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‘We’re funding our own surveillance’: North Texans slam Flock cameras
Residents across North Texas shared their thoughts at a “DeFlock Tarrant County” meeting on Monday night, agreeing Flock cameras are a bipartisan issue that needs more awareness as AI surveillance continues to increase across the state.
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Tarrant County residents share concerns over Flock cameras
DeFlock DFW—an independent, volunteer-run organization—held their third general meeting on Monday night to discuss different ways the community can help bring awareness to AI Flock cameras.
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Texas woman confronts Louisiana officals over children being in ICE detention center
Texas community organizer, Frida Loreyn, traveled to Alexandria, Louisiana, to call out city officials over proposed plans to build an ICE Detention Center. Loreyn says, “Detaining children is inhumane.
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Bill Nye backs Talarico in Texas Senate race, launching “Teachers for Talarico”
Bill Nye throws his support behind James Talarico in the Texas Senate race between Talarico and Ken Paxton. Nye and the Talarico campaign, launches, “Talarico for Teachers” coalition, rallying Texas teachers to get involved.
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Gerrymandering and public education: the importance of flipping the Texas House
Williams discusses concerns about state takeovers of public school districts, pointing to Spring ISD’s recent experience and arguing that parents across District 127 are paying close attention to what happened in Houston ISD.
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Five months without a voice: TX-23 voters are fed up, says Katy Padilla Stout
Democratic candidate Katy Padilla Stout (D‑San Antonio) says voters in Texas’ 23rd Congressional District, which she’s running to represent, are frustrated with what she calls a breakdown in basic leadership, including reports of Gov. Greg Abbott’s office not returning calls from constituents seeking help.
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Texans, check your voter registration status
It’s estimated that tens of thousands of Texas voter registration applications haven’t been processed due to an error by the Texas Department of Public Safety.
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Gina Hinojosa says ‘Texans deserve better’ than Greg Abbott
Gina Hinojosa says Texans are “disappointed” and ready for change.
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Austin mayor expresses anger, calls for independent investigation into ICE shooting
On Sunday, Austin Mayor Kirk Watson held a press conference with preliminary updates on an ICE‑involved shooting, saying he’s “angry” and “not surprised” by the incident.
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This Karankawa educator says the fight for Big Bend needs Indigenous voices
Construction has begun on Trump’s border wall through the Big Bend region, with calls to halt the work renewing in recent weeks.
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Jacinto City moves to regulate data center being built despite protests
Jacinto City officials say they were caught off guard by a proposed AI data center at a former Budweiser bottling plant and they’re now moving fast to put guardrails in place.
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Dallas resident condemns city council for investing $1.5M in Flock cameras
This week, the Dallas City Council voted to keep a $1.5 million allocation for the city’s Flock Safety license plate reader cameras in the 2027 budget, ignoring public backlash and rejecting a proposal to completely defund the program.
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New federal rules could leave Texas pay millions of dollars more for SNAP
Texas could face hundreds of millions of dollars in new SNAP costs after changes to federal law. Some of the changes, which take effect Oct. 1, require states to shoulder 75% of SNAP administrative costs as Republicans in Washington shift 25% of funding from the federal to state level.
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Harris County approves tax hike for homeowners
Harris County Commissioners Court on Thurs., Sept. 17 approved a historic property tax increase in a 3-1-1 vote. The increase is part of the county’s $3.1 billion 2027 budget.
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‘No regulations’: Fort Worth resident questions how the city will regulate data center noise
Letitia Wilbourn, a Fort Worth resident and enviornmental activist, was told by the Fort Worth Code Enforcement Supervisor that the only way to address the noise pollution coming from a trucking company behind her home is for her to talk to the company about the issue herself.
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Brownsville, Texas reacts to Gina Hinojosa’s homecoming campaign stop
Gubernatorial candidate Gina Hinojosa made a campaign stop in her hometown of Brownsville on Tuesday, and attendees were excited for a possibility to see one of their own as governor.
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Guns, Nazis, affordability, child safety: Real stakes in Texas’ 23rd district race
In Texas’ 23rd Congressional District, Democratic candidate Katy Padilla Stout says voters are talking about affordability and safety while her opponent Brandon Herrera, a Trump‑endorsed gun YouTuber who’s made headlines for Holocaust jokes and controversial videos, is pushing policies she argues don’t match the district.
