Texas Observer 4 months ago

Earlier: A killer storm two decades past still teaches lessons about survival and resilience in a world where #weather is getting more extreme.

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.

#politics #USpol #news #environment #ClimateChange #GulfCoast #history #NewOrleans #Katrina

Texas Observer 4 months ago

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

Texas Observer 4 months ago

“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

Texas Observer 4 months ago

Congratulations to @npub13uq8...vy6g and Tristan Lee (of @Bellingcat) 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