/
"Transitioning didn’t begin when I decided to start estrogen, but decades ago, when I realized — one revelation at a time — that I was becoming an adult free to make my own choices about my identity and its expression."
#ICYMI, my introduction to my new series at The Barbed Wire:https://thebarbedwire.com/2025/11/25/transgender-journalist-living-in-texas/
#trans #LGBTQIA #culture #politics #USpol #Texas #news #journalism #media
Featured story: Weeks after a transphobic attack, dozens of #trans, nonbinary, and gender-nonconforming folks gathered on the “free side” of #Austin’s Barton Springs to swim, celebrate, and fearlessly take up space.
Kit @oconnell was there to witness this moment of queer joy and resilience... https://www.texasobserver.org/protect-trans-joy-barton-springs/
I'm here, I'm #queer, I belong in Texas, too.
The Barbed Wire asked me to take a moment to introduce myself, and why our state needs #trans reporters like me, and media where we can see our stories reflected.
This one starts when I'm just 13 years old...
https://thebarbedwire.com/2025/11/25/transgender-journalist-living-in-texas/
After fighting to keep emails between Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s office and billionaire Elon Musk’s companies secret, officials have released nearly 1,400 pages of documents to The Texas Newsroom.
All but about 200 pages are blacked out.
https://www.propublica.org/article/greg-abbott-releases-elon-musk-emails-redacted?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
"Two Black women said they were denied immediate medical attention despite being minutes away from giving birth.
The incidents, which happened days apart in different states, highlight long-standing disparities in health outcomes for Black women, health experts say."
#healthcare #hospitals #ReproHealth #ReproJustice #pregnancy #obstetrics #WomensHealth #disparities #EMTALA #SocialMedia #texas #indiana #BlackMastodon
Featured story: Weeks after a transphobic attack, dozens of #trans, nonbinary, and gender-nonconforming folks gathered on the “free side” of #Austin’s Barton Springs to swim, celebrate, and fearlessly take up space.
Kit @oconnell was there to witness this moment of queer joy and resilience... https://www.texasobserver.org/protect-trans-joy-barton-springs/
Defending Texas sovereignty has been central to Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s political identity.
Yet he has helped President Donald Trump erode states’ authority over elections, policing and deploying the National Guard.
https://www.propublica.org/article/greg-abbott-donald-trump-presidential-power-state-rights?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
#News #Texas #USPolitics #GregAbbott #Trump #NationalGuard #Election #Law
ProPublica has found multiple cases of women with underlying health conditions who died when they couldn’t access abortions.
Tierra Walker, a 37-year-old mother, was told by doctors there was no emergency before preeclampsia killed her.
https://www.propublica.org/article/texas-abortion-ban-tierra-walker-preeclampsia?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
#News #Women #Health #Abortion #Pregnancy #Texas #Law #USPolitics
Enrollment by international students from China dropped by 3 percent, from India by 4 percent, and enrollment from students from Mexico has flatlined. Here are the likely consequences for #Texas' education and #economy: https://www.texasobserver.org/targeting-international-students-texas-trump/
#education #immigration #ICE #Trump #fascism #politics #USpol #news
"Two Black women said they were denied immediate medical attention despite being minutes away from giving birth.
The incidents, which happened days apart in different states, highlight long-standing disparities in health outcomes for Black women, health experts say."
#healthcare #hospitals #ReproHealth #ReproJustice #pregnancy #obstetrics #WomensHealth #disparities #EMTALA #SocialMedia #texas #indiana #BlackMastodon
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