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The Texas Signal @texassignal.bsky.social · 11h

We also talked with a Colombian human rights attorney about what the arrests portend for global reproductive justice

Global Reproductive Experts React To Texas Arrests

While the news of the first criminal charges against the Texas abortion ban sent shockwaves around the state and country, many global reproductive rights experts recognized a pattern.

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The Texas Signal @texassignal.bsky.social · 11h

We wrote about these arrests, the first criminal charges against individuals who have allegedly performed abortions in not just Texas, but the country since Roe v. Wade was overturned in 2022, back in March

First Arrests Under Texas Abortion Ban: What We Know

These arrests represent the first criminal charges against individuals who have allegedly performed abortions in not just Texas, but the country since Roe v. Wade was overturned in 2022.

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The Texas Signal @texassignal.bsky.social · 11h

"Eight people affiliated with Houston-area health clinics accused of providing illegal abortions and operating without licenses were indicted, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said on Wednesday."

8 people allegedly affiliated with Houston woman in illegal abortion case indicted, Paxton says | Houston Public Media

The announcement of more arrests in the case championed by Paxton comes a month after Maria Rojas, a Houston-area midwife who operated the clinics, was indicted on 15 felony charges stemming from alle...

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Jessica Montoya Coggins @jmcoggins.bsky.social · 11h

"The company in 2023 was awarded $500,000 in a contest founded by Janine and Jeff Yass, the Pennsylvania billionaire who donated a state record $6 million to Gov. Greg Abbott’s campaign last year"

Texas selects company that will help develop its school voucher program

Finance and technology company Odyssey will help design the application process, manage payments and review complaints for the state’s education savings accounts.

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 19h

I will not back down.

Trump is now calling for the arrest of elected representatives checking his power.

What else is left on the path to full-blown authoritarianism?

Donald Trump Truth Social Post: Chicago Mayor should be in jail for failing to protect Ice Officers! Governor Pritzker also.

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The Texas Signal @texassignal.bsky.social · 1d

Full article here:

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The Texas Signal @texassignal.bsky.social · 1d

INBOX: Fort Worth! Tomorrow @jamestalarico.bsky.social will be holding a rally. These tend to get crowded, so plan accordingly.

Announcement about James Talarico rally in Fort Worth October 8

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The Texas Signal @texassignal.bsky.social · 1d

INBOX: Statement from Senate candidate and former congressman @colinallredtx.bsky.social about Texas National Guard members being deployed to Illinois

Colin Allred's statement about Texas Nat'l Guard members being deployed to Illinois

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Sam Cole @samleecole.bsky.social · 1d

Cops misled journalists about using a powerful surveillance tool to track a woman across state lines because she had an abortion, then tried to cover it up when we found out the truth. Huge story from @jasonkoebler.bsky.social and @josephcox.bsky.social this morning: www.404media.co/police-said-...

Police Said They Surveilled Woman Who Had an Abortion for Her 'Safety.' Court Records Show They Considered Charging Her With a Crime

Court records show that the narrative Flock and a Texas Sheriff's Office has told the public isn't the whole story, and that police were conducting a 'death investigation' into the abortion.

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The Texas Signal @texassignal.bsky.social · 1d

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced today his office would be launching "undercover investigations" into organizations that foster "left-wing political violence"

“The martyrdom of Charlie Kirk marks a turning point in America. There can be no compromise with those who want us dead."

Attorney General Ken Paxton Launches Undercover Operations to Infiltrate and Uproot Leftist Terror Cells in Texas After Increased Political Violence

In response to the political assassination of national hero Charlie Kirk and the disturbing rise of leftist violence across the country, Attorney General Ken Paxton has launched undercover investigati...

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The Texas Signal @texassignal.bsky.social · 2d

From our friends at @deceleration.news comes a story about the local community efforts throughout Texas that are keeping programs addressing climate change alive -- no matter what this current government disbelieves or defunds

Local Projects In Texas Preserve Climate Change Initiatives

As the Trump administration rolls back climate change efforts, grassroots programs are increasingly building in resilience from heat, storms, and the government itself

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Jessica Montoya Coggins @jmcoggins.bsky.social · 2d

Judge Perry (who is a Biden appointee) "declined to immediately issue a restraining order, as requested by the state and city, but scheduled a full hearing on Thursday"

Lawyers for the Trump administration said guard members from Texas could arrive to Chicago by tomorrow.

Judge Declines to Immediately Block National Guard From Illinois Deployment After Pritzker, Johnson File Suit

The lawsuit filed by Illinois and Chicago officials calls the looming deployment of both Texas and Illinois National Guard troops a politically motivated and unconstitutional federal overreach.