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San Antonio DIYer shares the realities of home renovation on a modest budget
When Elizabeth Banda inherited her childhood home, she decided renovating the paid-off property was going to be her way of getting out of poverty. But in the influencer DIY space, she didn’t see a lot her realities reflected back—a stay-at-home mother on a one-income budget—so she eventually started sharing her projects on social media and,…
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Not all artists are starving. Just ask this Houston muralist
If you’ve ever driven down Pierce Street in Downtown Houston and stopped to look at the famous Beyoncé mural, then you know Devona Stimpson. We sat down with Stimpson to talk about what it took to go from designing her classmates’ MySpace profiles to becoming a renowned artist.
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‘ I started hallucinating bugs’: What happens when postpartum depression turns to psychosis
For Natalia Figueroa, the first year after having her baby felt like a fog. The Hidalgo County mom described depression, exhaustion, and frightening symptoms she didn’t fully understand at the time.
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From incarceration to advocacy: one youth advocate calls for violence‑prevention funding
Harris County leaders are weighing funding for HART and RISE, two programs focused on preventing violence. Hassan Mohamed, with The Forgotten Third, a Houston organization working to reduce recidivism and violence, says mentorship and credible‑messenger support changed his life. Without stable funding, those opportunities may disappear.
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An Indigenous tribe is correcting Texas history
Along the Texas Gulf Coast, an Indigenous tribe is righting a centuries-old wrong about their clans. A historical marker describing the Karankawa people as “primitive,” “savage,” and “cannibal” once stood as definitive history in Corpus Christi. This summer, it was corrected.
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What to know about the Texas Railroad Commissioner race
The Republican nominee for Texas Railroad Commissioner made headlines over the weekend for a racist social media post against South Asian students at the University of Texas. Here’s what to know about the position he’s running for, and his Democratic opponent Jon Rosenthal.
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Harris County tax hike debate: Plummer pushes back, says Abbott isn’t making it easy
This week, Harris County commissioners are set to raise property taxes for residents. Democratic Harris County Judge candidate Letitia Plummer opposes the move, saying families are already stretched thin. She also says Governor Greg Abbott isn’t making it easy, citing deferred infrastructure investment, no Medicaid expansion, and an underfunded public defender system as factors behind…
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This Houstonian is uncovering the history of enslavement in Texas
This 24 year-old is preserving their family stories and uncovering the history of slavery in Texas at the same time. Zahrah Butler’s family has been sharecropping on the same land in Northern Louisiana and East Texas for generations, and as Butler investigates their past, the student looks to the things slavery left behind.
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1,800 DFW volunteers unite for 9/11 Day of Service
On Sept. 11, more than 1,800 North Texans gathered at the Arlington eSports Stadium to pack more than 450,000 meals for local families in need, transforming the 25th anniversary of 9/11 into America’s largest annual day of service. All meals go to the North Texas Food Bank to help local families facing hunger.
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Rick Jackson’s data center project in Texas is under fire from locals
As a Republican candidate for governor, Rick Jackson has promised to let communities decide their own fate on data centers. Now, a Texas resident living near a data center project Jackson’s invested in says he’s not keeping that promise. Head to the link in our bio to read more about what residents are demanding.
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Houston honors Lauren Catuzzi Grandcolas, Flight 93 passenger, on 9/11 anniversary
Elected officials and loved ones gathered at Lauren’s Garden in downtown Houston today to honor the life and legacy of Lauren Catuzzi Grandcolas, a native Houstonian who lost her life on United Airlines Flight 93 on 9/11. As local leaders and her father reflected on how communities endure moments of national grief, they remembered Lauren’s…
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Outside GOP midterm convention, Texas Rep. Wu Warns of scapegoating
Outside the GOP midterm convention in Dallas, Texas Rep. Gene Wu (D‑Houston) says Republican leaders are ignoring voters and blaming everyone but themselves as prices climb and families struggle. Wu warns that scapegoating immigrants, Black and Latino communities, Asian Americans, Muslims, trans kids, books, and drag performers distracts from the party in power. “This November,…
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‘We the People’ protest outside GOP convention kicks off in Dallas
Community leaders, advocates, organizations, and residents from across Texas gathered at Dallas City Hall Thurs., Sept. 10, for the We the People: Rally for Democracy.
