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Texas has recorded more than 3,500 cases of whooping cough so far this year, 10 times the number in 2023.
The uptick has coincided with a decline in vaccination rates for whooping cough, according to disease experts who urge the best way to control the spread is to get vaccinated.
The uptick has coincided with a decline in vaccination rates for whooping cough, according to disease experts who urge the best way to control the spread is to get vaccinated.
Whooping cough cases in Texas reach an 11-year high
The state has recorded more than 3,500 cases of whooping cough so far this year, 10 times the number in 2023.
www.texastribune.org
November 11, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Texas has recorded more than 3,500 cases of whooping cough so far this year, 10 times the number in 2023.
The uptick has coincided with a decline in vaccination rates for whooping cough, according to disease experts who urge the best way to control the spread is to get vaccinated.
The uptick has coincided with a decline in vaccination rates for whooping cough, according to disease experts who urge the best way to control the spread is to get vaccinated.
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New: The Trump administration is moving forward with plans to build a border wall “along the entire southern border,” including in the city of Laredo, Mayor Victor D. Treviño announced Monday.
Trump administration plans to build border wall in Laredo
The city learned about plans for a new barrier along the southern border during a regular meeting with the Department of Homeland Security.
www.texastribune.org
November 4, 2025 at 5:28 PM
New: The Trump administration is moving forward with plans to build a border wall “along the entire southern border,” including in the city of Laredo, Mayor Victor D. Treviño announced Monday.
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BREAKING: @jamestalarico.bsky.social just won the straw poll at the Tejano Democrats convention.
This is the largest Hispanic Democratic organization in Texas.
This is the largest Hispanic Democratic organization in Texas.
October 26, 2025 at 5:07 PM
BREAKING: @jamestalarico.bsky.social just won the straw poll at the Tejano Democrats convention.
This is the largest Hispanic Democratic organization in Texas.
This is the largest Hispanic Democratic organization in Texas.
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Let’s make Russia pay, for Ukraines victory!
This One Idea Could Make Putin Regret Invading Ukraine
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This One Idea Could Make Putin Regret Invading Ukraine
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This One Idea Could Make Putin Regret Invading Ukraine
YouTube video by Adam Kinzinger
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October 22, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Let’s make Russia pay, for Ukraines victory!
This One Idea Could Make Putin Regret Invading Ukraine
youtu.be/V4F4e6Mh1aY
This One Idea Could Make Putin Regret Invading Ukraine
youtu.be/V4F4e6Mh1aY
Brief checklist to simplify Trump presidency:
Assault on _________
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October 22, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Brief checklist to simplify Trump presidency:
Assault on _________
Assault on _________
Assault on _________
…repeat, ditto
Assault on _________
Assault on _________
Assault on _________
…repeat, ditto
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.@JamesTalarico is showing up for the Rio Grande Valley and the Rio Grande Valley is showing up for James Talarico!
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October 2, 2025 at 9:44 PM
.@JamesTalarico is showing up for the Rio Grande Valley and the Rio Grande Valley is showing up for James Talarico!
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Right, keep practicing those prayers, kids, but no school lunch. Give us this day our daily bread is a reality.
Attorney General Ken Paxton on Tuesday encouraged students to practice the Lord’s Prayer as relayed in the King James Version of the Bible, marking the latest instance of a Texas public official endorsing Christianity over other faiths.
Texas AG Ken Paxton encourages students to recite Lord’s Prayer in latest test of church-state separation
The endorsement comes as Texas elected officials push for more Christianity in public life and as Paxton’s office fights a legal challenge to religion in education.
www.texastribune.org
September 2, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Right, keep practicing those prayers, kids, but no school lunch. Give us this day our daily bread is a reality.
No thank you.
More than 300 Texas school districts and charter schools have signaled plans to use a state-developed reading and language arts curriculum that attracted national attention last year for its heavy references to the Bible and Christianity.
1 in 4 Texas school districts signs up for new Bible-infused curriculum
The numbers may grow as the state collects more data. Some districts adopted the plan not for its religious emphasis but for more funding and to better align with teaching requirements.
www.texastribune.org
August 28, 2025 at 5:05 PM
No thank you.
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August 19, 2025 at 2:57 AM
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"Republicans Aren’t Gunning for 5 House Seats. They’re Aiming to Steal 42"
Texas is just the start, writes Peter Rothpletz for Zeteo. The MAGA right’s newest scheme involves a three-pronged strategy to lock Democrats out of political power, perhaps forever.
