Texas Observer<p>“People are scared to go out because they go out with their kids, and they don’t want to go to a place where (people are) going to show up with guns to check whether they’re a U.S. citizen or not. That was very upsetting for a lot of people.” <a href="https://www.texasobserver.org/ice-raids-abbys-bakery-valley-los-fresnos/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">texasobserver.org/ice-raids-ab</span><span class="invisible">bys-bakery-valley-los-fresnos/</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/border" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>border</span></a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/ICE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ICE</span></a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/Immigration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Immigration</span></a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USpol</span></a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>news</span></a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/HumanRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HumanRights</span></a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/SouthTexas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SouthTexas</span></a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/Texas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Texas</span></a></p>
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Kim Perales<p>"People are fleeing Austin, <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Texas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Texas</span></a> in droves. The city lost -13,500 ppl to outbound migration in 2024. </p><p>The biggest drop the city has ever experienced. </p><p>This outmigration has now caused Austin's <a href="https://toad.social/tags/housing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>housing</span></a> market to collapse. With home prices down 19.5% over the last two+ years.</p><p>Some of these ppl leaving Austin head to the suburbs like Williamson & Hays County, others are going back to CA & NY."<br>-N Gerli</p><p>It's hell living in TX -many ppl are fleeing the fascist state.<br><a href="https://toad.social/tags/Fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fascism</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/RedStates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RedStates</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a></p>
Houston Public Media<p>Christian Menefee confirmed he has resigned as Harris County Attorney to run for the congressional seat left vacant by the death of U.S. Rep. Sylvester Turner earlier this month.</p><p><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/politics/2025/03/18/516233/christian-menefee-resigns-as-harris-county-attorney-to-run-for-congress/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">houstonpublicmedia.org/article</span><span class="invisible">s/news/politics/2025/03/18/516233/christian-menefee-resigns-as-harris-county-attorney-to-run-for-congress/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Elections" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Elections</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HarrisCounty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HarrisCounty</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Houston" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Houston</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Local" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Local</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/National" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>National</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Politics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Texas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Texas</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Voting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Voting</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/18thCongressionalDistrictRace" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>18thCongressionalDistrictRace</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AmandaEdwards" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AmandaEdwards</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CongressmanSylvesterTurner" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CongressmanSylvesterTurner</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/EricaLeeCarter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EricaLeeCarter</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HarrisCountyAttorneyChristianMenefee" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HarrisCountyAttorneyChristianMenefee</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/USRepSheilaJacksonLee" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USRepSheilaJacksonLee</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Families" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Families</span></a> have begun to arrive in recent days at a <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/detention" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>detention</span></a> facility in South <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Texas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Texas</span></a>, & <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/immigration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>immigration</span></a> lawyers are expecting more to be brought in the coming days. A second detention center…is being readied for families.</p><p>Each of the facilities is being set up to hold thousands of people. At one site, lawyers say, multiple families are being detained in rooms with 4 to 8 bunk beds & shared bathroom facilities.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/TheCrueltyIsThePoint" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TheCrueltyIsThePoint</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/geopolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>geopolitics</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ConcentrationCamps" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ConcentrationCamps</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> Administration Revives <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Detention" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Detention</span></a> of Immigrant <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Families" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Families</span></a></p><p>Two facilities in South <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Texas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Texas</span></a> are being readied for undocumented parents & their <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/children" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>children</span></a>. One site began receiving them earlier this month.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/immigration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>immigration</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/TheCrueltyIsThePoint" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TheCrueltyIsThePoint</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/geopolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>geopolitics</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ConcentrationCamps" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ConcentrationCamps</span></a> <br><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/17/us/family-detention-immigrants-trump.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=p&pvid=1E32C92F-CBD6-4EA3-A4DA-31FC5CE364F1" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nytimes.com/2025/03/17/us/fami</span><span class="invisible">ly-detention-immigrants-trump.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=p&pvid=1E32C92F-CBD6-4EA3-A4DA-31FC5CE364F1</span></a></p>
