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From Craig Lindsey in our magazine: This March marked 1 year since veteran journalist Robert Wilonsky returned to @dallasnews as a city columnist.
He didn’t have to come back. Here's why he couldn't stay away from the city and the work he loves ... texasobserver.org/robert-wil…
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From @CandiceBernd: GOP state leaders for years engaged in a war on local control aimed at big blue cities. But local Republicans are finding that they, too, have fallen prey as they attempt to resist new data centers. texasobserver.org/data-cente…
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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 information request.
The city is refusing to share the latest data. texasobserver.org/corpus-chr…
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Our top story, from @stevanzetti: “Brandon Herrera is probably the exact opposite of the type of candidate that most people want going into a competitive race in this election. His campaign is not about anything that people really care about.” texasobserver.org/brandon-he…
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New today: Populist “affordability” politics are in vogue for the out-of-power left as average Americans face dire financial circumstances. Climate policy, which was all the rage for Dems just 5 or 6 years ago, has now been sidelined as a toxic turnoff. texasobserver.org/talarico-d…
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"Family detention center has this feedback [loop] where parents are put in a position of helplessness... and the children are watching their parents be helpless, the parents are watching their children suffer and they’re only spiraling worse." texasobserver.org/dilley-fam…
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From @eden_shamy: “I’m a Christian myself, and he practices what he preaches. Jesus is all about taking care of one another, loving one another. He keeps his composure, always shows respect, does it with a smile, and it just makes me proud.”
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New from @eden_shamy: “We’re increasingly seeing Democratic politicians fight fire with fire by engaging in populist rhetoric similar to that of Donald Trump, even if from a policy perspective it’s irresponsible.” texasobserver.org/talarico-d…
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His byline has appeared in publications going all the way back to 1986, when he was still in high school.
He thought he was done with reporting when he left the Morning News in 2020, but he just couldn't stop investigating life in his city.
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From @CandiceBernd: 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. texasobserver.org/corpus-chr…
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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. texasobserver.org/black-cowb…
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Top story: Four years after a mass shooting tore their community apart, this southwest Texas city of 15,000 may soon be represented in the U.S. House by a gunmaker, Second Amendment absolutist, and edgy YouTube personality. texasobserver.org/brandon-he…
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“In a lot of cities, there are anti-establishment flashes, but the establishment here consists of very conservative Republicans and very liberal Democrats working together. We haven’t had the problem where the extreme right took over the city council.” texasobserver.org/abilene-ar…
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New from @CandiceBernd: The drought-stricken City of Corpus Christi is withholding how much water a controversial cryptocurrency mine is siphoning away from surrounding residents. texasobserver.org/corpus-chr…
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New: Abilene is a city of literature and art, with 10,000s of visitors streaming into its new library. It's also a city in the throes of an AI boom, and one that certain forces wish to twist to the far right.
@collins_reports takes us on a tour ... texasobserver.org/abilene-ar…
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"I think that there’s a fantasy that if we just did immigration detention the 'right way,' that families won’t be separated, that people would not suffer. The trade-off to accepting what I would call a fantasy is the suffering that we’re seeing right now." texasobserver.org/dilley-fam…
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Featured from @josephineklee, co-published @ProPublica: Some experts believe the ultimate objective of any Texas district takeover is to disenfranchise communities.
“It all begins at the school board level to then completely disempower the community.” texasobserver.org/mike-miles…
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“Governor Abbott could call [a special session] tomorrow. He has chosen not to. I mean … we have special sessions over who can use which restroom, but we don’t have a special session for this.” texasobserver.org/data-cente…
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☀️ @TexasObserver reflects on the state of the #TXenergy grid as we head into a summer with potentially above-average temps, again reinforcing the need for stronger #energyefficiency, weatherization, and other demand-side measures .
➡️ Read more: ow.ly/kHMm50Z7Hg8
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New today: "When we have immigration detention and immigration arrests, mass deportation, the result of that is going to be parents without children and children without parents." texasobserver.org/dilley-fam…
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