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A pregnancy center can bill the state $14 for distributing diapers that cost the center just over $.25. And before parents can get those diapers, they must take a class that the center can bill the state $30 for each hour of class a client attends.

(Published July 2024)

https://propub.li/3PvTPmw
#Texas #Pregnancy #Family #Government #Accountability #Abortion


I'm slowly getting back to work in 2025. Right now, I'm collaborating with @deceleration on a series of articles about how different movements, such as #disability rights or #LGBTQIA+ rights, are preparing for both the return of Donald #Trump and the 89th #Texas legislative session.

#journalism #TXlege #politics #USpol #news


Tequila!
"In her morning news conference on Wednesday #Sheinbaum noted a chunk of US territory, including #California and #Texas, were part of the Spanish empire and later independent #Mexico until it ceded the land to Washington in the 19th century."
#UnitedStates
“We’re going to call it ‘Mexican America’, it sounds nice doesn’t it?” she told reporters, displaying a colonial-era map of the region from 1607."
https://www.ft.com/content/c8702574-fd47-4cfb-b047-63e76786ff48


We are hiring for a Director of Development! Deadline to apply is Monday, January 6. https://www.texasobserver.org/were-hiring-director-of-development/

#Texas #journalism #nonprofit #jobs #hiring


“As we at the Texas Observer were racing to finish proofreading of our November/December 70th anniversary issue, I managed to track down Alan Pogue in a back office of the KOOP radio studio off Airport Boulevard in Austin. ...” https://www.texasobserver.org/alan-pogue-photo-essay-observer-seventieth-anniversary/

#history #photography #culture #Texas #politics #journalism #media #USpol


Suspect in deadly New Orleans truck attack served in US Army

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/suspect-deadly-new-orleans-truck-attack-served-us-army-2025-01-01/

Shamsud-Din Jabbar, the 42-year-old Texas man accused of crashing a truck into New Year's Day revelers in New Orleans, killing 15 and injuring dozens of people, served in the U.S. Army for 13 years including a deployment to Afghanistan, the Army said.

#TEXAS #NOLA #ISIS TERRORISM #NYD #PRESS


Longform nonfiction is designed to be started, finished, and to leave you with something to show for it—not to pilfer as much of your precious life as possible for profit. Here are @gusbova's favorites from last year:
https://www.texasobserver.org/best-longform-stories-2024/

#journalism #culture #news #Texas #politics #USpol #BestOf2024


There's out of touch...and then there's just plain ignorant.

Texas Gov Mistakenly Sends Condolences to Jimmy Carter’s Dead Wife

https://www.thedailybeast.com/texas-gov-greg-abbott-mistakenly-sends-condolences-to-jimmy-carters-late-wife-rosalynn-carter/

#Abbott #Texas #Carter


Reminder: We are hiring for a Director of Development! Do you love what we do, and are skilled at helping nonprofits grow? Apply before January 6. https://www.texasobserver.org/were-hiring-director-of-development/

#journalism #media #nonprofit #Texas #jobs


Before the New Year, catch up on stories you might have missed from the November/December 2024 issue of our magazine: https://www.texasobserver.org/issues/november-december-2024/

#politics #USpol #media #journalism #news #Texas #culture #nonprofit
The cover of the Texas Observer shows a black and white photo of Ronnie Duggar typing on a old-fashioned typewriter, near modern issues of the Observer, in a office lined with shelves stocked with papers. He's an older white man in slacks ans a white button down open at the collar, and large black glasses. He has short hair. Headlines: A Texas Miracle: The Observer Turns 70, photos by Alan Pogue. Pride and Prejudice in Princeton by Candice Bernd. Who Vets the Vets? by Caroline Collier. Houston's Taiwanese Nationalsits by Josephine Lee.


Got some holiday downtime? Enjoy our list of the best longform stories of 2024: https://www.texasobserver.org/best-longform-stories-2024/

#journalism #media #nonprofit #Texas #news #politics #USpol


Best of 2024: Correspondent @stevanzetti untangled a web of “astroturf” right-wing influence, from conservative hotelier Monty Bennett to a California "protesters for hire" company, which supported controversial city charter amendments in #Dallas. https://www.texasobserver.org/dallas-hero-initiative-monty-bennett-crowds-on-demand/

#Republicans #corruption #politics #USpol #Texas #democracy #news #media


“What we see is Mr. Frinzi in Europe on a private jet … fiddling while Rome Burns.”

