Jason Buch
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Independent journalist in Texas
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Jason Buch
Texas Observer
16 days ago
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: Earlier this month, the San Antonio-area enclave of Castle Hills agreed to pay $500,000 to former city council member Sylvia Gonzalez, who had alleged that political opponents in the local government orchestrated criminal charges to silence her.
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Castle Hills Settles 'Retaliatory Arrest' Case for $500,000 in Win for Free Speech Advocates
Along with the monetary settlement, city officials agreed to send its employees to training that the Texas Municipal League will develop about Sylvia Gonzalezâs case.
https://www.texasobserver.org/castle-hills-pays-500000-alleged-2019-retaliatory-arrest-free-speech/
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Jason Buch
Texas Observer
about 1 month ago
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: Research suggests a harm reduction approach helps drug users stay healthier and enter recovery. But doing this work on the border has become more dangerous and difficult as troop presence increases.
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In JuaÌrez, a Militarized Border Makes Drug Use More Deadly
Growing security deployments pose unique challenges for harm reduction groups.
https://www.texasobserver.org/border-harm-reduction-drug-use-militarization/
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Across the border from El Paso, Chihuahua is setting up a massive surveillance network. In the past, intel collected by Mexican law enforcement (or provided by the U.S.) has gone straight to the cartels. Now Texas wants to participate.
www.texasobserver.org/texas-chihua...
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Just Beyond the Texas Border, Chihuahua Is Launching a Burgeoning State Surveillance System
The 20-story Torre Centinela looming over JuĂĄrez is part of a much larger AI-powered network that wonât stop at the U.S.-Mexico divide.
https://www.texasobserver.org/texas-chihuahua-border-ai-surveillance-centinela/
about 2 months ago
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Jason Buch
Charles Ornstein
3 months ago
ICYMI: The real-life consequences of DOGE. How DOGE Left Mohammad Halimiâs Life in Tatters
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DOGE Targeted Him on Social Media. Then the Taliban Took His Family.
Afghan scholar Mohammad Halimi, who fled the Taliban in 2021, had worked to help U.S. diplomats understand his homeland. Then DOGE put his familyâs lives at risk by exposing his sensitive work for a U...
https://www.propublica.org/article/doge-musk-mohammad-halimi-institute-peace-taliban?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=propublica-bsky&utm_content=charlesornstein
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Jason Buch
Texas Observer
3 months ago
Our top story, from
@michellepitcher.bsky.social
: Advocates for police transparency say a new bill would supercharge cops' ability to shield misconduct from the public.
www.texasobserver.org/secrecy-g-fi...
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Texas Lawmakers Push âMassive Secrecy Grabâ to Shield Police Files
As public attention has shifted away from policing reform, legislators attempt to shove information into the dark.
https://www.texasobserver.org/secrecy-g-file-police-records-texas-legislature/
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Jason Buch
Texas Tribune
3 months ago
Since Democratic lawmakers left Texas to delay Republicansâ new map, state leaders have challenged the limits of traditional democratic norms to break the impasse.
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In redistricting clash, Texas GOP flexes power to shut down Democrats' last tool of resistance
Since Democratic lawmakers left Texas to delay Republicansâ new map, state leaders have challenged the limits of traditional democratic norms to break the impasse.
https://www.texastribune.org/2025/08/12/texas-republicans-redistricting-political-power-courts-quorum-break/
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Unauthorized immigration is at a record low and former Pres. Biden, who TX Gov. Greg Abbott claimed opened the border, is out of office, yet the Texas lege just renewed a controversial border security grant for local governments. So for
@expressnews.com
I investigated how that money is being spent.
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Greg Abbott's Operation Lone Star was a bonanza for Texas cities, counties
Lone Star grants paid for pickups, office furniture, workout rooms and other items with little connection to border security. 'There it is,' we'll take it,' one county judge said of the state money.
https://www.statesman.com/news/texas/article/operation-lone-star-greg-abbott-waste-border-texas-20780050.php?utm_source=marketing&utm_medium=copy-url-link&utm_campaign=article-share&hash=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc3RhdGVzbWFuLmNvbS9uZXdzL3RleGFzL2FydGljbGUvb3BlcmF0aW9uLWxvbmUtc3Rhci1ncmVnLWFiYm90dC13YXN0ZS1ib3JkZXItdGV4YXMtMjA3ODAwNTAucGhw&time=MTc1NDU4OTgxNjEwMw%3D%3D&rid=YjAzNTNmYWYtOWMyNS00OWFkLWEyZDUtMjA0N2JiMTJlZmE4&sharecount=MA%3D%3D
3 months ago
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Texas DPS directorâs son is still an active trooper weeks after injuring bystander in 101 mph crash
www.statesman.com/politics/tex...
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Texas DPS directorâs son is still active trooper weeks after injuring bystander
State trooper Freeman H. Martin was driving 101 mph in a 45 mph zone when he blew through a red light and hit another car during a police chase.
https://www.statesman.com/politics/texas/article/freeman-hunter-martin-police-crash-20798659.php
3 months ago
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Went to Seguin for some interviews on a feature Iâm working on spec. Picked up these classics
3 months ago
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Jason Buch
San Antonio Express-News
3 months ago
Under Operation Lone Star, Gov. Greg Abbott has distributed $177 million in border security grants to 115 Texas counties and cities. Explore our interactive gameboard to see which cities and counties received Abbott's grants and how they used the money.
bit.ly/4ljnbCf
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I thought I was old enough to never make another social media account
3 months ago
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Jason Buch
San Antonio Express-News
3 months ago
Lone Star grants paid for pickups, office furniture, workout rooms and other items with little connection to border security. 'There it is,' we'll take it,' one county judge said of the state money.
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Greg Abbott's Operation Lone Star was a bonanza for Texas cities, counties
Lone Star grants paid for pickups, office furniture, workout rooms and other items with little connection to border security. 'There it is,' we'll take it,' one county judge said of the state money.
https://bit.ly/4mjyhru
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