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Gizmodo · Watch Firefly’s Blue Ghost Tear a Hole in the Lunar SurfaceBlue Ghost is in the midst of spending an entire lunar day on the surface of the Moon, or the equivalent of 14 days on Earth.
“Given what a support our church has been throughout Ruby’s life, it’s absolutely infuriating to see Republicans in my own state twist our faith to argue that my child does not deserve rights. Christian lawmakers in #Texas, members of my own religion, claim that #trans people are sinful, bad, and broken, but that is anything but the truth.” https://www.texasobserver.org/trans-children-gods-gifts/
#LGBTQIA+ #transphobia #HumanRights #politics #USpol #news #TXlege
The Texas Observer · Trans Children Are God’s GiftsWithout the support of our Christian church in the Houston suburbs, my daughter might not be with us today.
“What matters is who actually gets the funds; who actually gets admitted; or who’s already been admitted.”
New from @josephinelee: A House committee heard over 23 hours of testimony from those concerned about the future of public education if #vouchers become law. Objections came from both sides of the aisle. https://www.texasobserver.org/house-hearing-2025-school-vouchers/
The Texas Observer · Marathon Hearing on School Vouchers Features Intense Bipartisan Opposition“There is a disconnect between the rhetoric and what the bill actually says,” Democrat James Talarico summarized of House Bill 3.
“The goal is to cast vaccines into the shadows. That has deadly consequences.”
Legislators are bent on dismantling our vaccine safety net even as this deadly disease sees a frightening resurgence in our state. https://www.texasobserver.org/measles-outbreak-anti-vax-legislation/
The Texas Observer · Amid Texas Measles Outbreak, Conservatives Double Down on Anti-Vax CrusadeSpread of the virus is due to low immunization rates in certain communities. Meanwhile, some legislators are cheering for more “medical freedom.”
#Texas Bill Would Make Identifying as #Transgender a #Felony Punishable by #Jail
The bill, while unlikely to pass, highlights the increasing extremism of legislation targeting trans people, especially in Texas, in recent years.
NBC News · Texas bill would make identifying as transgender a state jail felony
Death penalty update: On March 11, the Court of Criminal Appeals stayed David Wood’s execution. The court has not yet announced whether it will send the case back to the trial court to review the evidence of Wood’s innocence.
https://www.texasobserver.org/david-wood-execution-desert-killer/
The Texas Observer · David Wood, Set for Execution, Says He Was Never the 'Desert Killer'Wood’s attorneys have requested that more than 100 additional pieces of evidence be tested for DNA, but the state has opposed the request for over a decade.
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@VOANews I feel bad for kids who selected #morons parents but they can chalk it up to, "Taking one for the team!" The article pointed out old farts like me who got vax before 1968 might have rxd an ineffective version. If I catch it, I'm going on a tour of #Texas, eating at cafeterias, attending churches and going to concerts. 
Blizzard Entertainment president says ‘there’s a game for you’ no matter what type of player you are https://www.byteseu.com/821974/ #business #CAStateWire #California #ConanO’Brien #Entertainment #gaming #GeneralNews #InsiderQA #JohannaFaries #Lifestyle #Technology #texas #U.S.News
Texas-bound: Canadian politicians slam U.S. tariffs (politely) during visit to Lone Star state
Amid an increasingly heated game of tariff-related chicken, Canadian politicians are in Houston telling Americans they're peeved — in the most stereotypically Canadian way possible.
#politics #trade #tariffs #Texas #Houston #Canada
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/bakx-duhatschek-ceraweek-tariffs-oil-1.7481021?cmp=rss
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@evawolfangel was erwartest du in #Texas, einem Staat in den #USA welcher #Trans*personen in ihrer Existenz kriminalosoert und #Kindesentführungen dafür als probates Mittel hält!
West Texas measles outbreak spreads into #Oklahoma
Two #measles case have been reported in the state. Both individuals were exposed to the outbreak that's growing on the western edge of #Texas.
https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/west-texas-measles-outbreak-spreads-oklahoma-rcna195858
NBC News · West Texas measles outbreak spreads into Oklahoma
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Wonder why wind, storage & other climate techs matter in the current climate?
Here's a live view of Texas's electricity mix: wind tops the list, energy storage plays a key role. The second biggest source: solar. (There's a CKI deep-dive for solar, too.)
Wind, solar & batteries don't dominate Texas's grid because of state-level policies & regulations. Quite the opposite.
Previously: Politicians, especially those who grew up in the digital age, have repeatedly learned the hard lesson that you can never truly delete anything from the web.
Take, for instance, Nate Schatzline. https://www.texasobserver.org/nate-schatzline-drag-lege-2025/
The Texas Observer · What a Drag: Nate SchatzlineThe Fort Worth state rep spends another session waging a “spiritual battle” in the Texas House, with bad bills and incessant posting.
Featured story: “How are they able to get away with not giving them [all] PE? … I saw the way they do it is by falsification of documentation.” https://www.texasobserver.org/mike-miles-third-future-schools-midland-classes/
The Texas Observer · Did Mike Miles' Former Charter School Network Fail to Provide Required Classes?A Third Future Schools-Texas elementary school in Midland has been accused of neglecting social studies and physical education.
“Somehow this little town, Los Fresnos—it’s become a part of this huge conversation that I don’t think anyone really expected. Maybe this is a chance for people to really look at what’s happening.”
Earlier: In Cameron County where 8.5 percent of the population is undocumented, controversial raids at this popular eatery have rocked an already divided community. https://www.texasobserver.org/ice-raids-abbys-bakery-valley-los-fresnos/
The Texas Observer · ICE Raids on Beloved Bakery Reverberate Through Rio Grande ValleyHomeland Security Investigations arrests at Abby's Bakery shake up a small town in politically shifting Cameron County.
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Measles Outbreak – March 11, 2025
The Texas Department of State Health Services is reporting an outbreak of measles in the South Plains region of Texas. At this time, 223 cases have been identified since late January. Twenty-nine of the patients have been hospitalized.
There has been one fatality in a school-aged child who lived in the outbreak area. The child was not vaccinated and had no known underlying conditions.
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https://www.dshs.texas.gov/news-alerts/measles-outbreak-2025
www.dshs.texas.govMeasles Outbreak – March 11, 2025 | Texas DSHS
#RFKJr: Let them eat cod liver oil
“The #measles outbreak in western #Texas is continuing to grow with 25 cases confirmed over the last five days, bringing the total to 223 cases, according to new data published Tuesday.
Almost all of the cases are in unvaccinated individuals or in individuals whose vaccination status is unknown, with 80 unvaccinated and 138 of unknown status”
https://abcnews.link/91sNzay
ABC News · Texas measles cases grow to 223, mostly among children and teens
“We’ve had the sad circumstance of a young school-age child [dying] of measles. Yet we see these lawmakers doubling and tripling down, filing these bills and advocating for these policies that will harm #Texas children in the long run.” https://www.texasobserver.org/measles-outbreak-anti-vax-legislation/
The Texas Observer · Amid Texas Measles Outbreak, Conservatives Double Down on Anti-Vax CrusadeSpread of the virus is due to low immunization rates in certain communities. Meanwhile, some legislators are cheering for more “medical freedom.”