#Texas

Preston Maness ☭<a href="https://bsky.brid.gy/r/https://bsky.app/profile/jascochran.bsky.social" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@jascochran.bsky.social</a> <a href="https://tenforward.social/tags/Texas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Texas</a> needs more <a href="https://tenforward.social/tags/MollyIvins" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MollyIvins</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 ObserverIn our magazine: Operation Lone Star, Gov. Greg Abbott's ever-growing <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/border" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#border</a> boondoggle, has unleashed a massive windfall for private contractors. Justin Miller examines who some of the biggest "winners" are ... <a href="https://www.texasobserver.org/abbott-operation-lone-star-contractors-bonanza/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.texasobserver.org/abbott-operation-lone-star-contractors-bonanza/</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/immigration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#immigration</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/tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#tech</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/TXlege" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TXlege</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/GregAbbott" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#GregAbbott</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> #

Texas Observer"Somebody had to eat the first oyster." This 1998 excerpt from our archives reveals the lengthy, and messy history of the ongoing push for school <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/vouchers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#vouchers</a>, whether the public wants it or not ... <a href="https://www.texasobserver.org/whos-paying-for-public-school-vouchers-1998/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.texasobserver.org/whos-paying-for-public-school-vouchers-1998/</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/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/TXlege" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TXlege</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/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#history</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#education</a>

Pablonius Monk 🇺🇦[W]hen we miss big stories of this sort, it raises readers’ eyebrows — and their suspicions. And in our already deeply polarized nation and region, that is a most unfortunate outcome.Public Editor: The News missed it with Hands Off protests🆓🔗: <a href="https://archive.is/3CxiM" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://archive.is/3CxiM</a><a href="https://mastodon.social/@dallasnews" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@dallasnews</a> <a href="https://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/public-editor/2025/04/16/public-editor-the-news-missed-it-with-hands-off-protests/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/public-editor/2025/04/16/public-editor-the-news-missed-it-with-hands-off-protests/</a><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/StephenBuckley" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#StephenBuckley</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DallasMorningNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DallasMorningNews</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Journalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Journalism</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Protest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Protest</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HandsOff" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#HandsOff</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Dallas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Dallas</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/LauraMiller" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#LauraMiller</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#USPol</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Texas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Texas</a>

Houston Public MediaA United States District Judge on Tuesday blocked most of President Donald Trump's executive order targeting Houston-based law firm Susman Godfrey.<a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/politics/2025/04/16/518922/judge-blocks-most-of-trumps-order-targeting-houston-based-law-firm-susman-godfrey/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/politics/2025/04/16/518922/judge-blocks-most-of-trumps-order-targeting-houston-based-law-firm-susman-godfrey/</a><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Houston" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Houston</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Local" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Local</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#News</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Politics</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/HoustonLaw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#HoustonLaw</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/LawFirms" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#LawFirms</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PresidentDonaldTrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PresidentDonaldTrump</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SusmanGodfrey" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SusmanGodfrey</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>

Rod2ik 🇪🇺 🇨🇵 🇪🇸 🇺🇦 🇨🇦 🇩🇰 🇬🇱<a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23EEUU" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#EEUU</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23US" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#US</a> retira el apoyo y los fondos al <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23AVE" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AVE</a> en <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23Texas" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Texas</a> , con el que <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23Renfe" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Renfe</a> , la <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23compa%C3%B1ia" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#compañia</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23ferroviaria" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ferroviaria</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23espa%C3%B1ola" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#española</a> , esperaba ingresar más de 5.000 millones Pittyful <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23Trump" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Trump</a> : represalias por amigarse con <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23China" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#China</a> <a href="https://cincodias.elpais.com/companias/2025-04-16/trump-retira-el-apoyo-y-los-fondos-al-ave-de-texas-con-el-que-renfe-esperaba-ingresar-mas-de-5000-millones.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">cincodias.elpais.com/companias/20...</a> <a href="https://cincodias.elpais.com/companias/2025-04-16/trump-retira-el-apoyo-y-los-fondos-al-ave-de-texas-con-el-que-renfe-esperaba-ingresar-mas-de-5000-millones.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Trump retira el apoyo y los fo...</a>