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Texas is just the start, writes Peter Rothpletz for Zeteo. The MAGA right’s newest scheme involves a three-pronged strategy to lock Democrats out of political power, perhaps forever.
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Republicans Aren’t Gunning for 5 House Seats. They’re Aiming to Steal 42
Texas is just the start. The MAGA right’s newest scheme involves a three-pronged strategy to lock Democrats out of political power, perhaps forever.
zeteo.com
August 13, 2025 at 9:44 PM
"Republicans Aren’t Gunning for 5 House Seats. They’re Aiming to Steal 42"
Texas is just the start, writes Peter Rothpletz for Zeteo. The MAGA right’s newest scheme involves a three-pronged strategy to lock Democrats out of political power, perhaps forever.
Read/share/subscribe:
Texas is just the start, writes Peter Rothpletz for Zeteo. The MAGA right’s newest scheme involves a three-pronged strategy to lock Democrats out of political power, perhaps forever.
Read/share/subscribe:
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Three people were killed in a mass shooting at an Austin Target.
Texas has some of the loosest gun laws in the country.
We should be able to go back-to-school shopping in peace, but reckless Republican gun laws keep us in danger. #txlege
Texas has some of the loosest gun laws in the country.
We should be able to go back-to-school shopping in peace, but reckless Republican gun laws keep us in danger. #txlege
BREAKING: Multiple people have been shot & killed at a Target in Austin, Texas. Others are injured, including a child.
We don’t even have time to grieve in between mass shootings in America. Our hearts are with all those impacted in yet another tragedy.
We don’t even have time to grieve in between mass shootings in America. Our hearts are with all those impacted in yet another tragedy.
LIVE: 3 dead, suspect arrested in shooting at North Austin Target
Three people are dead after a shooting at a Target in North Austin. A suspect is now in custody.
www.kvue.com
August 11, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Three people were killed in a mass shooting at an Austin Target.
Texas has some of the loosest gun laws in the country.
We should be able to go back-to-school shopping in peace, but reckless Republican gun laws keep us in danger. #txlege
Texas has some of the loosest gun laws in the country.
We should be able to go back-to-school shopping in peace, but reckless Republican gun laws keep us in danger. #txlege
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Next week the Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission will convene for a final vote authorizing the first black bear hunt in the state of Florida since 2015. The proposal should be rejected.
My full statement here:
My full statement here:
August 8, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Next week the Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission will convene for a final vote authorizing the first black bear hunt in the state of Florida since 2015. The proposal should be rejected.
My full statement here:
My full statement here:
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The fossil fuel industry doesn’t even want “extreme rainfall” predictions, since that puts attention on their polluting emissions. Sick.
NOAA was developing a tool to help communities prepare for future rainfall. Trump officials stopped it.
The tool would have projected how climate change could affect rainfall frequency and intensity in communities across the nation.
www.washingtonpost.com
July 18, 2025 at 4:30 PM
The fossil fuel industry doesn’t even want “extreme rainfall” predictions, since that puts attention on their polluting emissions. Sick.
GOP Dysfunction Continues
And if that wasn’t bad enough - not *one* of the 82 bills proposed in Texas’s special session on Monday actually addressed the deadly floods.
But the Texas GOP *did* find time for anti-abortion, anti-trans, and anti-LGBTQ+ bills. Disgusting.
www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-...
But the Texas GOP *did* find time for anti-abortion, anti-trans, and anti-LGBTQ+ bills. Disgusting.
www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-...
July 16, 2025 at 9:58 PM
GOP Dysfunction Continues
They blast “God Bless the USA” while starving victims of an epic tragedy.
Texas food banks are rationing meals for flood survivors because of Trump’s cuts.
The July 4th flooding has become the first major disaster to expose the grave effects of Trump’s new food and hunger policies.
grist.org/food-and-agr...
#Food #Climate #TX #Texas #FoodBanks #Hunger #floods
The July 4th flooding has become the first major disaster to expose the grave effects of Trump’s new food and hunger policies.
grist.org/food-and-agr...
