#SXSW sharpens focus on #TXLege's culture war on women, parents, voters ...https://t.co/GfBQwKTKFH #SXSW2022 #SXSW22
— Forever in debt to your priceless advice. (@PDiddie) March 15, 2022
‘Stay out of my body’: Lizzo slams Texas abortion, anti-trans policies during Q&A at SXSW Film Festival > https://t.co/AoIBf9BKVq #KPRC2
— KPRC 2 Houston (@KPRC2) March 14, 2022
"We are thinking less about the attorney general and governor — and more about our values, which are all around inclusion, diversity and freedom of choice. We need to stand for our values" - Bottle Rocket CEO#txlege https://t.co/aiUjDNAZxY
— Texas Competes (@TXCompetes) March 12, 2022
In the second rally in Austin in as many days, supporters of gender affirming care for trans youth show up at the Texas Capital.
— Lauren McGaughy ๐ (@lmcgaughy) March 14, 2022
Rep. @ErinForYall, a founding member of the @txlgbtqcaucus, opens it. She says there’s a doc “Mama Bears” in the works. #txlege pic.twitter.com/CUuybqg9SW
Here's a little recap of what's going on in #Texas with the fight for #trans rights. There's a lot happening so this is a thread. ๐งต@AustinChronicle has me writing about #trans rights. It's important to me. And should be to you also. https://t.co/fIdjpsZksQ #ProtectTransKids
— Kit O'Connell (They/He) (@KitOConnell) March 11, 2022
Folks gathered at the Texas Governor's mansion today have strong feelings about Gov. Abbott #txlege pic.twitter.com/zNOk04azTA
— Scott Braddock (@scottbraddock) March 13, 2022
Violet Augustine increased her goal of raising $11,000 to $111,000, so she can move her transgender daughter to safety. She fears harassment after Gov. Abbott's directive to investigate families who provide gender-affirming care to trans children.
— WFAA (@wfaa) March 14, 2022
https://t.co/R4daUZMmIk
The battle in Texas to criminalize parents of trans kids started with Jeff Younger.
— Rebekah Allen (@rebekahallen) March 14, 2022
A few years ago, he was going thru a bitter custody battle with his ex-wife over their child's transition — which he opposed. He took it public and the GOP latched on.https://t.co/rSeJ30NuEp
Enough of that unpleasantry. On to the snark (and the rest).
Pussy Riot at #sxsw: "F*ck Putin" https://t.co/0Xgg2KQezM #SXSW2022 #SXSW22
— Forever in debt to your priceless advice. (@PDiddie) March 14, 2022
A perfect point for #txlege at #SxSW @WeedMaps Texas may *think* it’s being conservative but it’s failure to act & #FundCriminalJustice only opens the door to dangerous black market wares. Here’s a plan for dealing with cannabis the smart way https://t.co/kryFYC2hHA pic.twitter.com/JQY4129Nba
— Susan Hays (@hays4ag) March 14, 2022
The man brought slabs! Bun B made history as the first Black man from Houston to headline a concert at the rodeo. Congrats! ๐๐ https://t.co/A7aSaZN4jL
— ABC13 Houston (@abc13houston) March 13, 2022
San Antonio's St. Patrick's Day parade ranked one of best in U.S. https://t.co/C4vJ4QELoL
— Laredo Morning Times (@lmtnews) March 14, 2022
The first of our two-part spring road trips series takes you on three different journeys: a kolache trail with two different routes; a drive following the era of Comanche Chief Quanah Parker; and an overnight trip following the historic El Camino Real. https://t.co/Jv8FEsmZ90
— Texas Highways Magazine (@TexasHighways) March 12, 2022
An urbanist's travelogue in America's fourth-largest city. Come for the bbq, stay for the architecture. https://t.co/MCVbxWC244 pic.twitter.com/pipokMJwms
— Salim Furth (@salimfurth) March 14, 2022
I am not sure who did the colorizing on this photo of downtown Dallas in 1942 but it's awesome. Who can tell me what street this is?
— Traces of Texas (@TracesofTexas) March 12, 2022
Photo by Arthur Rothstein. pic.twitter.com/CQmA0y7dtj
Back to the usual grind later this week.