As Springs Dry Up, a Warning of Future Water Shortages (www.texasobserver.org)
The Medina And San Antonio Rivers Are Drying Up (www.texasobserver.org)
How Less-educated Whites Fell Behind and Blamed Race (www.texasobserver.org)
Conservative Group Pushes Religious Books While Seeking to Ban Others (www.texasobserver.org)
How the Texas '1-Mile Rule' Protects Big Polluters from Citizen Complaints (www.texasobserver.org)
The policy has been denounced in lawsuits and petitions, but the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality denies that it exists.
[Texas Observer] The ‘Death Star’ Bill Is About Kneecapping Democracy in Texas (www.texasobserver.org)
cross-posted from: lemmy.world/post/2433150...
[Texas Observer] The ‘Death Star’ Bill Is About Kneecapping Democracy in Texas (www.texasobserver.org)
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Abbott's Billion-Dollar Barrier: Texas’ border wall is rearing its head—concerns about wildlife, public thrift, and property rights notwithstanding. (www.texasobserver.org)
Homegrown Neo-fascist Movement Marches in Austin (www.texasobserver.org)
[Texas Observer] Homegrown Neo-Fascist Movement Marches in Austin (www.texasobserver.org)
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[Texas Observer] Homegrown Neo-Fascist Movement Marches in Austin (www.texasobserver.org)
Dozens of members of the neo-fascist, white nationalist group Patriot Front marched through the streets of Austin Saturday. The group did not announce the demonstration in advance, leaving no time for opposition groups to mount a counter-protest. It was the largest public gathering of the group’s members since they held a...
Texans Die from Heat Exhaustion After Governor Bans Mandatory Water Breaks (www.texasobserver.org)
House Bill 2127 preempts municipalities from enacting legislation in eight areas—with predictable results.
Texans Die from Heat Exhaustion After Governor Bans Mandatory Water Breaks (www.texasobserver.org)
House Bill 2127 pre-empts municipalities from enacting legislation in eight areas—with predictable results.
Texans Die from Heat Exhaustion After Governor Bans Water Breaks (www.texasobserver.org)
House Bill 2127 pre-empts municipalities from enacting legislation in eight areas—with predictable results.
Texans Die from Heat Exhaustion After Governor Bans Water Breaks (www.texasobserver.org)
As a part of a bill critics have dubbed the “Death Star” bill—an expansive law that preempts legislation in eight key areas of local government—the Legislature has overridden local ordinances that require giving workers water breaks. Otherwise known as House Bill 2127, it was signed into law by Governor Greg Abbott on...
Texans Die from Heat Exhaustion After Governor Bans Water Breaks (www.texasobserver.org)
House Bill 2127 preempts municipalities from enacting legislation in eight areas—with predictable results....