In our magazine: Larry Callies founded the Black Cowboy Museum in 2017, but he's long since run out of room.

Now, even as diversity and history are under attack elsewhere, he's building a museum 10 times larger with full support of his local government. www.texasobserver.org/black-cowboy-museum-history/

#history #Texas #GulfCoast #culture

Featured story: In response to the Observer’s public information request, Corpus Christi refused to release the latest records of the Bitcoin mine’s #water usage. The city is appealing our request for those records to the #Texas Office of the Attorney General. https://www.texasobserver.org/corpus-christi-cryptomine-water-usage-secret/

#Bitcoin #crypto #CorpusChristi #environment #drought #GulfCoast #politics #USpol #news #journalism #FreeSpeech

From May to August last year, Corpus Christi's #Bitcoin mine consumed 11,563,000 gallons of water, according to utility records that the Observer previously obtained via a local resident’s public information request.

Now the city is refusing to share the latest data. https://www.texasobserver.org/corpus-christi-cryptomine-water-usage-secret/

#cryptocurrency #tech #water #CorpusChristi #politics #USpol #Texas #GulfCoast #drought #news

From May to August last year, Corpus Christi's #Bitcoin mine consumed 11,563,000 gallons of water, according to utility records that the Observer previously obtained via a local resident’s public information request.

Now the city is refusing to share the latest data. https://www.texasobserver.org/corpus-christi-cryptomine-water-usage-secret/

#cryptocurrency #tech #water #CorpusChristi #politics #USpol #Texas #GulfCoast #drought #news

From Candice Bernd: As Corpus Christi faces an ever-deepening #water crisis, in response to the Observer’s public information request, the city is refusing to release the latest 2026 records of a local cryptomine’s water usage. https://www.texasobserver.org/corpus-christi-cryptomine-water-usage-secret/

#crypto #tech #environment #ClimateChange #drought #GulfCoast #Texas #politics #USpol #news

In our magazine: Larry Callies founded the Black Cowboy Museum in 2017, but he's long since run out of room.

Now, even as diversity and history are under attack elsewhere, he's building a museum 10 times larger with full support of his local government. www.texasobserver.org/black-cowboy-museum-history/

#history #Texas #GulfCoast #culture