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#texas

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Texas Observer

“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.” texasobserver.org/ice-raids-ab

The Texas Observer · ICE Raids on Beloved Bakery Reverberate Through Rio Grande ValleyHomeland Security Investigations arrests at Abby's Bakery shake up a small town in politically shifting Cameron County.
#border#ICE#Immigration
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Kim Perales

"People are fleeing Austin, #Texas in droves. The city lost -13,500 ppl to outbound migration in 2024.

The biggest drop the city has ever experienced.

This outmigration has now caused Austin's #housing market to collapse. With home prices down 19.5% over the last two+ years.

Some of these ppl leaving Austin head to the suburbs like Williamson & Hays County, others are going back to CA & NY."
-N Gerli

It's hell living in TX -many ppl are fleeing the fascist state.
#Fascism #RedStates #USPol

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Nonilex

#Families have begun to arrive in recent days at a #detention facility in South #Texas, & #immigration lawyers are expecting more to be brought in the coming days. A second detention center…is being readied for families.

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.

#law#TheCrueltyIsThePoint#geopolitics
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Pablonius Monk

Texas Lawmaker Who Breeds Deer Wants to Abolish Texas Parks and Wildlife Agency That Regulates Him

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.

outdoorlife.com/conservation/t

Outdoor Life · Texas Lawmaker Who Breeds Deer Wants to Abolish the State Wildlife Agency That Regulates Deer BreedersA Texas lawmaker who breeds deer wants to abolish Texas Parks and Wildlife, which helps regulate deer breeders in the state.
#TPWD#Texas#Conservation
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Preston Maness ☭

Went down a #CharterSchool rabbit hole today after mapping one in #osm #OpenStreetMap. 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.

Fucking disgusting.

#texas#dfw#FortWorth
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Houston Public Media

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.

houstonpublicmedia.org/article

#HarrisCounty#Houston#Local
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Flipboard Science Desk

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.

flip.it/0.ZRbx

NBC News · As Texas measles outbreak grows, newborn babies were exposed to the virus in Lubbock hospitalBy Erika Edwards
#MeaslesOutbreak#Health#Medicine
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Houston Public Media

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.

houstonpublicmedia.org/article

#HealthScience#Healthcare#MedicineWellness
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Flipboard

School vouchers sure are good for someone — but it’s not necessarily kids. Here’s @TexasObserver 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.

texasobserver.org/school-vouch

The Texas Observer · How Voucher Vendors Could Make Millions from ‘School Choice’ in TexasThe Legislature’s current proposals put a handful of private contractors in the driver’s seat. Other states have already seen problems.
#SchoolChoice#SchoolVouchers#Education
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