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Rex_TailTrump officials and right wing media are slandering the character of Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia, a Maryland father and union apprentice wrongfully deported to El Salvador's notorious mega-prison CECOT — based on the false narrative that all immigrants are criminals. We cannot fall victim to the divide-and-conquer tactic being waged by the Trump administration. Credit: @pslnational on Instagram <a href="https://pixelfed.social/p/Rex_Tail/818936333558796935" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://pixelfed.social/p/Rex_Tail/818936333558796935</a><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ice</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/texas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#texas</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/USPolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#USPolitics</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/us" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#us</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/usa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#usa</a>

FlipboardTexas is almost certainly getting school vouchers — Senate Bill 2 has passed in the state’s House and is likely to have a fairly smooth passage to Gov. Greg Abbott’s desk. It’s the culmination of a 30-year battle that has until now been blocked by Democrats and rural Republicans. <a href="https://texasobserver.social/@TexasObserver" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@TexasObserver</a> takes a look at how it happened. Zeph Capo, the president of the Texas American Federation of Teachers, said in a statement: “Greg Abbott relied on a last ditch phone call from Donald Trump to bully Republican lawmakers to fall in line.” <a href="https://www.texasobserver.org/abbott-trump-house-vouchers-pass/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.texasobserver.org/abbott-trump-house-vouchers-pass/</a><a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Education</a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/SchoolVouchers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SchoolVouchers</a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/SchoolChoice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SchoolChoice</a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/GregAbbott" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#GregAbbott</a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/DonaldTrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DonaldTrump</a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#USA</a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Texas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Texas</a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Newstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Newstodon</a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/NewstodonFriday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NewstodonFriday</a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/FollowFriday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FollowFriday</a>5/15

Texas ObserverIn <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/film" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#film</a>: The librarians experience an awakening upon realizing they are not alone. From <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/Texas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Texas</a> to Florida, Louisiana, and New Jersey, the film reveals how librarians across the country have become victims of a crisis manufactured by national organizations bent on infiltrating and disrupting local school boards. <a href="https://www.texasobserver.org/librarians-movie-sxsw-book-bans/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.texasobserver.org/librarians-movie-sxsw-book-bans/</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#books</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/bookstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#bookstodon</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/documentary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#documentary</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/movies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#movies</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/censorship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#censorship</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/libraries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#libraries</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/culture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#culture</a>

Texas ObserverFeatured story: “Up until now, the state of <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/Texas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Texas</a>—like most other banned states—has made it very clear they are not interested in providing clarity for providers and patients. And Texas doctors face some of the most draconian penalties in the country.” <a href="https://www.texasobserver.org/republican-abortion-laws-texas-legislature-exceptions/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.texasobserver.org/republican-abortion-laws-texas-legislature-exceptions/</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#politics</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#USpol</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/abortion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#abortion</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/ReproductiveJustice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ReproductiveJustice</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/TXlege" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TXlege</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/healthcare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#healthcare</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/women" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#women</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#news</a>

Nonilex“Petitioners have learned that officers at Bluebonnet have distributed notices under the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/AlienEnemiesAct" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AlienEnemiesAct</a>, in <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/English" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#English</a> only, that designate <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Venezuelan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Venezuelan</a> men for removal under the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/AEA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AEA</a>, & have told the men that the removals are imminent & will happen tonight or tomorrow,” <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ACLU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ACLU</a> atty Lee Gelernt wrote in the filing.The filing does not say how many people are facing <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/deportation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#deportation</a>, but that "dozens of Venezuelan men" have been brought to the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ICE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ICE</a> facility in <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Texas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Texas</a> in the last few days.<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#law</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Trump</a>

Nonilex<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Trump</a> is preparing to deport a 2nd group of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Venezuelan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Venezuelan</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/immigrants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#immigrants</a> under a rarely used <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/wartime" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#wartime</a> authority that has for weeks put the admin in a tense showdown w/the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/judiciary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#judiciary</a>, acc/to an emergency legal filing. The men in the govt’s custody have been transferred from across the country to the Bluebonnet Detention Center in <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Texas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Texas</a>, in the past 2 days & were told they are at imminent risk of being deported using the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/AlienEnemiesAct" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AlienEnemiesAct</a>, per the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ACLU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ACLU</a> & written declarations by the men’s attys.<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#law</a>

