Including the legal and criminal justice news, some labor updates, and a few posts marking Black History Month.
Many teachers and staff have had to take on more responsibilities as colleagues get sick or quit. Meanwhile, pay hasn’t increased to match that extra work. https://t.co/KL1H0yElqt
— Texas Standard (@TexasStandard) February 9, 2022
Reform Austin wants to know what the hell we're doing to public school teachers.
“To try to come up with an extra $400 a month, that’s not that easy to do.”
— Texas Tribune (@TexasTribune) February 10, 2022
Rent prices in Texas are soaring. Experts say the state's landlord-friendly regulations and lack of rent control put tenants in difficult financial positions.https://t.co/b0OOBY5eKB
A City-owned hotel in North Austin is being converted into an apartment community with support services to help individuals who are experiencing homelessness https://t.co/NC5QXCAyY8
— KVUE News (@KVUE) February 9, 2022
Abortions in Texas fell by 60% in the first month under the most restrictive abortion law in the U.S. in decadeshttps://t.co/E17kPjNTCk
— KXAN News (@KXAN_News) February 10, 2022
A friend of mine who lives in New Mexico has been doing clinic escorts. She says over half the cars are from Texas.
— Erin Zwiener (@ErinForYall) February 8, 2022
Punishing people seeking an abortion with higher costs and more disruptions isn’t working for Texans. It’s hurting them. #txlege https://t.co/wOqNhhg2yE
Sexual assault affects 33.2% of adult Texans. Back in Sept., Gov. Abbott promised he'd "eliminate rape" when questioned about why TX's abortion ban doesn't include exceptions for survivors.
— Progress Texas (@ProgressTX) February 7, 2022
We’re still waiting for Abbott to keep his promise. #txlegehttps://t.co/sX2JRA2qVP
In the Texas mail ballot case, the Texas AG’s office clearly cut and paste arguments from the abortion case (but didn’t proof the doc). #txlege pic.twitter.com/dO4bF3dH38
— Michael Li ζδΉζ¨Έ (@mcpli) February 9, 2022
Breaking: Court records show Dallas police officers injured some 2020 protesters who were backing off, complying https://t.co/eJGmR72bFC exclusive from @KelliSmithNews and @KMTorralva
— Mede Nix (@medenix) February 10, 2022
The Dallas County district attorney has obtained arrest warrants for two DPD officers accused of using excessive force in the same summer uprisings.
It’s really easy to become anti-police when all this is true. It wasn’t until I needed help the most that I realized just how worthless cops are in terms of protecting anyone but fascists https://t.co/Iv6xmNMOh1
— Jessica Rae Luther Rummel (@Kali_Ma_TX) February 7, 2022
UPDATE: In June, we published bodycam footage of a Texas sheriff’s deputy, Patrick Divers, tasing an unarmed refugee child at a shelter for migrant children.
— Reveal (@reveal) February 10, 2022
We’ve learned that Divers won’t be disciplined. https://t.co/FZEd1n69OC
This story started with a tip from an anonymous caller who said the TDCJ regional director got fired because his mother-in-law was selling drugs in the prison parking lot.
— Keri Blakinger (@keribla) February 10, 2022
I’ve been following this tip for 3 years. Here’s my latest story, and a THREAD: https://t.co/eXJUmgi3n4
Jantzen Verastique wanted to tell the grand jury her story. About being a Latina mom worried about her adopted Black sons. About being shot with pepper balls and arrested.
— Lauren McGaughy π (@lmcgaughy) February 8, 2022
Then she came face-to-face with this sign. Important Reporting from @milesmoffeit.https://t.co/9rDWUGkHpE pic.twitter.com/JwlOAnhr4L
Turmoil at the top of the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles as executive director resigns while agency grapples with fake license tag problems, @NBCDFW reports. #txlege #licensetags #Texas #txdmv https://t.co/GF87fenVyu
— John Gravois (@Grav1) February 8, 2022
And a second top official at the TxDMV has now resigned.
Crooks are now reverting back to trying to produce tampered tags instead of infiltrating the TxDMV’s system to print real ones, officials said. https://t.co/z2rCW0mkyW
— KXAN News (@KXAN_News) February 11, 2022
"In April, J&J attorneys consulted with Jones Day lawyers, who explained how the company could use a Texas law to split the company’s consumer-product business into two parts." #txlege #safetyhttps://t.co/Dy3x0xUF7N
— Texas Watch (@TexasWatch) February 9, 2022
Battling painkiller addiction: Texas’ $225 million opioid settlement with Teva Pharmaceutical Industries is biggest to date for generic drugmaker as other litigation continues elsewhere. #opioidcrisis #opioids #genericdrugs #Teva #painkillers https://t.co/sSP9RPfrS7
— John Gravois (@Grav1) February 7, 2022
How ransomware attacks on 23 Texas cities changed the way cyber-criminals operate https://t.co/4XZvjga9od #TXLege
— Forever in debt to your priceless advice. (@PDiddie) February 8, 2022
New: Sutherland Springs victims & families will receive $230M+ from the U.S. government, a judge ruled. He found that the Air Force bore most of the responsibility for the 2017 massacre for failing to flag the shooter's criminal history.https://t.co/9MBbmqv295 w/ @djfroschWSJ
— Elizabeth Findell (@efindell) February 7, 2022
A Border Patrol agent logged welfare checks that didn’t happen. Only one medical professional was caring for 200 sick migrants. The government hasn’t said whether anyone is being punished. A joint report from @ProPublica and @ElPasoMatters.https://t.co/TygRjjv4xL
— El Paso Matters (@elpasomatters) February 8, 2022
Troy Nehls says the U.S. Capitol Police entered his office and took photos of confidential information. An inspector general will investigate.
— Anthony Adragna (@AnthonyAdragna) February 8, 2022
Capitol Police Chief Thomas Manger defended his officers in the matter — denying Nehls' allegations. https://t.co/7R1t3hkQGQ
Never seems to slow down with the "bad apples".
A San Antonio Starbucks is getting a lot of attention for becoming the first store in the state to join a nationwide unionization movement after filing a petition to the National Labor Relations Board late Monday night. https://t.co/8K7GOFd4Me
— KENS 5 (@KENS5) February 9, 2022
*30,000* Steelworkers in Texas are teetering on the edge of a massive strike. Negotiations continue, but I’m very curious to see how this one goes https://t.co/WDPV6fkkzu
— Kim Kelly (@GrimKim) February 8, 2022
And some BLM to close. Environmental news and calm-me-downs in subsequent posts.
"The Hill" is a historic, five-block area of #ArlingtonTX. It was the only area designated for the city's African American residents when racially segregated neighborhoods were the norm. Read more from the Arlington Historical Society: https://t.co/6O1DQ2GcHu #BlackHistoryMonth pic.twitter.com/uM4iRtIPC4
— City of Arlington (@CityOfArlington) February 8, 2022
The @HoustonTexans picked an awful time to do right by Lovie Smith https://t.co/fEpFzOG5X5 #HouNews
— Forever in debt to your priceless advice. (@PDiddie) February 8, 2022
Adding this to my Black History Month list of Very Performative Things Black People Do Not Need https://t.co/QjY9B4XKaf
— Karen Attiah (@KarenAttiah) February 8, 2022
In 1923, #txlege passed a law prohibiting Blacks from voting in Democratic primaries. Dr. Lawrence Nixon, born OTD 1883, spent 21 years, including 2 trips to the Supreme Court to correct this. pic.twitter.com/m27rV4GI2n
— Retro Snacking (@Retrosnacking) February 9, 2022
