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Disturbing new details emerge of Texas woman who begged for help after devastating flood.
Let's Show Exactly WHO is Hurting In Texas and Screaming For Compassion
#Texas #Floods #Compassion? #ParkRosePerma #BehindTheCamera #News
Our top story: If the voucher bill were to pass, select private companies could soon be reeling in tens and even hundreds of millions of taxpayer dollars per year. We took a closer look at who stands to gain the most. texasobserver.org/school-vouch…
#education #politics #USpol #vouchers #news #schools #TXlege #Texas #GregAbbott
How Voucher Vendors Could Make Millions from ‘School Choice’ in Texas
The Legislature’s current proposals put a handful of private contractors in the driver’s seat. Other states have already seen problems.Justin Miller (The Texas Observer)
Texas Lawmakers Want a Charter School Network to Stop Paying Its Superintendent Nearly $900K. The School Board Says No.
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The rebuke from lawmakers and charter school leaders came after an investigation from ProPublica and The Texas Tribune revealed that Salvador Cavazos, who oversees fewer than 1,000 students, is among the most well-paid superintendents in the country.
propublica.org/article/salvado…
Gulf of Mexico shrimp boat trawling for Gulf of Mexico shrimp just offshore of Matagorda Beach located on #Texas’s Gulf of Mexico coast. Gulf of Mexico in the background.
#MeerMittwoch #photography #beach #shrimpboat #Gulf_of_Mexico #gulfofmexico
Some amazing photos of human impact on Earth
npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/…
#anthropocene #photography #oil #PalmOil #Kenya #Nigeria #Texas #Borneo
Featured story: "The conservative campaign to harass the libs out of academia has already sent a chill through #Texas’ world-class public universities, making professors and administrators so fearful of setting off the lunatics in charge at the Capitol that they censor themselves—in scholarship or in their communications with students and the public."
From Editor-in-Chief @gabrielarana: texasobserver.org/mccarthyism-…
#schools #diversity #racism #education #journalism #FreeSpeech #essays
McCarthyism Rides Again at Texas Universities
A&M’s shameful treatment of Kathleen McElroy is the start of a backward-turning era for higher education.Gabriel Arana (The Texas Observer)
Built to Last • Austin, Texas, USA
Rolleiflex 2.8 D • Kodak Tri-X 400 • 2023
#FilmPhotography #Kodak #TriX #Film #Camera #120film #MediumFormat #Rolleiflex #BWfilm #Photography #ATX #TX #Austin #Texas #Outdoors #Monochrome #Built #to #Last #Sign #Art #EastAustin #September_23_2023
Street Seat • Austin, Texas, USA
Rolleiflex 2.8 D • Kodak Tri-X 400 • 2023
#FilmPhotography #Kodak #TriX #Film #Camera #120film #MediumFormat #Rolleiflex #BWfilm #Photography #ATX #TX #Austin #Texas #Outdoors #Monochrome #Street #Seat #House #Tree
Ben Sargent's latest Loon Star State cartoon, from the July/August 2023 issue of Texas Observer magazine: texasobserver.org/issues/july-…
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#politics #news #USpol #Texas #GregAbbott #HB2127 #democracy #journalism #comics
Texas Observer July/August 2023: Abbott's Border Boondoggle
Delger Erdenesanaa looks at how Texas water plans ignore the climate. Justin Miller takes us into the growing problems of Greg Abbott's wall.The Texas Observer
“Data shows for the first time that the peak demand for electricity this summer will exceed the amount we can generate from on-demand, dispatchable power, so we will be relying on #renewables to keep the lights on.”
But rather than fix the grid, #Republicans spent their time in the #Texas legislature trying to block renewable #energy:
texasobserver.org/88th-session…
#environment #infrastructure #ClimateChange #TXlege #politics #news #USpol #OilAndGas
The Awful 88th Session of the Texas Lege
Losers during the 88th session of the legislature included taxpayers, teachers, trans youths, and anyone who uses electricity.Texas Observer Staff (The Texas Observer)
”Employees are expected to comply with this dress code in a manner consistent with their biological #gender.”—#Texas Department of #Agriculture memorandum
Ag Dept employees received an unwelcome surprise in a new dress code issued last week that seems aimed at oppressing #transgender and #nonbinary workers, reports Digital Editor Kit @oconnell based on a document leaked to us:
texasobserver.org/sid-miller-d…
#transphobia #LGBTQIA+ #news #politics #USpol #trans #HumanRights #GregAbbott #Republicans
![Screenshot of “Texas Department of Agriculture Dress Code and Grooming Policy,” with Commissioner Sid Miller’s name and seal at the top. In the opening section labelled objective: “All employee’s appearance should reflect the culture, dignity and professionalism of the Texas Department of Agriculture. All employees, regardless of assignment, are expected to present themselves in a professional manner that cultivates a favorable impression from coworkers, other government officials, agency customers and the general public. Employees are expected to comply with this dress code in a manner consistent with their biological gender. [The previous sentence has been highlighted in yellow.] Basic elements for appropriate attire across the board consist of clothing that is in neat and clean condition.” The rest of the screen shot explains that this dress code applies to everyone at TDA, that supervisors should exercise discretion and make sure everyone looks professional. People sent home to change won’t be compensated, and in general, business attire is expected.](https://keybored.me/photo/preview/640/1049766 "Screenshot of “Texas Department of Agriculture Dress Code and Grooming Policy,” with Commissioner Sid Miller’s name and seal at the top. In the opening section labelled objective: “All employee’s appearance should reflect the culture, dignity and professionalism of the Texas Department of Agriculture. All employees, regardless of assignment, are expected to present themselves in a professional manner that cultivates a favorable impression from coworkers, other government officials, agency customers and the general public. Employees are expected to comply with this dress code in a manner consistent with their biological gender. [The previous sentence has been highlighted in yellow.] Basic elements for appropriate attire across the board consist of clothing that is in neat and clean condition.” The rest of the screen shot explains that this dress code applies to everyone at TDA, that supervisors should exercise discretion and make sure everyone looks professional. People sent home to change won’t be compensated, and in general, business attire is expected.")
Ag Commissioner Sid Miller’s New Transphobic Dress Code
An April 13 memo from the Department of Agriculture welcomes “Western wear” but requires employees to dress according to “biological gender.”Kit O'Connell (The Texas Observer)
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Important #SaveTXO update: We now have a GoFundMe that is LIVE and accepting donations!
This money will go to support the staff, but donations will also go a long way towards showing that there's a will to keep this magazine alive. gofundme.com/f/laid-off-texas-…
To get a sense of how that would work, check out #InteroperableFacebook, a video and essay I put together with @eff to act as a kind of #DesignFiction, in the form of a user manual for a federated, interoperable Facebook:
He points out that this kind of mandatory interop is a preferable alternative to the unconstitutional (and unworkable!) speech bans proposed by #Florida and #texas
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Interoperable Facebook
In this video, we discuss the forces that keep us using services like Facebook long after we stop enjoying them (hint, it's not because social media is "addictive") and we present a short "design fiction" explaining what it might be like to use socia…Electronic Frontier Foundation
Hello all! I have newly arrived from the wilds of Twitter and am trying to find my people. I am a reporter and I post about #journalism #texas #deathpenalty and the shitshows that are #prisons.
And sometimes I pose in cemeteries in front of hearses.
