When the culture war comes to San Marcos #schools, “It does not escape me that my colleagues have to have those conversations with an openly gay man next to them, and I think that’s incredibly important because we’re not talking about this in the abstract.” https://www.texasobserver.org/defending-the-most-vulnerable-in-san-marcos/
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“The weight of that calculation is the same weight for every single survivor in the farm worker industry. They’re not thinking about the movement, but they’re thinking about: ‘Will my family be able to work next year?’ ‘Will I be abandoned in the field?’ ‘Will I be killed?’” https://www.texasobserver.org/dolores-huerta-fear-farmworkers-advocates/
#farming #agriculture #politics #USpol #labor #workers #HumanRights
(CW: Descriptions of workplace sexual assault)
“The weight of that calculation is the same weight for every single survivor in the farm worker industry. They’re not thinking about the movement, but they’re thinking about: ‘Will my family be able to work next year?’ ‘Will I be abandoned in the field?’ ‘Will I be killed?’” https://www.texasobserver.org/dolores-huerta-fear-farmworkers-advocates/
#farming #agriculture #politics #USpol #labor #workers #HumanRights
(CW: Descriptions of workplace sexual assault)
A construction contract was awarded Mar. 18, using money from “One Big Beautiful Bill,” to build wall through the National Butterfly Center and the Santa Ana refuge, among other once-protected sites.
Our top story: https://www.texasobserver.org/trump-border-wall-rio-grande-valley/
#Trump #border #Texas #SouthTexas #politics #USpol #news #immigration
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This is why it's important to show up to your local No Kings event tomorrow.
Featured story: "It didn’t take long before Tammy Fogle, the leader of our local Moms for Liberty group, issued 27 book challenges. She had no children attending our schools, but SB 13 had opened the door for her." https://www.texasobserver.org/abilene-isd-librarian-book-ban/
#books #bookstodon #library #censorship #politics #USpol #news #FreeSpeech #education
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From Candice Norwood of the @19thnews: About 26% of U.S. farmworkers are #women, and they face disproportionate risk of sexual harassment and assault in their workplaces. One 2010 survey found that 80% of respondents said they experienced some form of sexual harassment. https://www.texasobserver.org/dolores-huerta-fear-farmworkers-advocates/
#politics #USpol #news #farming #agricultue
(CW: Workplace sexual assault)
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During the government shutdown in the fall of 2025, about one-third of the roughly 8,200 students in San Marcos CISD come from families who temporarily lost SNAP benefits.
Here's how one school board member is working to meet their needs in crisis like these: https://www.texasobserver.org/defending-the-most-vulnerable-in-san-marcos/
This is why it's important to show up to your local No Kings event tomorrow.
Earlier, in #books: If conservatives are going to unsettle what it means to be American, maybe it’s best to accept the invitation. https://www.texasobserver.org/american-citizenship-and-other-myths/
During the government shutdown in the fall of 2025, about one-third of the roughly 8,200 students in San Marcos CISD come from families who temporarily lost SNAP benefits.
Here's how one school board member is working to meet their needs in crisis like these: https://www.texasobserver.org/defending-the-most-vulnerable-in-san-marcos/
From Candice Norwood of the @19thnews: About 26% of U.S. farmworkers are #women, and they face disproportionate risk of sexual harassment and assault in their workplaces. One 2010 survey found that 80% of respondents said they experienced some form of sexual harassment. https://www.texasobserver.org/dolores-huerta-fear-farmworkers-advocates/
#politics #USpol #news #farming #agricultue
(CW: Workplace sexual assault)
“It’s showing that the government is willing to literally waste billions upon billions of dollars to make these useless walls … instead of taking that exact same money and making sure that everybody has housing or clean water and food and education.”
https://www.texasobserver.org/trump-border-wall-rio-grande-valley/
#Texas #border #politics #USpol #news #immigration #SouthTexas
Out today: “I had one of my biggest supporters call me, compliment me on my bravery, and then immediately pivot to say, ‘It’s just so unfortunate that you’ll never get reelected. That was the first experience, right out of the gate, of folks’ perceptions of what it means to be queer or gay or #LGBTQ in Texas.” https://www.texasobserver.org/defending-the-most-vulnerable-in-san-marcos/
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For @TexasObserver magazine, I interviewed Juan Miguel Arredondo, the first openly gay man on the San Marcos, #Texas school board, about how this small but surprisingly progressive small town is protecting their most vulnerable students from the culture wars and economic inequality. https://www.texasobserver.org/defending-the-most-vulnerable-in-san-marcos/
#education #politics #USpol #schools #CentralTexas #news #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA
From our magazine: Amid that automated hatred, a marked shift has occurred in scientists’ understanding of the rattler family. Increasingly, the folkloric entity and the living animal have little in common. https://www.texasobserver.org/consider-the-rattle/
#photography #nature #politics #culture #Texas #animals #history #wildlife
“Not once has a family been in crisis because of transgender bathrooms. It’s families not being able to afford rent or put food on the table.”
New from our magazine, Kit @oconnell profiled Juan Miguel Arredondo, the first openly gay school board member from San Marcos, #Texas. https://www.texasobserver.org/defending-the-most-vulnerable-in-san-marcos/
#LGBTQIA #LGBTQ #news #education #schools #CentralTexas #politics #USpol
For @TexasObserver magazine, I interviewed Juan Miguel Arredondo, the first openly gay man on the San Marcos, #Texas school board, about how this small but surprisingly progressive small town is protecting their most vulnerable students from the culture wars and economic inequality. https://www.texasobserver.org/defending-the-most-vulnerable-in-san-marcos/
#education #politics #USpol #schools #CentralTexas #news #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA
"TrackAIPAC started in 2024 as a scrappy bulwark to the powerful, conservative pro-Israel lobbying group for which it is named. Amid TrackAIPAC’s rise, U.S. voters’ support for #Israel plummeted to historic lows as horrified #Americans watched their government support #genocide in #Gaza, and #AIPAC, once an indispensable ally for most federal politicians, transformed into an electoral liability."
https://theintercept.com/2026/03/26/track-aipac-midterms-2026-israel-palestine/
#TrackAIPAC #Politics #Elections #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #America
The case represents the feds first use of material support for terrorism charges against alleged #Antifa members. Experts say the outcome will give the #Trump administration the green light to take a more aggressive stance against left-wing activity and further politicize the use of domestic terrorism laws. https://www.texasobserver.org/prairieland-antifa-verdict-threatens-anti-trump-resistance/
#politics #law #Trump #antifa #terrorism #USpol #news #NorthTexas #Texas #ICE