It has now been a month since the last XFL game took place, and since then, over 100 XFL players have been invited to NFL minicamps and tryouts. The league of opportunity is certainly living up to its name, and things should only get better as the preseason approaches. Looking at the Houston Roughnecks in […]
Texas state Rep. Harold Dutton has been called out for 'anti-LGBTQ' language in in a social media exchange with one of his constituents.
The exchange came after Dutton was called an "Uncle Tom" on Facebook for his controversial "present" vote in the Ken Paxton impeachment hearing on Saturday.
I dont know what was the ocasion, but fatty-few-braincells here was parading alone around downtown Houston carrying an AR15 across his chest, some "tacticool" gear, and this flag.
One disturbing element of the #Houston story is the way that business interests adapt to and accommodate the politics of hate. The insurance co. won’t cover the bar not because of ideology but because of $$$ exposure. A bar that allows drag is now seen as too risky to underwrite. So the violence and dehumanization which #MAGA injects into society are now simply part of business calculus. This is the nexus between #capitalism and #fascism.
Featured Story: In the small Gulf Coast city of Freeport, a pretty mint-green house stands alone in a neighborhood called the East End, surrounded by what looks at first glance like a meadow. Closer examination reveals the grass is growing over recently emptied lots where other houses once stood. Now driveways lead to nowhere. https://www.texasobserver.org/port-freeport-industrial-takeover-black-community/
One quick add-on: What’s disturbing about the #Houston story is the way that business interests adapt to and accommodate the politics of dehumanization. The insurance company won’t cover the bar not because of ideology but because of financial exposure. A bar that allows drag is now seen as too risky to underwrite. So the violence which #MAGA injects into society is now simply part of business calculus. This is the nexus between #capitalism and #fascism.
Earlier: In what seemed like a 16-hour indoctrination session, TEA’s “Lone Star Governance” program trainers had the 230 applicants who attended repeat self-flagellating mantras about their lack of integrity and lack of concern for student success to get them ready for what they called the “Lone Star Governance mindset."
“It seems like we’ll be too busy staring at student ... test scores to wonder why can’t we teach our kids about the real history of America, or why we are not allowed to vote for our own leaders here, or run our own elections?”
Our May/June 2023 issue is reaching mailboxes and select newsstands now. With important coverage of #ReproductiveRights and #Healthcare, as well as the continuation of @delger's river series.
Digital subscribers: look out for a new, easier format for this month's issue, available soon.
Across four seasons, correspondent Sergio Chapa explored the 96-mile long Lone Star Hiking Trail, until it became a special escape for him during and after the height of the pandemic. Now, he reflects on how we can preserve this special journey: https://www.texasobserver.org/lone-star-hiking-trail-houston/
XFL 2023: Houston Roughnecks Players Sign NFL Contracts, More Minicamp & Tryout Offers Awarded (xflnewshub.com)
It has now been a month since the last XFL game took place, and since then, over 100 XFL players have been invited to NFL minicamps and tryouts. The league of opportunity is certainly living up to its name, and things should only get better as the preseason approaches. Looking at the Houston Roughnecks in […]