TexasObserver, to politics
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“A force of nature.”

Newspaper reporter-turned-tenacious organizer Tricia Cortez has spent the past decade in the middle of #Laredo’s biggest policy battles. From Assistant Editor Justin Miller: https://www.texasobserver.org/laredo-wall-tricia-cortez-profile-border/

#immigration #SouthTexas #border #politics #USpol #HumanRights #GregAbbott #Texas

oconnell, to politics
@oconnell@federate.social avatar

The governor didn’t offer much of a rationale in granting clemency to Daniel Perry, who killed a Black Lives Matter protester in 2020, but apparently the enemy of his enemy is his friend.

Why Did Greg Abbott Pardon a Racist Murderer?
https://www.texasmonthly.com/news-politics/greg-abbott-daniel-perry-pardon/

wdlindsy, to Texas
@wdlindsy@toad.social avatar

"[Greg Abbott's nullification of a jury's convication of Daniel Perry for murder] was a gross injustice in a former Confederate state that reeked of the bad old days of Southern jury nullification, a modern update on the impunity with which white men lynched Emmett Till and then laughed at justice."

~ Will Bunch

#GregAbbott #Texas #crime #LawandOrder #murder #racism

https://www.inquirer.com/opinion/commentary/texas-abbott-pardon-murderer-blm-protester-20240519.html

TexasObserver, (edited ) to news
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“The Board and the Governor have put their politics over justice and made a mockery of our legal system.”

Yesterday, Governor Greg Abbott issued a full pardon for Daniel Perry, who killed Garrett Foster, a protester at a Black Lives Matter march in 2020. Special Investigative Correspondent @stevanzetti explains all the context the governor ignored: https://www.texasobserver.org/abbott-pardon-daniel-perry-garrett-foster/

br00t4c, to random
@br00t4c@mastodon.social avatar

Greg Abbott Pardons Man Found Guilty Of Killing BLM Protester

https://crooksandliars.com/2024/05/greg-abbott-pardons-man-found-guilty

OgieOgilthorpe, to Texas
@OgieOgilthorpe@stranger.social avatar

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2024/05/16/texas-gov-pardon-daniel-perry-murder-black-lives-matter-protestor/73720504007/

A found probable cause. A of his peers found him guilty. the of told them all to go fuck them selves.
What a bunch of bullshit.

DemocracyMattersALot, to Texas
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Greg Abbott is a White Supremacist.

Nonilex, to Law
@Nonilex@masto.ai avatar

grants Daniel Perry in of protester

Gov. Greg Abbott said Thurs he was pardoning , the fmr Army sergeant convicted in the fatal shooting of a protester during a march, after a review board recommended he be released from prison.


https://wapo.st/44HYJDL

ZhiZhu, to MIguns
@ZhiZhu@newsie.social avatar

"Republican Gov. Greg Abbott... pardoning Daniel Perry, the former Army sergeant convicted in the fatal #shooting of a protester during a #BlackLivesMatter march...

After Perry’s conviction, unsealed court records revealed that he regularly shared #racist memes &threatening content in private messages & #SocialMedia posts, including descriptions of killing protesters & minorities."
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2024/05/16/abbott-daniel-perry-blm-protester/

#GregAbbott #GOP #Racism #Violence #Republicans #Politics #USPolitics #USA #News

TexasObserver, to politics
@TexasObserver@texasobserver.social avatar

Ben Sargent does it again ...

See more from Loon Star State: https://www.texasobserver.org/topics/loon-star-state/

DemocracyMattersALot, to Texas
@DemocracyMattersALot@mstdn.social avatar

This fucking motherfucker…

Greg Abbott Won't Implement Title IX Protections https://crooksandliars.com/2024/05/greg-abbott-wont-implement-title-ix

TexasObserver, (edited ) to news
@TexasObserver@texasobserver.social avatar

“The real crisis is that we are perilously close to abandoning the dream of bringing our neighbors ‘out of the shadows.’”

Previously: With reelection looming, began throwing 2020 positions overboard, retreating to more hawkish views common in the party pre-Trump. From @gusbova in our magazine ...
https://www.texasobserver.org/border-immigration-cowardice-democrats-biden-allred/

TexasObserver, to Palestine
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New today: A UT professor and expert on freedom of expression weighs in on the controversial arrests of 57 individuals, including a journalist, at a campus demonstration yesterday. An interview from Reporting Fellow Francesca D'Annunzio ... https://www.texasobserver.org/texas-dps-palestine-first-amendment/

TexasObserver, to news
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Previously: At Abbott's sprawling (and costly) base, National Guard soldiers deployed in Eagle Pass will enjoy “chef-driven meals,” a fitness center, a lounge, a sand volleyball court, and an arcade. https://www.texasobserver.org/abbott-border-military-base-millions/

DemocracyMattersALot, to random
@DemocracyMattersALot@mstdn.social avatar

Boy, that’s rich. The gall.
#GregAbbott #NoRepublicansEverAgain

Greg Abbott Accuses Biden of Using Migrants as “Political Pawns” https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2024/04/greg-abbott-political-pawns/

oconnell, to Palestine
@oconnell@federate.social avatar

Today, Governor Greg Abbott issued an executive order supposedly intended to crack down on "antisemitism" on college campuses, but in the actual text makes it clear that the target are pro organizers. He specifically names Students for Justice in Palestine and the Palestine Solidarity Committee.

