From Gaige Davila: “I guess I was in more fear because of what I had just seen happen to the young guy in Maine. I had just seen that in the morning before I left to the movies. So, can you imagine my train of thought when I saw him pull the gun on the kid?” https://www.texasobserver.org/ice-car-chase-gun-citizen-south-texas/
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From Michelle Pitcher: Local officials' attempts to investigate the death of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo have been stonewalled at every turn. They've even consulted with Minneapolis for tips on forcing #ICE to face justice. https://www.texasobserver.org/houston-ice-killing-district-attorney-trump/
From Michelle Pitcher: Local officials' attempts to investigate the death of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo have been stonewalled at every turn. They've even consulted with Minneapolis for tips on forcing #ICE to face justice. https://www.texasobserver.org/houston-ice-killing-district-attorney-trump/
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Just one vote - from genocide-supporting Dem Senator Fetterman - maintains Trump's illegal wars
Report: Senate Votes Down Iran War Powers Resolution 50 to 49
Fetterman voted with the GOP majority to crush "a war powers resolution to limit President Trump’s authority to wage war against Iran."
The vote was 50 to 49. Three Republicans joined Democrats.
#USPol #EUPol #IsraelLobby #Fetterman #IranWar #USWarPowersAct #news #Gaza #palestine .
Just one vote - from genocide-supporting Dem Senator Fetterman - maintains Trump's illegal wars
Report: Senate Votes Down Iran War Powers Resolution 50 to 49
Fetterman voted with the GOP majority to crush "a war powers resolution to limit President Trump’s authority to wage war against Iran."
The vote was 50 to 49. Three Republicans joined Democrats.
#USPol #EUPol #IsraelLobby #Fetterman #IranWar #USWarPowersAct #news #Gaza #palestine .
The Observer's @josephinelee interviewed Christian Menefee about how he plans to continue fighting for his community in Congress, the ideological battles within the Democratic Party, and the #ICE killing of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo. https://www.texasobserver.org/interview-congressman-christian-menefee-houston/
#Houston #GulfCoast #Democrats #midterms #politics #USpol #news #Texas
From Mezabahnur Masum: There's much we don't know about the data center boom and its costs: #water, electricity, and more. Solving that problem is harder than it looks, and the confusion might be by design. https://www.texasobserver.org/ai-data-center-boom-uncertainty-is-the-model/
“The car was not abandoned. They didn’t just show up to an abandoned vehicle. That’s a lie. They did a high-speed chase.”
A high speed chase which a witness said also endangered her and her son. https://www.texasobserver.org/ice-car-chase-gun-citizen-south-texas/
#ICE #Texas #SouthTexas #border #police #law #fascism #immigration #news
Tuesday: Local officials' attempts to investigate the death of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo have been stonewalled at every turn. They've even consulted with Minneapolis for tips on forcing #ICE to face justice. https://www.texasobserver.org/houston-ice-killing-district-attorney-trump/
#police #law #fascism #Trump #Houston #GulfCoast #news #Texas
When #billionaires buy #newspapers…
Top #editor of The #WashingtonPost #opinion section, Adam O’Neal, resigned Friday, just over a year after #JeffBezos hired him to reorient the section toward a more #libertarian bent.
“While this was not an easy decision, I am leaving proud of how far the opinion section has come & optimistic that its best days lie ahead,” O’Neal wrote in a note to colleagues. He did not say in the note why he was leaving.
#journalism #FourthEstate
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/31/business/media/washington-post-opinion-editor-resigns-after-1-year.html?unlocked_article_code=1.11A.mVrK.JwXC0anwDdfe&smid=nytcore-ios-share
Jeff D’Onofrio, publisher & chief executive of The #WashingtonPost, wrote in a separate note that O’Neal had made the call to step down. “I want to thank him for his leadership & hard work in reimagining the section,” wrote D’Onofrio.
O’Neal’s announcement delivered another shock to a #news organization that underwent drastic changes in the past few years.
#journalism #FourthEstate #billionaires #JeffBezos #newspapers
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In this week's top story, Willow Higgins investigated how the collapse of Hope Rising, a faith-based nonprofit for former sex trafficking victims, highlights the flaws in Texas' reliance on religious foster care orgs. https://www.texasobserver.org/the-fall-of-hope-rising/
In this week's top story, Willow Higgins investigated how the collapse of Hope Rising, a faith-based nonprofit for former sex trafficking victims, highlights the flaws in Texas' reliance on religious foster care orgs. https://www.texasobserver.org/the-fall-of-hope-rising/
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“I guess I was in more fear because of what I had just seen happen to the young guy in Maine. I had just seen that in the morning before I left to the movies. So, can you imagine my train of thought when I saw him pull the gun on the kid?” https://www.texasobserver.org/ice-car-chase-gun-citizen-south-texas/
From our magazine: "I just believe that our constituents deserve better from the county executive. And when they voted to redistrict my precinct, making it much more difficult for a Democrat to win in Precinct 2, I decided I may as well run countywide." https://www.texasobserver.org/tarrant-county-judge-alisa-simmons-tim-ohare/
#politics #Texas #midterms #USpol #news #NorthTexas #Democrats
The Harris County DA's office is investigating the potential that any number of crimes may have occurred, including murder, manslaughter, and tampering with evidence. If the office is able to build a case, attorneys could present it to a grand jury. https://www.texasobserver.org/houston-ice-killing-district-attorney-trump/
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“I guess I was in more fear because of what I had just seen happen to the young guy in Maine. I had just seen that in the morning before I left to the movies. So, can you imagine my train of thought when I saw him pull the gun on the kid?” https://www.texasobserver.org/ice-car-chase-gun-citizen-south-texas/
Featured story: Students will learn that life circumstances are beyond their power to change. They will learn that their place and the place of others in the economy and larger society should not be questioned. Instead, they should celebrate the wealthy and powerful for their economic success. https://www.texasobserver.org/sboe-bible-curriculum-requirements/
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New from Gaige Davila: “Just the experience of having a gun pointed at you, having agents aggressively approach your car, endangering people on the road, coming into your yard or home, obviously, that is an extremely traumatic event for anyone who has to experience it.”
https://www.texasobserver.org/ice-car-chase-gun-citizen-south-texas/
"Texas was ground zero for this stealing of districts across the country. But the goal is for us to get back a majority in the House, in the Senate, and to win the White House so that we can pass real reform to our electoral processes in this country."
https://www.texasobserver.org/interview-congressman-christian-menefee-houston/
New from Gaige Davila: “Just the experience of having a gun pointed at you, having agents aggressively approach your car, endangering people on the road, coming into your yard or home, obviously, that is an extremely traumatic event for anyone who has to experience it.”
https://www.texasobserver.org/ice-car-chase-gun-citizen-south-texas/