New today: Data shows that firearms were purchased in 212 #Texas counties before being trafficked to Mexico and recovered as crime guns from 2015-2022, for a total of nearly 22,000 firearms.

The Texas Observer

Texas Is Arming Mexico’s Gunmen

Data shows that firearms were purchased in 212 Texas counties before being trafficked to Mexico and recovered as crime guns from 2015-2022, for a t...

#GunViolence #news #border #politics #USpol #Mexico #CriminalJustice

SCOOP from Reporting Fellow Francesca D'Annunzio: Texas Department of Public Safety is committing to a five year, $5.3 million contract for Tangles, an AI #surveillance tool that can track cell phones without a court order. (🧵 1/2)

The Texas Observer

Texas State Police Gear Up for Massive Expansion of Surveillance Tech

DPS plans to spend millions in taxpayer dollars on a controversial software, used first as part of Governor Abbott’s border crackdown, to “disr...

#Texas #politics #USpol #news #police #tech #privacy #HumanRights #activism #AI