TexasObserver, to poetry
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From our magazine: “You've built your beach homes
on a slow sinking island
that the dune grass abandons
the ocean will overrun.”
https://www.texasobserver.org/poem-the-gulf-gives-fair-warning-at-galveston-island/

TexasObserver, (edited ) to news
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“For him to turn our concerns into satire is really insulting. It reeks of propaganda.”

From the archives: Hundreds of parents took the streets yesterday to protest Mike Miles' mass-firing of teachers. Let's look back at the time he forced staff to watch a musical about how awesome he is. https://www.texasobserver.org/houston-isd-takeover-the-musical/ via @josephinelee

TexasObserver, to politics
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From Thursday: “I want people to know that they’ve got a nurse in that chamber, who has had an , and who is going to fight tooth and nail for common sense health care policies for all Texans.” https://www.texasobserver.org/molly-cook-senate-special-election/ via @josephinelee

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From yesterday: ”Every race is different. We knew that going from a six-way primary to a head-to-head special election is a completely different dynamic.” https://www.texasobserver.org/molly-cook-senate-special-election/ via @josephinelee

SandHillThicket, to FiberArts
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Delphis' baby #fleece is already spoken for! 😊 I hope this lady likes her fleece. 🤞🏼 #handspinning #wool #HeritageWool #HeritageBreed #GulfCoast #SheepOfMastodon @fiberarts @handspinning

A close-up of the gray and black fleece looking almost silver.

SandHillThicket, to fiberarts
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FetaSheep's . One of my best fleeces, which regularly elicits squeals of delight and oohs and aahs out of hand spinners and weavers alike. @fiberarts

ai6yr, to WX

NWS Climate Prediction Center: Hot, summer-like temperatures are expected to impact parts of the Gulf Coast states during the second week of May, with many locations possibly reaching record highs in the low to mid 90s May 8-10.

SandHillThicket, to random
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Put the ewes and wethers out on some grass today. Raven was thrilled! 😁

TexasObserver, to politics
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Featured post: Racism on the roads—McHam Fellow @josephinelee reports that Houston-area community members say the state transportation agency is violating its agreement with the feds to reduce the discriminatory impact of its plans to expand I-45. https://www.texasobserver.org/houston-highway-expansion-discrimination/

TexasObserver, to Texas
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“I think if companies can’t obey the law they shouldn’t be rewarded with taxpayer money.”

But that's exactly what's happening for some of ' worst polluters. A new report from Dylan Baddour and our friends at @insideclimatenews: https://www.texasobserver.org/gulf-coast-petrochemical-polluters-environment-plastics/

TexasObserver, (edited ) to Houston
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House Representative Harold Dutton Jr. stands behind the state takeover of the school district. Can Democrats like Dutton win their primaries after aligning with right-wing on education, book bans, and anti-LGBTQ legislation? From McHam Investigative Reporting Fellow @josephinelee: https://www.texasobserver.org/hisd-dutton-primary-challenge?utm_campaign=mastodon

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What happened to Harris County’s plans for criminal justice reforms? The Democratic district attorney in ’ biggest county has made enemies—even among her former friends.

From the March/April 2023 issue of our magazine: https://www.texasobserver.org/kim-ogg-harris-county-democratic-revolt?utm_campaign=mastodon

TexasObserver, (edited ) to climate
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“Today, virtually every state in the nation has a statute, policy or program associated with environmental justice.”

But, decades later, the place where that movement began is still waiting for healing. https://www.texasobserver.org/port-arthur-beaumont-enviromental-justice?utm_campaign=mastodon via @insideclimatenews

TexasObserver, to news
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“That dream has been deferred for us. We’ve got to have a clean, safe environment for ourselves and for our children.”

Three decades after a landmark executive order changed the way communities pursue justice against polluters, the Gulf Coast town of Port Arthur is still struggling to clear the air. A report from our friends at @insideclimatenews: https://www.texasobserver.org/port-arthur-beaumont-enviromental-justice?utm_campaign=mastodon

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From yesterday: An program to give money to the poor helped participants reduce debts, avoid evictions and even become homeowners. A similar program is set to launch in Harris County, potentially reaching many more needy families ... if this GOP state senator doesn't put a stop to it. https://www.texasobserver.org/harris-county-poverty-uplift-austin-houston-uptogether?utm_campaign=mastodon

TexasObserver, to Texas
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“Water to meet environmental needs is frequently the first to be negotiated away.”