Pablonius Monk<p>Texas Lawmaker Who Breeds Deer Wants to Abolish Texas Parks and Wildlife Agency That Regulates Him</p><p>In one of the more brazen acts of the 2025 Texas legislative session, a lawmaker who breeds high-fence deer has introduced a law to abolish the state fish-and-game agency that also helps regulate the breeding of high-fence deer. </p><p><a href="https://www.outdoorlife.com/conservation/texas-lawmaker-deer-breeder-abolish-tpwd/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">outdoorlife.com/conservation/t</span><span class="invisible">exas-lawmaker-deer-breeder-abolish-tpwd/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TPWD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TPWD</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Texas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Texas</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Conservation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Conservation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Hunting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Hunting</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ChronicWastingDisease" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ChronicWastingDisease</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CWD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CWD</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DeerBreeding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DeerBreeding</span></a></p>
Preston Maness ☭<p>Went down a <a href="https://tenforward.social/tags/CharterSchool" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CharterSchool</span></a> rabbit hole today after mapping one in <a href="https://tenforward.social/tags/osm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>osm</span></a> <a href="https://tenforward.social/tags/OpenStreetMap" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OpenStreetMap</span></a>. It really is just one big grift, isn't it? Nominally, "non-profits" "run" the school, but in reality, the vast majority of the expenses for the "non-profit" are payments to a for-profit entity that "leases" its employees to the "non-profit" school. And the vast majority of the "non-profit's" "revenue" is "state program revenue," i.e., your tax dollars.</p><p>Fucking disgusting.</p><p><a href="https://tenforward.social/tags/texas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>texas</span></a> <a href="https://tenforward.social/tags/dfw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dfw</span></a> <a href="https://tenforward.social/tags/FortWorth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FortWorth</span></a> <a href="https://tenforward.social/tags/Benbrook" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Benbrook</span></a></p>
Laffy<p>🚨“ <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Texas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Texas</span></a> Attorney General Ken Paxton announced on Monday that a 48-year-old woman has been arrested for allegedly illegally providing an <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/abortion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>abortion</span></a> in Houston.”</p><p> <a href="https://abcnews.link/TOX20pq" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">abcnews.link/TOX20pq</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Houston Public Media<p>Candidates are emerging for Texas' 18th Congressional District. But it’s still an open question as to when Texas Gov. Greg Abbott will call a special election to fill the seat left vacant by the death of U.S. Rep. Sylvester Turner.</p><p><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/politics/2025/03/17/516156/gov-abbott-faces-tight-deadline-to-decide-whether-to-call-special-election-for-tx-18-in-may/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">houstonpublicmedia.org/article</span><span class="invisible">s/news/politics/2025/03/17/516156/gov-abbott-faces-tight-deadline-to-decide-whether-to-call-special-election-for-tx-18-in-may/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HarrisCounty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HarrisCounty</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Houston" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Houston</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Local" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Local</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/National" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>National</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Politics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Texas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Texas</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/18thCongressionalDistrict" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>18thCongressionalDistrict</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AmandaEdwards" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AmandaEdwards</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CongressmanSylvesterTurner" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CongressmanSylvesterTurner</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/EricaLeeCarter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EricaLeeCarter</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GovGregAbbott" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GovGregAbbott</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HarrisCountyAttorneyChristianMenefee" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HarrisCountyAttorneyChristianMenefee</span></a></p>
Houston Public Media<p>A Houston-area midwife was arrested after allegedly performing illegal abortions and operating clinics without a license, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced on Monday.</p><p><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/health-science/abortion/2025/03/17/516175/houston-area-midwife-arrested-for-allegedly-performing-illegal-abortions-texas-ag-says/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">houstonpublicmedia.org/article</span><span class="invisible">s/news/health-science/abortion/2025/03/17/516175/houston-area-midwife-arrested-for-allegedly-performing-illegal-abortions-texas-ag-says/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Abortion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Abortion</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Healthcare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Healthcare</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Local" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Local</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MedicineWellness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MedicineWellness</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Texas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Texas</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AbortionClinics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AbortionClinics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AGKenPaxton" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AGKenPaxton</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AttorneyGeneralKenPaxton" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AttorneyGeneralKenPaxton</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TexasAbortion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TexasAbortion</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TexasAbortionLaw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TexasAbortionLaw</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WallerCountyDistrictAttorneySOffice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WallerCountyDistrictAttorneySOffice</span></a></p>