The order tells colleges to take action against , up to and including expulsion. https://gov.texas.gov/news/post/governor-abbott-fights-antisemitic-acts-at-texas-colleges-universities

Part of a very long executive order, available at the link in the post, with the following paragraph highlighted: WHEREAS, multiple protests and walkouts have been staged by universities’ student organizations, with students chanting antisemitic phrases such as “from the river to the sea, Palestine will be free,” which has long been used by Hamas supporters to call for the violent dismantling of the State of Israel and the destruction of the Jewish people who live there; and

tiamat271, to USpolitics
@tiamat271@mastodon.online avatar

Confused about what’s happening with the stupid, racist, inhumane immigration law () in TX? You’re in good company! Steve Vladeck helps break it down in his recent newsletter:

https://open.substack.com/pub/stevevladeck/p/72-30-hours-of-sb4-whiplash

(The screenshot below may already be outdated, I can’t keep up and have no idea if anything has changed)

Nonilex, (edited ) to Texas
@Nonilex@masto.ai avatar

clears way for to enforce for now

The on Tues cleared the way for Texas to immediately begin enforcing one of the nation’s harshest immigration laws, which opponents say would disrupt more than a century of control over borders.


https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/03/19/supreme-court-texas-immigration-law/

petersuber, to Texas

"A school district will no longer have . Spring Branch Independent School District eliminated all librarian positions due to budget cuts…Superintendent Jennifer Blaine blamed the $35m deficit on the Texas legislature’s failure to boost public school funding amid Governor ’s fight for school ."
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/texas-houston-school-district-librarians-b2507657.html

PS: The case against vouchers has been that they drain money from public schools. QED.

Nonilex, to Texas
@Nonilex@masto.ai avatar

Appeals ruling sets stage for contested to take effect
If doesn’t intervene, the law suspected illegal is expected to go into effect Sat.

A panel of federal judges has issued a ruling that paves the way for a controversial TX law empowering local to people suspected of entering the illegally to take effect….

https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2024/03/04/appeals-court-ruling-sets-stage-contested-tex-border-law-take-effect/

Nonilex, to Texas
@Nonilex@masto.ai avatar

Judge blocks that gives broad powers to who illegally enter US

A federal judge on Thurs blocked a new TX law that gives police broad powers to arrest [people]…suspected of illegally entering the , dealing a victory to the admin in its feud w/ & [] Gov over enforcement.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/02/29/texas-migrant-arrests-court-ruling/ed18f9fa-d71f-11ee-82ad-c2391b06a8f5_story.html

TexasObserver, (edited ) to ukteachers
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“I have encountered firsthand the painful realities of , sexism, and discrimination within the landscape of academia.”

Black female scholar Damian Brown reflects on her experience in higher post-anti-DEI law SB 17. https://www.texasobserver.org/their-knees-are-still-on-our-necks-black-women-in-higher-ed?utm_campaign=mastodon

TexasObserver, (edited ) to politics
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Greg Abbott’s new “Forward Operating Base”—which will cost $14 million a month to run—is a clear sign that his #border operation isn’t going away any time soon.

A new report from Senior #Politics Writer Justin Miller: https://www.texasobserver.org/abbott-border-military-base-millions?utm_campaign=mastodon

#GregAbbott #EaglePass #Texas #SouthTexas #Mexico #immigration #military #police #TXlege #news #USpol

TexasObserver, to Texas
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At yesterday's hearing, District Court Judge David Ezra, a Reagan appointee, seemed highly skeptical of SB 4, ' massive powergrab, commenting that this law would “turn us from the United States of America to a confederation of states.” https://www.texasobserver.org/sb-4-immigration-deportations-david-ezra?utm_campaign=mastodon

TexasObserver, to Tennessee
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Just in: A private jet, owned by a major contractor and a donor to the Greg Abbott campaign, may have flown 's governor to Eagle Pass. Senior Writer @justinmiller has the scoop ... https://www.texasobserver.org/gothams-greg-abbott-private-jet-eagle-pass?utm_campaign=mastodon

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