Between heat waves, and overuse of its aquifers and rivers, is on the brink of environmental collapse:
https://www.texasobserver.org/texas-reservoir-drought-water-restrictions-2024?utm_campaign=mastodon

TexasObserver, to Texas
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“Our bays and estuaries are a hugely important part of and they’re not something that would be easy to go back and fix.”

Experts predict that some of the most vulnerable parts of our state are on the brink of a full-blown crisis this year, reports Dylan Baddour at @insideclimatenews: https://www.texasobserver.org/texas-reservoir-drought-water-restrictions-2024?utm_campaign=mastodon

TexasObserver, to journalism
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“She doesn’t need a degree from a school, nor does anyone need a journalism degree to produce good journalism.”

In the cover story to our magazine, meet the rabble-rousing citizen journalist who's suing , alleging she was targeted for protected free speech activities. Her case could challenge the laws around reporting information leaked by public officials. https://www.texasobserver.org/priscilla-villarreal-la-gordiloca-laredo?utm_campaign=mastodon

TexasObserver, to Texas
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“The commission doesn’t like it when you double check their homework. They rely on this process being super complicated to get away with what they do.”

: How big polluters team up with the Commission on Environmental Quality to fool the federal government. https://www.texasobserver.org/tceq-permits-minor-polluters-federal-law?utm_campaign=mastodon

TexasObserver, (edited ) to Texas
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“This is sort of a foundational problem with permitting, and it’s leading to a lot of harm.”

A key state environmental watchdog agency helps major polluters escape federal oversight through legal loopholes, according to this investigation from @insideclimatenews and @texastribune: https://www.texasobserver.org/tceq-permits-minor-polluters-federal-law?utm_campaign=mastodon

(📸 by Shelby Tauber and Dylan Baddour)

TexasObserver, (edited ) to journalism
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The first issue of 2024 is out now!

Check your email: Our members just received the January/February digital edition. Print editions are arriving in mailboxes and at select newsstands soon!

Don't miss another issue, become a member today: https://texasobserver.org/join

(📷Cover by Josh Huskin)
#nonprofit #journalism #CriminalJustice #police #history #culture #news #Texas #politics #USpol

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Our cover story: “I had so many people messaging me and telling me, ‘You basically need to sue the city and the department and these individuals as a whole, because what they did to you is not right.’”

From Correspondent Jason Buch, the story of a rabble-rousing citizen journalist's fight for press freedom ... https://www.texasobserver.org/priscilla-villarreal-la-gordiloca-laredo?utm_campaign=mastodon

TexasObserver, to Texas
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Earlier: For the second time in three weeks, a court struck down an air permit issued by ’ environmental regulator.
https://www.texasobserver.org/tceq-permit-max-midstream-seahawk-diane-wilson?utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=audience

TexasObserver, to Texas
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“In 35 years I don’t think I have ever had a case like this where the air permit was remanded back.”

Diane Wilson wins again! Working with Port Lavaca shrimpers, Wilson got a court to reverse a decision by the Commission on Environmental Quality to permit expansion of a gas terminal. From Dylan Baddour at @insideclimatenews: https://www.texasobserver.org/tceq-permit-max-midstream-seahawk-diane-wilson?utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=audience

TexasObserver, to food
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The U.S. market—and seafood processors’ freezers—are overflowing with cheap farm-raised imports. Fall Fellow Paula Levihn-Coon visited with the shrimp fishers of the Gulf Coast and learned their stories:
https://www.texasobserver.org/texas-shrimp-disaster-imports?utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=audience

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Environmental activists declare a win and vow to keep fighting after judges argue that the Commission on Environmental Quality illegally enabled Port Arthur LNG to avoid air control requirements.
https://www.texasobserver.org/port-arthur-lng-emissions-limits?utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=audience

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