”Trans people are not a threat. We just want to exist and be left alone. Our dignity cannot be taken. But the #Texas Legislature is in danger of trading away its own.”

From April Maria Ortiz in 2023: Coming out in small town Texas ... https://www.texasobserver.org/i-am-a-trans-texan/

#trans #LGBTQIA+ #transphobia #Uvalde #TXlege #politics #USpol #TDOV #TransDayOfVisibility #news #culture

Our top story: “They’re not going to know the four-and-a-half, three-and-a-half-hour standoff that happened. They’re not going to know the words that were used that night. They’re not going to know the things that I went through, nor my family went through. Like, nobody will.” https://www.texasobserver.org/mental-health-crisis-rural-texas/

“While I appreciate receiving any response, the lack of detail and clarity regarding the initial investigation—beyond the vague statement that ‘we are investigating and hope to reach a conclusion within 120 days’—is simply not enough.” https://www.texasobserver.org/congressman-veasey-ice-response-racist-x-account/

San Antonio #Texas will be U.S. metropolitan area most damaged by #Trump's #Canada trade war, Chamber of Commerce study finds

« Nearly half of San Antonio's exports, from trucks to farm equipment to aircraft, go to the Canadian market. »

« The five markets facing most economic damage in the Canada-USA tariff war - behind San Antonio - are Detroit; Kansas City; Louisville, Kentucky; & Nashville, Tennessee »

#tariffs #elbowsup

https://www.sacurrent.com/news/san-antonio-will-be-us-metro-most-damaged-by-trumps-canada-trade-war-study-finds-37095651

Fort Bend, Texas (Houston suburb). Woman between the ages of 50-60.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/health-science/2025/03/30/517222/fort-bend-county-health-officials-report-measles-case-associated-with-international-travel/

In film: Long dismissed or disregarded, the Texas-Mexico #border has come to be seen as a violent no-man’s-land thanks to incessant sensational news coverage and cartel thrillers. But these stories paint a different, quieter picture.
https://www.texasobserver.org/texas-border-new-frontier-film/

Will #Texas self-destruct its #CleanEnergy industry?

"The legislation would require 50% of new power plant capacity to be​“sourced from dispatchable generation other than battery energy storage,” penalizing solar and wind power, which pair best with batteries.

An earlier iteration of SB 388 explicitly called for half of new power plants to ​“use natural gas,” and though the bill text no longer says that, the outcome would be the same: Gas would be the key beneficiary."

https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/clean-energy/will-texas-self-destruct-its-clean-energy-industry

Measles in San Angelo, TX. Another funeral (yet another potential superspreader, depending on vax rates there).

Saturday, March 22:

2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. – Lawnhaven Memorial Gardens for a funeral
4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. – Golden Corral
5:30 p.m. – Microtel Inn & Suites check-in

Sunday, March 23:

9 a.m. – Microtel Inn & Suites check out
10 a.m. to noon – The Church of God of The Firstborn at 201 W Ave V (Iglesia de Fe)
1 p.m. to 1:20 p.m. – H-E-B at 3301 Sherwood Way
7:30-9 p.m. – The Church of God of The Firstborn at 201 W Ave V

https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/other/measles-exposure-reported-in-san-angelo/ar-AA1BSu4o

Featured: “It’s more government, more bureaucracy, more money, and there’s no oversight. And it’s taxation without representation,. The taxpayers don’t get to pick who these private companies are that our tax dollars are going into. So that is not a free market.” https://www.texasobserver.org/school-vouchers-vendors-millions-legislature/

“It feels like they are playing a semantics game that is ultimately not going to help people. The GOP is looking for a deflection from the crisis they’ve caused. I urge Democrats not to settle for crumbs this session—we really deserve better, our state deserves better.” https://www.texasobserver.org/republican-abortion-laws-texas-legislature-exceptions/

“If any changes are going to happen in mental health, we’re going to have to [address] the generational issues.”

Our top story: A deep dive into the mental health crisis in Sweetwater, a #Texas town of 10,000 searching for solutions to an emergency that affects many like it nationwide...
https://www.texasobserver.org/mental-health-crisis-rural-texas/

#Ivermectin was found to help #COVID patients...

patients with parasites

#Ignorance spread "the cure" without the whole picture

Likewise, #VitaminA was found to help #Measles patients...

patients with vitamin A deficiency

And so, ignorance once again:

"West #Texas children treated for vitamin A toxicity as #medical #disinformation spreads alongside measles outbreak"

People think they know better than #scientists and #doctors, and harm themselves and their children

https://www.tpr.org/public-health/2025-03-27/west-texas-children-treated-for-vitamin-a-toxicity-as-medical-disinformation-spreads-alongside-measles-outbreak

South Texas inundated with 19 inches of flooding rain, water rescues underway

Dozens of water rescues were reported in southern Texas as more than 19 inches of rain flooded the area.

By Jesse Ferrell, AccuWeather meteorologist and senior weather editor
Published Mar 28, 2025

https://www.accuweather.com/en/severe-weather/south-texas-inundated-with-19-inches-of-flooding-rain-water-rescues-underway/1760071
#ExtremeWeather #Texas #Floods

"The Texas Department of State Health Services is reporting an outbreak of measles in the South Plains and Panhandle regions of Texas. At this time, 400 cases have been identified since late January. Forty-one of the patients have been hospitalized. " (3/28/25)

https://www.dshs.texas.gov/news-alerts/measles-outbreak-2025