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Yesterday a federal judge temporarily blocked the Trump administration from revoking TPS status for Haitians

INBOX: James Talarico's campaign releases a statement regarding alleged comments about Colin Allred

"In a scathing video Monday, former U.S. Rep. Colin Allred ripped state Rep. James Talarico for allegedly calling him a “mediocre Black man” and urged voters to support U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett, Talarico’s opponent in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate."

“It’s important that we come out and let people know, let our neighbors know that we care about them and we want to protect them"

Union leader Taylor Rehmet is just the latest Democrat to flip a Republican seat since President Trump returned to office. Just last year Democrats flipped 25 seats in Georgia, Iowa, Mississippi, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Virginia. Rehmet thinks his message will still resonate in November too.

With all precincts reporting, it was a decisive win last night for Democrat and union leader Taylor Rehmet over Republican Leigh Wambsganss in the special election for State Senate District 9 in Tarrant County.

Early vote results are in for the special election in state senate district 9 between Democrat Taylor Rehmet and Republican Leigh Wambsganss. In 2024, this was a Trump +17 district.

"The order specifies the preschooler and his father be released 'as soon as practicable' and no later than Tuesday as their immigration case proceeds through the court system"

New: Texas A&M University announced Friday that it is eliminating its women’s and gender studies degree program.

INBOX: A federal judge has issued a preliminary injunction stopping Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s attempt to dissolve the corporate charter of Jolt Initiative, one of the largest organizations devoted to increasing Latino civic engagement in Texas

Early voting for the primary election starts February 17!

I saw this update from @joaquincastrotx.bsky.social on Threads. I want to remind folks that they have to give several days notice to enter these detention centers because judges have allowed the policy of restricting access by the Trump admin to continue.

In Texas, less than one in ten sexual assault survivors report the crime to law enforcement. When survivors do choose to file a report, the process is often far from painless. Which is why Tracy Matheson’s mission is to give survivors autonomy and comfort in their most vulnerable moments.

Local elected officials and community leaders are holding a press conference following a visit to Dilley Detention Center, where 5-year-old Liam Ramos is being held:

Updates from Congressman Castro after getting to see Liam Ramos in Dilley Detention Center:

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed a second lawsuit against an out-of-state provider for mailing abortion medication into Texas. This provider is based in Delaware, which like New York has a shield law. Though Delaware's is a little different. A judge dismissed Paxton's New York lawsuit.

"Immigration and Customs Enforcement has denied a Texas detainee's request for release to attend his son's funeral."

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Federal judge issues temporary order prohibiting removal of 5-year-old boy and father who were detained in Minnesota.

I don't believe in destiny. I don't believe hard work is rewarded. We don't live in a meritocracy. But I believe in inevitability as the result of a series of variables of which one has no control. Being pulled over by ICE is example of chilling inevitability.

"Abbott told Mark Davis, a conservative radio talk show host, Monday that the state has inquiries out to public schools and universities and expects to announce an "action plan" later this week based on what is learned."

Texans seeking an abortion are now required to understand the implications of overlapping bans, civil liability, and legal ambiguity that shifts risk onto patients and those who help them. Receiving essential medical care shouldn’t require a law degree. Here’s how Texans are still finding access.

The San Antonio daily's ed board goes with Crockett, based on her experience in Congress and her being engaging, they write: www.expressnews.com/opinion/edit...

INBOX: Lt. Governor candidate and union organizer @marcosisaiasvelez.bsky.social releases a statement after receiving @texasaflcio.org endorsement. Also notes other endorsements from the Houston Progressive Caucus, the Bay Area Democratic Movement, and Stonewall Democrats

Black women’s unemployment is now equivalent to White women’s rate during the bleakest moments of the Great Recession. @chabeli.bsky.social reports for @19thnews.org.

Endorsements from @texasaflcio.org in the Democratic primary have been announced following their delegate voting:

"Aerial photos taken by The Associated Press showed children and parents at the South Texas Family Residential Center clad in jackets and sweaters, some of them holding signs that included 'Libertad para los niños,' or 'Liberty for the kids.'”

The first (and likely) only debate between James Talarico and Jasmine Crockett is happening RIGHT NOW. A livestream is available here:

INBOX: @texasdemocrats.bsky.social release a statement condemning illegal child detention and state complicity

There's been no shortage of headlines from the Texas Senate race -- and it all comes to a head when early voting starts next month

Even today, Conan’s appearance as a guest character in the most recent Mortal Kombat game is directly mimicking Schwarzenegger, not Howard’s original characterization. This is a shame because Conan has Texas deep in his DNA.

Two Texas Democrats voted for the bill funding the Department of Homeland Security (which includes ICE):

I am aware of reports that five-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos may be in San Antonio. My staff and I are doing everything we can to locate him, check on his safety and demand his release. I will inspect the Dilley Detention Center next week.

A Nueces County jury acquitted former Uvalde CISD police officer Adrian Gonzales on all charges, ending the first criminal case tied to the law enforcement response to the 2022 Robb Elementary School shooting. kerane.ws/4jPdbBo

"Cruz’s office confirmed the travel, stating it was a pre-planned work trip and that he will return before the storm hits the state."

"Crockett's campaign released an internal poll Tuesday evening by HIT Strategies showing that Crockett has 46% support to 33% for Talarico and 21% undecided."

Early voting begins today in two special elections -- one in Tarrant and one in Harris county -- with major national ramifications

Senator Murphy says that he gave 24 hours notice before going to the detention center -- which he says has 400 children under 5 years old. He calls being denied entry "unacceptable and patently illegal" and that people should be fearful of what is going on there.

Temporary Protected Status is a humanitarian designation that allows nationals of certain countries to live and work legally in the United States when conditions in their home countries make a return unsafe. In Texas, the majority are from Venezuela, Haiti, and El Salvador.

"Most of the city's 30 crosswalk designs are rainbow Pride crosswalks in the Oak Lawn neighborhood and Black Lives Matter crosswalks in South Dallas. Those were created and funded by private organizations with city approval."

HAPPENING TODAY: The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit will hear oral arguments in a consolidated case challenging the recent law which requires Texas public schools to prominently display the Ten Commandments in every classroom

"Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, on Sunday defended the Trump administration’s attempts to acquire Greenland—a stark departure from his remarks 10 years earlier, which have resurfaced in a viral clip showing him warning that then-presidential candidate Donald Trump could have “nuked Denmark” if elected."

Earlier today, Attorney General Ken Paxton issued what he is calling "a first-of-its-kind legal opinion, unparalleled in its size and scope, declaring the unconstitutionality of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (“DEI”) policies and programs in Texas government"

"Daily ICE arrests in Texas have jumped from an average of 85 per day during the final 18 months of the Biden Administration to 176 per day in the first six months under Trump, according to a Tribune analysis."

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The genius of The Faculty Lounge is how it looks at the perpetual arrested development of Gen X and Millennials without judgment. Having survived numerous apocalypses at this point, a lot of adults simply don’t know what the grown-up thing to do is.

“Ken’s work has swagger without ego.” “It’s bold, graphic, and confident—but still soulful. You don’t have to ‘get’ art to feel his pieces; they hit you instantly."

🚨WHOA. The El Paso Medical Examiner says it will rule the death of a 55-year-old Cuban man at ICE's "Camp East Montana" tent camp as a homicide. He was allegedly choked to death by a guard during a "struggle" after he refused to enter a housing unit without his medications.

Rep. Johnson is one of several Texas congressional members cosponsoring Articles of Impeachment against Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem:

The organization Indivisible shows several more protests against ICE happening this upcoming weekend, many of them at bridges on prominent Texas highways.