Climate crisis | The GuardianThe great Mississippi tops list of most endangered rivers amid fears over Trump rollbacks <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/16/most-endangered-rivers-list-trump" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/16/most-endangered-rivers-list-trump</a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Trumpadministration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Trumpadministration</a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/HurricaneHelene" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#HurricaneHelene</a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Extremeweather" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Extremeweather</a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Climatecrisis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Climatecrisis</a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/WestVirginia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WestVirginia</a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Environment</a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Fossilfuels" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Fossilfuels</a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/DonaldTrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DonaldTrump</a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/California" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#California</a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Pollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Pollution</a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/NewJersey" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NewJersey</a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Louisiana" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Louisiana</a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Flooding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Flooding</a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Virginia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Virginia</a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Arkansas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Arkansas</a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Americas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Americas</a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Drought" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Drought</a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Rivers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Rivers</a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Mexico" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Mexico</a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/USnews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#USnews</a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Water" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Water</a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Texas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Texas</a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Idaho" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Idaho</a>

SPQRFailed state watch."Three 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://mastodon.social/tags/Texas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Texas</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GunViolence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#GunViolence</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MassShooting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MassShooting</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#USA</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/America" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#America</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sociology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#sociology</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/2A" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#2A</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>

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>

Texas Observer“True school choice already exists without government intrusion.”From <a href="https://texasobserver.social/@josephinelee" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@josephinelee</a>: The governor broke the anti-voucher coalition before, but he still hasn't erased conservative opposition to his pet project in the House of Representatives. <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/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/Republicans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Republicans</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/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/schools" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#schools</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#education</a>

NonilexJudge scraps US rule capping <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/CreditCard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CreditCard</a> late fees at $8U.S. District Judge Mark Pittman in Fort Worth, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Texas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Texas</a> granted a joint request by <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Trump</a>’s <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/CFPB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CFPB</a> and a coalition of 6 business & banking groups [pretty much who the CFPB is supposed to be protecting <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/consumers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#consumers</a> from] including the US Chamber of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Commerce" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Commerce</a> & American <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Bankers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Bankers</a> Association to scrap the rule adopted during President Joe <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Biden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Biden</a>'s administration.<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#law</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/economy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#economy</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/PersonalFinance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PersonalFinance</a> <a href="https://www.reuters.com/business/finance/judge-scraps-us-rule-capping-credit-card-late-fees-8-2025-04-15/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.reuters.com/business/finance/judge-scraps-us-rule-capping-credit-card-late-fees-8-2025-04-15/</a>

Texas ObserverFrom our magazine: With little funding or support, counselors recruited by Sweetwater's public hospital are finding ways to offer lifesaving mental health care during a growing crisis for rural towns. <a href="https://www.texasobserver.org/mental-health-crisis-rural-texas/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.texasobserver.org/mental-health-crisis-rural-texas/</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/MentalHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MentalHealth</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/rural" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#rural</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/Texas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Texas</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/health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#health</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/medicine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#medicine</a>

Texas ObserverLast week: The Texas House spent over 14 hours debating—but mostly, just standing around—amendments during a marathon proceeding to pass its biennial budget. <a href="https://www.texasobserver.org/slowly-and-painfully-texas-house-passes-337-billion-budget/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.texasobserver.org/slowly-and-painfully-texas-house-passes-337-billion-budget/</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/economy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#economy</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/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>

Bích-Mây Nguyễn :verified:"On four separate occasions, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the Health and Human Services secretary, has suggested that the measles outbreak in Texas, which is now over 500 cases, is beginning to subside and grow more slowly. But a review of state data indicates there’s no decline yet in the pace of cases."<a href="https://rollcall.com/2025/04/14/no-sign-of-texas-measles-outbreak-slowing-contrary-to-rfk-jr-s-claims/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://rollcall.com/2025/04/14/no-sign-of-texas-measles-outbreak-slowing-contrary-to-rfk-jr-s-claims/</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> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/disinformation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#disinformation</a>

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