TrilobyterNavasota, <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Texas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Texas</a><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/FensterFreitag" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FensterFreitag</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#photography</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/monochrome" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#monochrome</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/BlackAndWhite" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BlackAndWhite</a>

Texas Observer“It’s almost as though some members have been told how to vote, and they aren’t looking at the policy. They’re just following directions.” Our top story: Despite monumental opposition, Governor Greg Abbott finally made his goal of undermining public schools a reality ... with a little help from President Trump. <a href="https://www.texasobserver.org/abbott-trump-house-vouchers-pass/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.texasobserver.org/abbott-trump-house-vouchers-pass/</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/GregAbbott" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#GregAbbott</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/vouchers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#vouchers</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#politics</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#USpol</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#news</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#education</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/schools" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#schools</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/TXlege" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TXlege</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/Texas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Texas</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/Republicans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Republicans</a>

Knut 🏳️‍🌈 🇳🇴🧸Well, just ban the Wyoming flag too because ours has a big old Buffalo dong right there. *shrugs* I hate <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/texas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#texas</a> They are just such little tyrranical prudes. <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#news</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#education</a> <a href="https://www.axios.com/local/richmond/2025/04/17/texas-school-district-virginia-flag-ban-nudity" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.axios.com/local/richmond/2025/04/17/texas-school-district-virginia-flag-ban-nudity</a>

Texas ObserverAnnouncement: The MOLLY Prize Gala will be held on Wednesday, May 28, 2025 at Fair Market in <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/Austin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Austin</a>. Congressman Greg Casar will join us in conversation with our editor-in-chief, Gus Bova! Don't miss your chance to attend, get your tickets today: <a href="https://www.texasobserver.org/molly-awards/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.texasobserver.org/molly-awards/</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/journalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#journalism</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/events" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#events</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/Texas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Texas</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/media" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#media</a>

Texas ObserverJust out from <a href="https://texasobserver.social/@josephinelee" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@josephinelee</a> and Joelle DiPaolo: After three decades of fighting back against <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/vouchers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#vouchers</a>, the governor enlisted the help of the president to destroy the last vestiges of Republican resistance this week. <a href="https://www.texasobserver.org/abbott-trump-house-vouchers-pass/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.texasobserver.org/abbott-trump-house-vouchers-pass/</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#education</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/schools" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#schools</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Trump</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/GregAbbott" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#GregAbbott</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#politics</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#USpol</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#news</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/TXlege" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TXlege</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/Texas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Texas</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/Republicans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Republicans</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#democracy</a>

Texas ObserverOver the past several years, the <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/Texas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Texas</a> Department of Public Safety (DPS) has quietly built out an expansive <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/surveillance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#surveillance</a> apparatus—one that’s increasingly powered by artificial intelligence. Experts say legislative efforts to safeguard privacy don't go nearly far enough. <a href="https://www.texasobserver.org/texas-dps-surveillance-arsenal-artificial-intelligence-lege/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.texasobserver.org/texas-dps-surveillance-arsenal-artificial-intelligence-lege/</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AI</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#politics</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#USpol</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#news</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/police" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#police</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/Texas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Texas</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/border" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#border</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/immigration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#immigration</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/HumanRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#HumanRights</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#tech</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/Privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Privacy</a>

Bích-Mây Nguyễn :verified:"The measles outbreak in western Texas continues to grow, with 561 confirmed cases, according to new data published Tuesday.This is an increase of 20 new cases over the last five days." <a href="https://abcnews.go.com/Health/measles-cases-linked-texas-outbreak-reach-561-20/story?id=120819175" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://abcnews.go.com/Health/measles-cases-linked-texas-outbreak-reach-561-20/story?id=120819175</a><a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/PublicHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PublicHealth</a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/measles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#measles</a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/vaccines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#vaccines</a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/vaccinations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#vaccinations</a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/immunizations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#immunizations</a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/outbreak" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#outbreak</a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/texas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#texas</a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/misinformation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#misinformation</a>