Texas Observer<p>“Now what we’re seeing is a full-on assault on our state’s immunization program. Activists felt like they could take advantage of the [COVID-19 pandemic] and exploit it and start going after laws that have been on the books for decades.” <a href="https://www.texasobserver.org/measles-outbreak-anti-vax-legislation/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">texasobserver.org/measles-outb</span><span class="invisible">reak-anti-vax-legislation/</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>health</span></a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/HumanRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HumanRights</span></a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USpol</span></a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/Texas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Texas</span></a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/TXlege" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TXlege</span></a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/healthcare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>healthcare</span></a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/antivax" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>antivax</span></a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/measles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>measles</span></a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>news</span></a></p>
Texas Observer<p>From our magazine: What does the "border" represent in movies? Crime, drama, danger? A new crop of stories are showing prosaic, beautiful everyday life in the region instead ... <br><a href="https://www.texasobserver.org/texas-border-new-frontier-film/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">texasobserver.org/texas-border</span><span class="invisible">-new-frontier-film/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/movies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>movies</span></a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/film" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>film</span></a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/border" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>border</span></a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/culture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>culture</span></a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/Texas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Texas</span></a> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/film" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>film</span></a></span></p>
BBC News Top Stories<p>Ten dead in Missouri as tornadoes sweep through southern US</p><p>The unpredictable storms have hit Missouri, <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/Texas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Texas</span></a> and Oklahoma, whipping up fires and overturning trucks.</p><p><a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cevx7lkznm1o" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">bbc.com/news/articles/cevx7lkz</span><span class="invisible">nm1o</span></a></p><p>(c) <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/BBC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BBC</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a></p>
Flipboard Science Desk<p>Newborn babies have been exposed to measles at a Texas hospital and are receiving antibodies to protect them, NBC reports. The virus was brought into the University Medical Center Children's Hospital by a mother in labor — doctors didn't realize until after her admission that she was infected, and it's unclear when she tested positive. The immunoglobulin injections have been given to babies as young as three days old. A 2021 study found this therapy is highly effective in protecting exposed newborns who are too young to be vaccinated. Emergency masking procedures have also been implemented. </p><p><a href="https://flip.it/0.ZRbx" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">flip.it/0.ZRbx</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/MeaslesOutbreak" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MeaslesOutbreak</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Health</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Medicine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Medicine</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Vaccination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Vaccination</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Texas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Texas</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Children" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Children</span></a></p>
Houston Public Media<p>Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton says transgender people cannot change the sex on their driver’s licenses and birth certificates, and that any court orders doing so are unlawful and “void.”</p><p><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/lgbtq/2025/03/14/516069/its-unlawful-for-transgender-people-to-change-the-sex-on-their-ids-texas-ag-ken-paxton-says/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">houstonpublicmedia.org/article</span><span class="invisible">s/lgbtq/2025/03/14/516069/its-unlawful-for-transgender-people-to-change-the-sex-on-their-ids-texas-ag-ken-paxton-says/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/LGBTQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQ</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Politics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Texas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Texas</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AntiLgbtqPolicies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AntiLgbtqPolicies</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/KenPaxton" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KenPaxton</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Lgbt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Lgbt</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/LgbtqIssues" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LgbtqIssues</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TexasAttorneyGeneral" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TexasAttorneyGeneral</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Transgender" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Transgender</span></a></p>
