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“This extends beyond more-serious cases where someone is in obvious, serious need of lifesaving treatments. If you can’t even get something like Tylenol without putting up a protracted fight, that disciplines people and sets expectations pretty low.”
The Health Penalty: How Texas Prisoners Are Denied Medications, Treatments, and Legal Redress
At a North Texas prison, one nurse practitioner racked up more than 20 federal lawsuits over alleged medical mistreatment. The patients’ stories illuminate a healthcare system that often seems like an...
www.texasobserver.org
September 28, 2025 at 2:40 PM
“This extends beyond more-serious cases where someone is in obvious, serious need of lifesaving treatments. If you can’t even get something like Tylenol without putting up a protracted fight, that disciplines people and sets expectations pretty low.”
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A feather of Selasphorus rufus, the Rufous hummingbird, at 31.25-times magnification. Image by Charles Krebs.
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September 15, 2025 at 7:00 PM
A feather of Selasphorus rufus, the Rufous hummingbird, at 31.25-times magnification. Image by Charles Krebs.
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Oil tycoons Tim Dunn and Farris Wilks have pushed the Texas statehouse to the far right by funding relentless primary campaigns against other Republicans.
A Pair of Billionaire Preachers Built the Most Powerful Political Machine in Texas. That’s Just the Start.
Tim Dunn and Farris Wilks are poised to take their Christian nationalist agenda nationwide.
www.propublica.org
September 15, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Oil tycoons Tim Dunn and Farris Wilks have pushed the Texas statehouse to the far right by funding relentless primary campaigns against other Republicans.
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MAGA will eat Vance, Miller and the other 2025 freaks up. I'm not worried about Vance taking over. Probably why they haven't removed Trump yet.
September 8, 2025 at 11:04 PM
MAGA will eat Vance, Miller and the other 2025 freaks up. I'm not worried about Vance taking over. Probably why they haven't removed Trump yet.
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this is most insane time in this stupid country.
September 12, 2025 at 2:40 PM
this is most insane time in this stupid country.
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Out today: “This extends beyond more-serious cases where someone is in obvious, serious need of lifesaving treatments. If you can’t even get something like Tylenol without putting up a protracted fight, that disciplines people and sets expectations pretty low.”
The Health Penalty: How Texas Prisoners Are Denied Medications, Treatments, and Legal Redress
At a North Texas prison, one nurse practitioner racked up more than 20 federal lawsuits over alleged medical mistreatment. The patients’ stories illuminate a healthcare system that often seems like…
www.texasobserver.org
September 15, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Out today: “This extends beyond more-serious cases where someone is in obvious, serious need of lifesaving treatments. If you can’t even get something like Tylenol without putting up a protracted fight, that disciplines people and sets expectations pretty low.”
Well, this is an unpleasant development...
Experts in Texas warn that potentially deadly 'kissing bug' disease is spreading here and across the U.S.
Kissing bugs spread Chagas disease by biting people and then pooping. The nasty bloodsuckers got their nickname because they often bite near the lips and eyes.
www.wfaa.com
September 15, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Well, this is an unpleasant development...
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Every society has its protectors of status quo and its fraternities of the indifferent who are notorious for sleeping through revolutions. Our very survival depends on our ability to stay awake, to adjust to new ideas, to remain vigilant and to face the challenge of change. - Martin Luther King Jr.
September 14, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Every society has its protectors of status quo and its fraternities of the indifferent who are notorious for sleeping through revolutions. Our very survival depends on our ability to stay awake, to adjust to new ideas, to remain vigilant and to face the challenge of change. - Martin Luther King Jr.
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RE: Charlie Kirk
September 11, 2025 at 2:47 PM
RE: Charlie Kirk
Rural Texas wears a friendly facade. You know everyone, and everyone treats each other so kindly, but, if you’re Black, you just ignore the stares when you walk into the local steakhouse for fish fry night.
Racism Wrapped in Rural Warmth
Staying in my hometown means facing subtle prejudice in day-to-day life.
www.texasobserver.org
September 1, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Rural Texas wears a friendly facade. You know everyone, and everyone treats each other so kindly, but, if you’re Black, you just ignore the stares when you walk into the local steakhouse for fish fry night.
