In Books: “Every time they went with me it was a f—— mission. It’s a mindset and you just don’t get rid of it.” In a strange way, Khloe's father's hypervigilance may have saved lives on that unimaginably horrific day.
The Texas Observer
Uvalde's Darkest Hour
A new book by the publisher of the Uvalde Leader-News illuminates events that forever altered lives in this small Texas city.
 (CW: Gun violence, descriptions of mass shooting at #Uvalde) #books #bookstodon #SouthTexas #GunViolence #schools
Are you experienced at fundraising and helping nonprofits grow? We are hiring, and you might be just the person we're looking for ...
The Texas Observer
We're Hiring: Director of Development
Update: We’re no longer accepting applications for this position. Organization Overview The Texas Observer is a nonprofit news outlet and pri...
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We've been publishing stories all year related to our 70th anniversary, but today marks the actual date that the Texas Observer published its first issue in 1954, with the top story dedicated to a retail workers' #strike in Port Arthur:
Dec 13, 1954 Issue | Texas Observer Print Archives
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From @npub1ayp3...yw0l in our magazine: A story unknown to most, since the 1960s, Taiwanese-Americans have been fighting for freedom in their motherland from the Bayou City.
The Texas Observer
Texas’ Hotbed of Taiwanese Nationalism
For decades, Houston families like mine have helped keep the flame of independence burning.
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UPDATE: a spokesperson from JP Morgan Chase told the Texas Observer they fired the operator of a neo-Nazi X account who we identified as their employee. "This person is no longer at the firm. We do not tolerate hate in any form and take incidents such as this very seriously."
The Texas Observer
Revealed: the Operators Behind Four Major Neo-Nazi X Accounts
Anonymity has long been a tactic used by extremists to spread their ideology while avoiding social consequences, from Klansmen hoods to online pseu...
 #politics #USpol #extremism #racism #antisemitism #Texas #news #SocialMedia #ElonMusk
“I was in Houston public schools during the McCarthy Era, and [the school] board alternated every couple of years, and it would sometimes be run by the Minute Women. And the Minute Women were the female equivalent of the John Birch Society.”
The Texas Observer
What Trump 2.0 Could Mean for Public Education
Houston native and education expert Diane Ravitch urges a fight for "the future of Texas, and for the future of the children" under Trump's pr...
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Yesterday: Among the neo-nazi X accounts revealed by Texas Observer are a 35-year-old vice president at JP Morgan Chase and a worker at the Naval Surface Warfare Center in Indian Head, Maryland.
The Texas Observer
Revealed: the Operators Behind Four Major Neo-Nazi X Accounts
Anonymity has long been a tactic used by extremists to spread their ideology while avoiding social consequences, from Klansmen hoods to online pseu...
 #politics #USpol #extremism #racism #antisemitism #SocialMedia #ElonMusk #news