Houston Public Media<p>Vaccine hesitancy was rising even before COVID-19 emerged – but the pandemic exacerbated the trend. More kindergartners are opting out of school vaccine requirements, and Texas lawmakers are trying to make it even easier to do so.</p><p><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/health-science/2025/03/14/516024/five-years-into-covid-more-texans-are-avoiding-vaccines-for-everything/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">houstonpublicmedia.org/article</span><span class="invisible">s/news/health-science/2025/03/14/516024/five-years-into-covid-more-texans-are-avoiding-vaccines-for-everything/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HealthScience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HealthScience</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Healthcare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Healthcare</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MedicineWellness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MedicineWellness</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Texas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Texas</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/COVIDVaccines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>COVIDVaccines</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/COVID19" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>COVID19</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/KUT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KUT</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TexasChildrenSHospitalHouston" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TexasChildrenSHospitalHouston</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/VaccinationRates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VaccinationRates</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Vaccines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Vaccines</span></a></p>
Houston Public Media<p>Texans who fall behind on their property taxes face one of the most punitive systems in the nation, where private collection companies can tack up to 20% onto their bill.</p><p><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/texas/2025/03/14/516016/in-texas-private-firms-cash-in-on-property-tax-late-fees-piling-debt-onto-struggling-homeowners/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">houstonpublicmedia.org/article</span><span class="invisible">s/news/texas/2025/03/14/516016/in-texas-private-firms-cash-in-on-property-tax-late-fees-piling-debt-onto-struggling-homeowners/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Finances" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Finances</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HarrisCounty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HarrisCounty</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Local" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Local</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Texas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Texas</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AnnetteRamirez" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AnnetteRamirez</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HarrisCountyPropertyTaxes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HarrisCountyPropertyTaxes</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MontgomeryCounty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MontgomeryCounty</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PropertyTaxBills" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PropertyTaxBills</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PropertyTaxesInTexas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PropertyTaxesInTexas</span></a></p>
Flipboard<p>School vouchers sure are good for someone — but it’s not necessarily kids. Here’s <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://texasobserver.social/@TexasObserver" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>TexasObserver</span></a></span> on how in the Lone Star state, the push for school choice could provide a huge payday for private contractors. These certified educational assistance organizations (CEAO) will act as middlemen between the state, parents and private schools — for a fee, of course. </p><p><a href="https://www.texasobserver.org/school-vouchers-vendors-millions-legislature/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">texasobserver.org/school-vouch</span><span class="invisible">ers-vendors-millions-legislature/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/SchoolChoice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SchoolChoice</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/SchoolVouchers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SchoolVouchers</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Education</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Texas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Texas</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Newstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Newstodon</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/NewstodonFriday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NewstodonFriday</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/FollowFriday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FollowFriday</span></a></p>
Houston Public Media<p>The company CirclesX says it can prove widespread natural gas market manipulation. So far, its case has gained no traction in court.</p><p><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/energy-environment/2025/03/14/515983/lawsuit-alleging-massive-energy-fraud-during-2021-winter-storm-heads-to-appeals-court/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">houstonpublicmedia.org/article</span><span class="invisible">s/news/energy-environment/2025/03/14/515983/lawsuit-alleging-massive-energy-fraud-during-2021-winter-storm-heads-to-appeals-court/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Business" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Business</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/EnergyEnvironment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EnergyEnvironment</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Texas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Texas</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/2021WinterStorm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>2021WinterStorm</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Blackouts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Blackouts</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ElectricGrid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ElectricGrid</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/KUT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KUT</span></a></p>
Houston Public Media<p>State legislators and friends of late U.S. Rep. Sylvester Turner remembered the longtime Houston mayor as a devoted and impactful public servant as his body lies in the Texas Capitol this week.</p><p><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/texas/2025/03/14/515991/state-lawmakers-friends-honor-former-houston-mayor-sylvester-turners-legacy-at-texas-capitol/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">houstonpublicmedia.org/article</span><span class="invisible">s/news/texas/2025/03/14/515991/state-lawmakers-friends-honor-former-houston-mayor-sylvester-turners-legacy-at-texas-capitol/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Local" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Local</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Texas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Texas</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CongressmanSylvesterTurner" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CongressmanSylvesterTurner</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/LieInState" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LieInState</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/StateLegislature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StateLegislature</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SylvesterTurnerDeath" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SylvesterTurnerDeath</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TexasHouseOfRepresentatives" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TexasHouseOfRepresentatives</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TexasLawmakers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TexasLawmakers</span></a></p>
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