Best of 2024: Justin Miller revealed Ken and Angela Paxton's ties to a lobbyist-turned-CEO caught in a tangled web of alleged fraud.
https://www.texasobserver.org/paxtons-lobbyist-ceo-alleged-fraud/

#politics #USpol #Texas #Corruption #news #KenPaxton


Best of 2024: There remains a hunger in the land for this sort of work—the type of reading experience that can change your opinion on an issue, that is actually interesting fodder for cocktail party conversations, that can even motivate you to take action.
https://www.texasobserver.org/best-longform-stories-2024/

#BestOf2024 #journalism #news #politics #USpol #Texas


Today in #Austin, #Texas, a group of "Luigis" rallied against corporate healthcare in solidarity with Briana Boston with a banner reading "Deny, Defend, Depose: Greed Kills, passing out flyers and posing for photos with passersby.

Text from flyer handed out by "Luigis" in Austin, TX:

"On December 4th, UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was gunned down. The bullet casings told the story: this was act of vengeance against UnitedHealthCare, who denies over 30% of health insurance claims—a company emblematic of a system that kills. Every year, over 50,000 Americans die from lack of insurance. 38% percent of us avoid necessary care because we’re scared of the cost. One in twelve is drowning in medical debt. Health insurance companies aren’t doctors. They don’t heal—they profit by restricting access to care. While we ration medications, delay appointments, and worry about bills, they rake in billions. We get sicker and they get richer. This violence isn’t on the evening news. It’s buried beneath their marketing, their endless paperwork, their fine print. But make no mistake: this is violence. And they’re laughing all the way to the bank. Blue Cross Blue Shield, Texas’s largest insurer, denies one in five claims while pocketing $18 billion in revenue. Whether Thompson’s death filled you with joy or horror, it ripped the mask off. The truth was laid bare: these companies are complicit in widespread suffering. Think about the last time you or someone you love worried about a medical bill. Put off care because of the cost. Cut pills in half to make them last. You’ve felt the violence they inflict. Now, the media and government scramble to spin the narrative, calling working-class mother Briana Boston a “terrorist” for uttering “Deny, Defend, Depose” when her claims were denied. We must remain clear headed: a small group gets rich off our illness. The solution is just as simple: abolish these corporations and nationalize health insurance. Single-payer healthcare works everywhere else in the developed world, where people live longer and healthier lives. Texans, by contrast, die three years younger, victims of private healthcare. The only question left is this: When will we stop waiting and take what is ours?"

#DenyDefendDepose #Luigi #LuigiMangione #Healthcare
Group of people in Luigi costumes with banner reading, "Deny, Defend, Depose: Greed Kills!"


The January/February 2025 issue is coming soon for members of the Texas Observer.

Want to be among the first to read the great reporting in every issue? Join us today: https://texasobserver.fundjournalism.org/join/

#journalism #nonprofit #Texas #politics #news #culture #border
The cover story for the January / February 2025 issue of Texas Observer magazine shows a fentanyl test strip against a plain black background, with the headline: This strip of paper can prevent an overdose. It’s illegal in Texas by Jason Buch. Other stories include Trump’s Texas Roadshow by Justin Miller and The Frontera Fabulist by Francesca D’Annunzio.


The Texas Observer is hiring for a Director of Development. Get all the details here: https://www.texasobserver.org/jobs/

#journalism #Jobs #nonprofit #GetFediHired #Texas


Texas sues New York doctor accused of posting #abortion pills.
"New York is one of eight Democratic-led states with shield laws.