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Jessica Montoya Coggins @jmcoggins.bsky.social · 2d

HAPPENING NOW: @govpritzker.illinois.gov is holding a press conference about what he is calling "unlawful and unwarranted plans" to deploy troops to Chicago

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The Texas Signal @texassignal.bsky.social · 2d

"The parties are asking a judge to block the Trump administration from federalizing the Illinois National Guard and from sending to Illinois any guard members from other states, including Texas."

NPR @npr.org · 2d

The parties are asking a judge to block the Trump administration from federalizing the Illinois National Guard and from sending to Illinois any guard members from other states, including Texas.

Illinois and Chicago sue the Trump administration over National Guard deployment

The parties are asking a judge to block the Trump administration from federalizing the Illinois National Guard and from sending to Illinois any guard members from other states, including Texas.

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The Texas Signal @texassignal.bsky.social · 2d

A recap of last night's emergency hearing where a Trump-appointed federal judge temporarily blocked the deployment of National Guard troops to Oregon:

Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 3d

HAPPENING NOW: Emergency hearing before Judge Karin Immergut on Trump's effort to circumvent her temporary restraining order re: Oregon national guard deployment.

I plan to listen in for @lawfaremedia.org.

Follow along (court remote access technology permitting...) ⬇️🧵

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The Texas Signal @texassignal.bsky.social · 2d

Reaction from the Illinois Governor about the Texas National Guard being deployed to other states:

Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 3d

This evening, President Trump is ordering 400 members of the Texas National Guard for deployments to Illinois, Oregon, and other locations within the United States. No officials from the federal government called me directly to discuss or coordinate.

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The Texas Signal @texassignal.bsky.social · 2d

ICYMI: Yesterday Greg Abbott approved Trump's request to send members of the Texas National Guard to other states

Twitter post from Texas Gov. Abbott authorizing President Trump to send Texas National Guard members to other states

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JMR @jamesfortexas.bsky.social · 4d

I wrote about the innovative art fair/exhibition Texas Vignette , running through today in the Dallas Design District, for @texassignal.bsky.social. It's free. Lots of parking. Artists get 100 percent of sales. Go. texassignal.com/texas-vignet...

Texas Vignette Returns For A Seventh Year

A groundbreaking woman-only artist art fair runs again this weekend in its new permanent facility in the Dallas Design District

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Houston News @houston.thesocial.news · 6d

Government shutdown: Hundreds of Coast Guard officials along the Texas coast working with no payday in sight

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Government shutdown: Hundreds of Coast Guard officials along the Texas coast working with no payday in sight

Imagine having a baby with a heart condition and a husband who goes to work every day, yet you still don't know how you can pay bills.

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The Texas Signal @texassignal.bsky.social · 6d

"The University of Texas System announced Tuesday it will audit courses related to gender studies to ensure compliance with state law at all its academic institutions, including UT Austin."

UT System announces audit of gender studies courses

The University of Texas System announced Tuesday it will audit courses related to gender studies to ensure compliance with state law at all its academic institutions, including UT Austin. “The U.T. ...

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The Texas Signal @texassignal.bsky.social · 7d

INBOX: Senate candidate @jamestalarico.bsky.social announces he raised $6.2 million since launching campaign three weeks ago

James Talarico announcing he raised 6.2 million in three weeks for his Texas senate campaign

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Texas Tribune @texastribune.org · 8d

A 32-year-old man shot during a sniper attack last week at a Dallas immigration enforcement office has died after being pulled from life support, according to a statement by the man’s wife.

Second immigrant dies after shooting at Dallas ICE facility

The 32-year-old Mexican citizen died after being taken off life support, his wife said in a written statement.

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The Texas Signal @texassignal.bsky.social · 9d

“I’m running for Texas Railroad Commissioner to bring accountability and common-sense solutions to an agency that desperately needs both,” Rosenthal said in a statement. “Texans deserve a commissioner who understands both the technical and policy sides of energy. That’s me.”

Democratic Rep. Jon Rosenthal will run for Texas Railroad Commission

The four-term Houston lawmaker previously worked as an engineer in the oil and gas industry, which is regulated by the commission of three members who are elected statewide.

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The Texas Signal @texassignal.bsky.social · 9d

From @axios.com: "Texas state Rep. Gina Hinojosa, an Austin Democrat, has told at least two donors that she's running for governor next year, Axios has learned."

Scoop: Austin Democrat Gina Hinojosa eyes run for Texas governor

Hinojosa hails from the Rio Grande Valley, an area shifting toward the GOP.

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The Texas Signal @texassignal.bsky.social · 11d

We took a deep dive into the changing Texas congressional landscape: we discuss an averted generational showdown; a Tejano legend tossing his hat into a race; and how one candidate had to adjust to a new map midway through his campaigning

The Texas Congressional Shake-up

The redistricting saga has left many Texas congressional members and candidates in a peculiar game of political musical chairs

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