Dorothea LangeThe Texas cow-puncher in town for the day. The ranch for which he works is 90 miles away, and the road which leads to it passes one house on the way. Van Horn, Texas <a href="https://mastodon.ozioso.online/tags/Texas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Texas</a> <a href="https://mastodon.ozioso.online/tags/90miles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#90miles</a> <a href="https://mastodon.ozioso.online/tags/BeerOpenNow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BeerOpenNow</a> <a href="https://mastodon.ozioso.online/tags/Ferry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Ferry</a>&Sons <a href="https://mastodon.ozioso.online/tags/undefined" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#undefined</a> <a href="https://mastodon.ozioso.online/tags/photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#photography</a> <a href="https://mastodon.ozioso.online/tags/DorotheaLange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DorotheaLange</a>

AI6YR BenNBC News: CDC says measles cases are most likely underreported as outbreak swells in TexasThe leader of the CDC’s measles team said the agency was “scraping” to find resources to address an outbreak in the Southwest. <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/cdc-measles-cases-missed-texas-us-rfkjr-rcna201426" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/cdc-measles-cases-missed-texas-us-rfkjr-rcna201426</a><a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/measlesoutbreak" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#measlesoutbreak</a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/measles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#measles</a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/texas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#texas</a>

Texas Observer<a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/ICYMI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ICYMI</a>: “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">https://www.texasobserver.org/ice-raids-abbys-bakery-valley-los-fresnos/</a><a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/border" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#border</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/immigration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#immigration</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#politics</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#USpol</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#news</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Trump</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/HumanRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#HumanRights</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/SouthTexas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SouthTexas</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/Texas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Texas</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/CriminalJustice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CriminalJustice</a>

Texas ObserverYesterday, from <a href="https://texasobserver.social/@josephinelee" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@josephinelee</a>: “Abbott’s kind of getting flanked for taking a position that the <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/Democrats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Democrats</a> don’t like for one reason, and then the conservatives don’t like for a completely different reason. He’s stuck right there in the middle with a limited base who want to put that program in.” <a href="https://www.texasobserver.org/abbott-vouchers-conservative-opponents/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.texasobserver.org/abbott-vouchers-conservative-opponents/</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/Republicans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Republicans</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/TXlege" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TXlege</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#politics</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#USpol</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/Texas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Texas</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#news</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#education</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/schools" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#schools</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/vouchers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#vouchers</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/GregAbbott" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#GregAbbott</a> #

MikeDunnAuthorToday in Labor History April 16, 1947: 581 workers died in Texas City, Texas, on Galveston Bay, in the deadliest industrial disaster in U.S. history. 2,300 tons of ammonium nitrate, on board a ship docked in the port of Texas City, detonated and set off a chain reaction of explosions and fires on other ships and nearby oil storage facilities. Thousands were seriously injured. As a result, changes in chemical manufacturing and new regulations for the bagging, handling, and shipping of chemicals were enacted.<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/workingclass" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#workingclass</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LaborHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#LaborHistory</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/texas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#texas</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/galveston" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#galveston</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/explosion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#explosion</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/disaster" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#disaster</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/workplacesafety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#workplacesafety</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/workplacedeaths" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#workplacedeaths</a>

ProPublicaTrump has reportedly urged Congress to authorize $175 billion for border security, more than 10 times what was spent during his first term.Meanwhile, border residents in Texas and Arizona say their basic needs — like safe drinking water and hospital access — aren’t being met. <a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-border-security-spending-texas-arizona?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-border-security-spending-texas-arizona?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</a><a href="https://newsie.social/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#News</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Immigration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Immigration</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Trump</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Border" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Border</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Texas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Texas</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Arizona" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Arizona</a>

LaffyAnother day, another…“3 students were wounded in a shooting on Tuesday at a Dallas high school where, almost exactly a year ago, a student was shot in the leg by a classmate, the authorities said.” <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/GunViolence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#GunViolence</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Texas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Texas</a> <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/15/us/dallas-school-shooting-wilmer-hutchins.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/15/us/dallas-school-shooting-wilmer-hutchins.html</a>

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