From Lise Olsen: Twenty years ago, when the nation’s most deadly modern hurricane approached New Orleans, Eva Kinnard didn’t have a car or the money to leave her apartment on her own. She was still recovering from surgery.
The Texas Observer
Twenty Years Later, Katrina Still Haunts the Gulf from New Orleans to Houston
A killer storm two decades past still teaches lessons about survival and resilience in a world where weather is getting more extreme.
 #history #GulfCoast #Katrina #weather #Louisiana #politics #USpol #NewOrleans
“This bill will harm #women and could even lead to more pregnant women dying because they couldn’t access life-saving medications.” From Mary Tuma: Under this extreme new law, citizens could sue anyone who “manufactures, distributes, mails, transports, delivers, prescribes, or provides” #abortion pills to Texans for at least $100,000 in damages.
The Texas Observer
Texas Legislature Passes ‘Bounty Hunter’ Ban on Abortion Pills
House Bill 7 attacks one of the last remaining options for reproductive care in Texas and declares legal war on blue states.
 #Texas #TXlege #healthcare #HumanRights #politics #USpol #fascism #news
Congratulations to @steven :verified: and Tristan Lee (of @npub140y5...0uvc) for winning the Al Neuharth Innovation in Investigative Journalism Award, in the small newsroom category from the Online News Association, for a series of articles identifying online extremists.
Online Journalism Awards
Open-Source Extremist Identifications - Online Journalism Awards
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 #journalism #media #nonprofit #awards #extremism #news image
From our magazine: Rural #Texas wears a friendly facade. You know everyone, and everyone treats each other so kindly, but, if you’re Black, you just ignore the stares when you walk into the local steakhouse for fish fry night.
The Texas Observer
Racism Wrapped in Rural Warmth
Staying in my hometown means facing subtle prejudice in day-to-day life.
 #racism #politics #USpol #culture #rural
From Monday: “What are they hiding, if they will break the law and not let a member of Congress in? What are they hiding if they’ll violate constitutional rights and not let a lawyer in?”
The Texas Observer
Dems in Congress Are Being Denied Access to ICE Facilities. Now They’re Suing.
As immigration enforcement spending ramps up, oversight mechanisms have been stifled—including for members of Congress.
 #ICE #immigration #politics #USpol #news
In #poetry: I insist on survival every day I stay in Texas. Let me explain. A friend came over today & boom: joy shone from our fingertips. While the moon transitioned from waxing to waning, my bro got a top surgery letter. We get by with bitterness & rage.
The Texas Observer
Poem: Texas, No Exodus
I insist on survival every day I stay in Texas...
 #Texas #culture #politics #LGBTQIA #USpol #poem #trans