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Exciting news: My #newbook The Scientist & the Serial Killer will be out 4/1 from @randomhouse! It follows a forensic anthropologist who restores the identities of teenaged victims & unlocks secrets of a #serialkiller known as The Candy Man. Preorder now: penguinrandomhouse.com/books…
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Did the New York Times just steal this article today ?
Uh oh. 😕
Almost every week now it seems, I find myself revisiting this @by_jmiller story, from February, which revealed Ken Paxton's taxpayer-funded travels and $3M in security detail costs. Really holds up--published in February, if I didn't mention that already texasobserver.org/taxpayer-t…
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Almost every week now it seems, I find myself revisiting this @by_jmiller story, from February, which revealed Ken Paxton's taxpayer-funded travels and $3M in security detail costs. Really holds up--published in February, if I didn't mention that already texasobserver.org/taxpayer-t…
Must-read story on concerning news about delays in a report on #maternalmortality in #Texas. So glad @TumaTime is now a @TexasObserver staffer! texasobserver.org/texas-mate… #women #healthcare
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Harris County taxpayers, for the first time in recent history, are directly paying for deputies to patrol predominantly wealthy neighborhoods through the county’s contract patrol program, a subsidy that one expert said may violate state law.
houstonchronicle.com/politic… houstonchronicle.com/politic…
Big beautiful bill left out protections from #borderwall for many sensitive areas @GaigeDavila @TexasObserver texasobserver.org/santa-ana-…
Texas’ glitchy voter registration system makes it harder to clear backlog, election officials say texastribune.org/2026/10/05/…
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Featured story, from @MichellePitcher: Since 2020, at least 220 TDCJ employees have been arrested on contraband-related charges, including drug possession, having prohibited substances in a correctional facility, organized criminal activity, and bribery. texasobserver.org/texas-pris…
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Texas Rangers were asked to assist a border city in three murder cases- including that of a local attorney. The results? A botched trial; a controversial plea and lots of missing evidence. @TexasObserver #truecrime #missingpersons texasobserver.org/the-troubl…
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NEW: Ken Paxton has reported making between $100,000-$1M off a cell tower affiliated with a company he owns, what appears to be one of big largest sources of income.
The Times has learned the company controls a tower on the property of a hospital where Mr. Paxton was a board member.
nytimes.com/2026/08/10/us/pa…
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Out today: Nearly 2,000 juniors across 16 high schools in Houston ISD were pulled from Algebra II and placed in remedial math. At some schools, about 70% of juniors were similarly demoted into less challenging classes.
It wasn't due to poor grades ... texasobserver.org/the-housto…
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Update: a CBP spokesperson told @MarfaRadio today the border project contractor crews in Big Bend National Park this week are "onsite re-grading roads that were damaged by recent storms; these roads are required for access to conduct surveys." marfapublicradio.org/news/20…
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Big news about the Big Bend border wall - this is essentially the first time we’ve seen state-level officials push back on this plan. @MarfaRadio story to come.
Texas Sovereignty Threatened - Commissioner Buckingham discovered that a federal contractor trespassed on GLO-managed state lands in Presidio County and cleared over a mile of terrain.
The GLO has issued a cease and desist notice demanding that the activity end immediately and Texas state land be restored to its original condition.
Do not tread on Texas.
Read our full press release here:
glo.texas.gov/about-glo/pres…
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Jose Trinidad Rojas Pliego, one of the witnesses to Lorenzo Salgado Araujo's shooting, was released Wednesday from an immigration detention facility in Conroe, according to videos posted to social media.
Univision reported he was released at an "undisclosed location" around 1 p.m. bit.ly/4x56yQJ
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Sister Leticia Ugboaja, a nun arrested on a Sunday morning walking to mass in McAllen, TX, in June, showed up to ICE check-in today.
Her attorney, Carlos M. Garcia, said no ankle monitor was placed but government is still pursuing a 3rd country removal.
apnews.com/video/nun-who-was…
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Two married pastors in the U.S. on religious visas were arrested by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents last week at the McAllen airport as they were trying to fly to a Billy Graham marriage conference.
borderreport.com/border-repo…
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NEW: Lorenzo Salgado Araujo's son Ronaldo just spoke at Houston City Council, telling Mayor John Whitmire & city council what they can do to help make sure someone else isn't killed by ICE: end the Houston Police Department's partnership with ICE
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Last week, Democrats asked the Texas secretary of state to investigate whether Ken Paxton committed election fraud by voting using an address where he no longer appears to live.
They were told their complaint “remains under review.”
propublica.org/article/ken-p…
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“ICE and Border Patrol agents have a disturbing track record of sexually and violently abusing women and children, including members of their own families." motherjones.com/politics/202…
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From @jlbuch: “We’re gonna be riding around areas where most everybody thinks it’s unsafe. And you’re gonna see that there’s really nothing to be worried about. We’re just out here having a good time.” texasobserver.org/postcard-l…
