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Our top story, from Justin Miller: Greg Abbott, Tim Dunn, Elon Musk, what do they all have in common? They're wealthy, Texas-based oligarchs with the ear of the future president. https://www.texasobserver.org/trumps-texas-tycoons/
#politics #USpol #Trump #Texas #ElonMusk #DonaldTrump #Republicans #OilAndGas #news
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“As a migrant waiting in northern Mexico for a U.S. Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) appointment, I knew my husband might leave for groceries one day and never come back.” https://www.texasobserver.org/lost-in-transit/
#politics #USpol #border #Mexico #immigration #Russia #HumanRights #news
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Featured story: Even before the estrogen had time to actually alter my figure, I felt overcome with a sense of wholeness. I laugh more, and when I laugh, my heart rises. I’m more present to my family. Even my eyes are different. I am alive.
https://www.texasobserver.org/trans-children-are-gods-gifts/
#LGBTQIA #trans #news #politics #USpol #SouthTexas #Texas #culture #Uvalde
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“You could provide teachers a pay raise. … You could prevent rural hospitals from being closed. Because he has access to these dollars, [he] is throwing out these types of consulting contracts to his friends to the detriment of the taxpayer.” https://www.texasobserver.org/texas-million-contracts-border-buoys-lawsuit/
#politics #USpol #border #GregAbbott #immigration #HumanRights #economy #Texas #news
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From our magazine: Over 72 hours, Austin police reported more than 70 overdose calls. Records from Travis County, which includes most of Austin, and neighboring Williamson County indicate that as many as 12 may have died. The culprit: a bad batch of crack cocaine. https://www.texasobserver.org/texas-war-on-drug-users-austin-overdose-disaster/
#WarOnDrugs #drugs #politics #USpol #news #Texas #law #CriminalJustice #health #addiction
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New from the Institute for Justice: Permanent punishment that goes beyond court-imposed penalties is not only cruel and counterproductive, it’s unconstitutional. Texas is penalizing honest people for who they were years ago rather than judging them for who they are today. https://www.texasobserver.org/social-worker-license-lawsuit-texas-law/
#Texas #law #CriminalJustice #HumanRights #MentalHealth #workers #labor #TXlege
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Our most-read story of 2024: Under owner Elon Musk, the social media site X, formerly known as Twitter, has become a hotbed of white supremacist and neo-Nazi content. We revealed the real identities of four of these hatemongers. https://www.texasobserver.org/revealed-operators-neo-nazi-x-accounts/
#ElonMusk #politics #USpol #extremism #SocialMedia #BestOf2024 #news #antisemitism
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Featured story: Under owner Elon Musk, the social media site X, formerly known as Twitter, has become a hotbed of white supremacist and neo-Nazi content. We revealed the real identities of four prominent hatemongers. https://www.texasobserver.org/revealed-operators-neo-nazi-x-accounts/
#extremism #WhiteSupremacy #antisemitism #SocialMedia #ElonMusk #politics #USpol #Texas #BestOf2024
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A Sierra Club and Greenpeace report estimates that air pollution from currently operating LNG facilities nationwide causes $957 million in health costs and 60 premature deaths a year.
https://www.texasobserver.org/brownsville-lng-pr-elected-officials/
#pollution #environment #ClimateChange #OilAndGas #energy #GulfCoast #Texas #USpol #politics #news
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Reminder: We are hiring for a Director of Development! Do you love what we do, and are skilled at helping nonprofits grow? Apply before January 6. https://www.texasobserver.org/were-hiring-director-of-development/
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Our article exposing the real identity of four of the neo-Nazis running rampant on X was our most read story of 2024: https://www.texasobserver.org/revealed-operators-neo-nazi-x-accounts/
#extremism #WhiteSupremacy #politics #USpol #SocialMedia #ElonMusk #antisemitism #news #Texas
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Got some holiday downtime? Enjoy our list of the best longform stories of 2024: https://www.texasobserver.org/best-longform-stories-2024/
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Best of 2024: Correspondent @stevanzetti untangled a web of “astroturf” right-wing influence, from conservative hotelier Monty Bennett to a California "protesters for hire" company, which supported controversial city charter amendments in #Dallas. https://www.texasobserver.org/dallas-hero-initiative-monty-bennett-crowds-on-demand/
#Republicans #corruption #politics #USpol #Texas #democracy #news #media
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Best of 2024: As hate flourishes on X under Elon Musk, @stevanzetti teamed up with @Bellingcat's Tristan Lee to reveal the real identities of four extremists accounts that hid behind a mask of anonymity. https://www.texasobserver.org/revealed-operators-neo-nazi-x-accounts/
#extremism #SocialMedia #ElonMusk #antisemitism #racism #transphobia #Texas #politics #USpol #news
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Khloie, Miah, and Kendall had watched a haunted 18-year-old turn two classrooms full of joyful souls into an abattoir of torn, bleeding, terrified victims. One hundred and fifty seconds. That’s how long it took the killer to destroy so much that was beautiful. https://www.texasobserver.org/uvalde-school-shooting-texas-book/
#books #Uvalde #GunViolence #Texas #SouthTexas #bookstodon #schools #children #MentalHealth
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"Even before the estrogen had time to actually alter my figure, I felt overcome with a sense of wholeness. I laugh more, and when I laugh, my heart rises. I’m more present to my family. My friends tell me that even my eyes are different. I am alive."
https://www.texasobserver.org/uvalde-trans-acceptance/
#trans #LGBTQIA #culture #politics #USpol #Texas #SouthTexas #Uvalde #news #transphobia
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UPDATE: a spokesperson from JP Morgan Chase told the Texas Observer they fired the operator of a neo-Nazi X account who we identified as their employee.
"This person is no longer at the firm. We do not tolerate hate in any form and take incidents such as this very seriously."
https://www.texasobserver.org/revealed-operators-neo-nazi-x-accounts/
#politics #USpol #extremism #racism #antisemitism #Texas #news #SocialMedia #ElonMusk
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Yesterday: Among the neo-nazi X accounts revealed by Texas Observer are a 35-year-old vice president at JP Morgan Chase and a worker at the Naval Surface Warfare Center in Indian Head, Maryland. https://www.texasobserver.org/revealed-operators-neo-nazi-x-accounts/
#politics #USpol #extremism #racism #antisemitism #SocialMedia #ElonMusk #news
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New today: The Texas Observer has identified the operators of four anonymous accounts that regularly share racist, antisemitic, and neo-Nazi content on X. Three of the operators appear to live or have claimed to own property in Texas.
https://www.texasobserver.org/revealed-operators-neo-nazi-x-accounts/
#extremism #politics #USpol #SocialMedia #Texas #ElonMusk #news #racism
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From the archives by Dylan Baddour: Reclaiming their #Texas Native heritage has taken decades of effort and a revolution in identity for leaders in the Lipan communities of Texas. Here's how they've challenged the myth that they were wiped out. https://www.texasobserver.org/labeled-hispanic/
#Indigenous #culture #NativeAmerican #Mexico #history #politics #USpol #news
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