Abortion is legal in New York up until the point of foetal viability, around 24 weeks of pregnancy, and after that point with restrictions."
#health
#medicne
#law
#government
#Texas vs #NY
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c745qegw3ldo


Celebrating our 70th anniversary: “[Molly Ivins] came already baked, so to speak. She was already almost fully developed as a writer. So there was not much editing to do, except maybe tone down some of the excesses. I think I saved a couple of libel suits ...” https://www.texasobserver.org/forging-their-own-way-kaye-northcott/

#history #journalism #nonprofit #media #Texas #politics #USpol


Looking back on our 70th anniversary: “The Observer enlivened my interest in politics and #journalism, and I have been a reader, subscriber, contributor, whatever, since junior high school.” https://www.texasobserver.org/carlton-carl-texas-observer-70th/

#history #Texas #media #nonprofit #politics #USpol #news #culture #publishing


We've been publishing stories all year related to our 70th anniversary, but today marks the actual date that the Texas Observer published its first issue in 1954, with the top story dedicated to a retail workers' #strike in Port Arthur: https://archives.texasobserver.org/issue/1954/12/13#page=1

#journalism #history #media #nonprofit #news #Texas #politics #USpol
Old Texas Observer front page with the headline Shepperd Urges Port Arthur Truce with an accompanying black and white photo showing a smiling woman with sign that says "Employees on strike CIO 1814". Another major headline says Webb County Split By One-Party Rule.


Our top story: Once described as "the heart" of the Texas Observer, starting in the late 1980s Lou Dubose became its editor while also writing for us at a prodigious rate, with a special emphasis on Mexico and Latin America. https://www.texasobserver.org/the-phones-are-still-ringing/

#politics #USpol #history #media #border #journalism #Mexico #Texas #news


Our top story: Lou Dubose not only edited the Texas Observer but wrote for the publication at a prodigious rate, with a special emphasis on Mexico and Latin America. He was the “the heart of this office” and the publication. https://www.texasobserver.org/the-phones-are-still-ringing/

#journalism #history #politics #USpol #border #WhiteSupremacy #immigration #Mexico #Texas #media #nonprofit


Alex Jones keeps Infowars for now after judge rejects The Onion's winning auction bid
A U.S. federal judge in Texas rejected the auction sale of Alex Jones' Infowars to The Onion satirical news outlet, criticizing the bidding for the conspiracy theory platform as flawed as well as how much money families of the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary shooting stood to receive.
#auction #courts #media #Texas
https://www.ctvnews.ca/world/alex-jones-keeps-infowars-for-now-after-judge-rejects-the-onion-s-win...


In “The Interview”: Lou Dubose edited the Observer for longer than anyone before or since. He expanded the publication’s coverage south of the border and later co-authored books with Molly Ivins. https://www.texasobserver.org/the-phones-are-still-ringing/

#politics #USpol #history #journalism #media #Texas #border #nonprofit #news


“When you consider the reduction in the capitol staff of most of the big dailies, who else will write and provide the sort of critical coverage that the Observer does if it disappears? So I really do see a more essential role now. And if there is a change, I think the Observer will have a place in bringing that change about.”
https://www.texasobserver.org/the-phones-are-still-ringing/

#journalism #history #politics #USpol #Texas #TXlege #news #nonprofit #media


The Observer's 70th anniversary celebration on Tuesday night was really something special, y'all. 🤠

It was a great turnout that included multiple generations of those who devoted big parts of their lives to making this magazine, and this community, possible. Our deepest thanks to all. 🎉

#Texas #journalism #nonprofit #history
Lize Burr, board president of the Texas Observer speaks on stage.
In black and white, a large crowd of current and former employees and many long time supporters of the Texas Observer celebrate in an outdoor courtyard under string lights.
Gus Bova, Editor in Chief, smiles as he speaks into a microphone, one hand in his pocket.
In a black and white photo, people celebrate the Texas Observer's 70ths annviersary in a courtyard.


At the end of his Apollo 14 moon exploration in 1971, Alan Shepard played golf in a lunar sand trap on the moon’s surface, in a world-famous demonstration of the moon’s low gravity. Upon his return to earth, Shepard’s first stop was Carlos’ barber shop. https://www.texasobserver.org/book-excerpt-moon-golf-ball/

#books #bookstodon #history #space #Texas #GulfCoast