#Food #Climate #TX #Texas #FoodBanks #Hunger #floods
Texas food banks are rationing meals for flood survivors because of Trump’s cuts
The July 4th flooding has become the first major disaster to expose the grave effects of Trump’s new food and hunger policies.
grist.org
July 16, 2025 at 7:56 PM
They blast “God Bless the USA” while starving victims of an epic tragedy.
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New: Texas will pay $6.6 million to four former top deputies to AG Ken Paxton who say they were fired after reporting their boss to the FBI.
This years-long legal saga concluded on Wednesday, when Paxton dropped his appeal of the April judgement.
This years-long legal saga concluded on Wednesday, when Paxton dropped his appeal of the April judgement.
Paxton drops appeal: Texas to pay $6.6 million to whistleblowers
The Legislature will still have to appropriate the funds to pay the settlement, either during the upcoming special session or during the next regular session.
www.texastribune.org
July 3, 2025 at 10:15 PM
New: Texas will pay $6.6 million to four former top deputies to AG Ken Paxton who say they were fired after reporting their boss to the FBI.
This years-long legal saga concluded on Wednesday, when Paxton dropped his appeal of the April judgement.
This years-long legal saga concluded on Wednesday, when Paxton dropped his appeal of the April judgement.
Cover-up, standard operating procedure for GOP elite.
New: The Texas Supreme Court has ruled two of Texas’ most powerful leaders do not have to release years of emails related to the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol and communications with gun lobbyists after the 2022 Uvalde shooting.
Gov. Greg Abbott, AG Ken Paxton do not have to release Uvalde or Jan. 6 emails, Texas Supreme Court rules
The decision, stemming from a 2022 lawsuit, narrows the public’s legal options to challenge Texas officials under the state’s open records law.
www.texastribune.org
June 29, 2025 at 1:37 AM
Cover-up, standard operating procedure for GOP elite.
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Amazing, protesters in San Francisco formed a human banner at Ocean Beach during the "No Kings" protests against the orange felon. Love it. 💙👊
June 14, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Amazing, protesters in San Francisco formed a human banner at Ocean Beach during the "No Kings" protests against the orange felon. Love it. 💙👊
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Today they have crossed a deep red line.
We, the people, must hold the president and his appointees accountable for this outrageous abuse against American liberty.
We, the people, must hold the president and his appointees accountable for this outrageous abuse against American liberty.
June 12, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Today they have crossed a deep red line.
We, the people, must hold the president and his appointees accountable for this outrageous abuse against American liberty.
We, the people, must hold the president and his appointees accountable for this outrageous abuse against American liberty.
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This is on all the Senators who turned a blind eye and voted to confirm. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/09/h...
Kennedy Removes All C.D.C. Vaccine Panel Experts
www.nytimes.com
June 9, 2025 at 9:41 PM
This is on all the Senators who turned a blind eye and voted to confirm. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/09/h...
Well, they apparently are okay with more school shootings each year. But, they can feel smug about mandatory displaying of the Ten Commandments in those same public schools.
The Texas Senate gave preliminary approval Monday to a bill that would prevent cities or counties from holding a gun buyback program.
The proposal also seeks to stop local governments from sponsoring or organizing such a program.
The proposal also seeks to stop local governments from sponsoring or organizing such a program.
Texas Republicans want to block cities' gun buyback programs
Much of the debate focused on the tense relationship between cities and the Texas Legislature.
www.texastribune.org
May 27, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Well, they apparently are okay with more school shootings each year. But, they can feel smug about mandatory displaying of the Ten Commandments in those same public schools.
Meanwhile, DOGE dodges regulations to avoid accountability for Elon’s empire.
Starbase could shut down Boca Chica Beach more frequently under Texas legislation.
Starbase could shut down Boca Chica Beach more frequently under Texas legislation
The Texas Senate agreed Friday to make it easier for the new city, home to Elon Musk’s SpaceX, to shutter the beach during rocket launches.
www.texastribune.org
May 25, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Meanwhile, DOGE dodges regulations to avoid accountability for Elon’s empire.
Another giant step backward for Texas. Completely out of step with reality. Maybe their little red hats should say Vote Red, You’re Dead.
Texas DEI ban in public schools gets House approval.
Texas DEI ban in public schools gets House approval
Senate Bill 12’s supporters say DEI programs use class time and public funds to promote political agendas.
www.texastribune.org
May 25, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Another giant step backward for Texas. Completely out of step with reality. Maybe their little red hats should say Vote Red, You’re Dead.