<p>The rate of sepsis in Houston surged 63% after Texas banned abortion.</p><p>In the Dallas-Fort Worth area, where hospital leaders empowered doctors to intervene before patients’ conditions worsened, it rose just 29%.</p><p><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/texas-abortion-ban-sepsis-rates-dallas-houston?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/texas-abortion-ban-sepsis-rates-dallas-houston?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/tex</span><span class="invisible">as-abortion-ban-sepsis-rates-dallas-houston?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/texas/" rel="tag">#Texas</a> <a href="/tags/abortion/" rel="tag">#Abortion</a> <a href="/tags/women/" rel="tag">#Women</a> <a href="/tags/health/" rel="tag">#Health</a> <a href="/tags/doctors/" rel="tag">#Doctors</a> <a href="/tags/hospital/" rel="tag">#Hospital</a> <a href="/tags/dallas/" rel="tag">#Dallas</a> <a href="/tags/houston/" rel="tag">#Houston</a></p>
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<p>I’m looking for work as a senior software <a href="/tags/developer/" rel="tag">#developer</a>. I have a full-stack <a href="/tags/webdev/" rel="tag">#WebDev</a> cert, 16+ years <a href="/tags/perl/" rel="tag">#Perl</a> back-end experience, proficiency in multiple other <a href="/tags/programming/" rel="tag">#programming</a> languages.</p><p>Databases? Sure, relational *and* NoSQL. CI/CD? Have done, want to do more. I like working with others, either here in <a href="/tags/houston/" rel="tag">#Houston</a> or remotely across the US.</p><p>I’ve been hacking code since the <a href="/tags/commodore/" rel="tag">#Commodore</a> PET days. I can certainly delight your customers, whatever your stack.</p><p>More here: <a href="https://LinkedIn.com/in/mjgardner" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>LinkedIn.com/in/mjgardner</a></p><p><a href="/tags/fedihire/" rel="tag">#FediHire</a></p>
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<p><a href="/tags/theorangemenace/" rel="tag">#TheOrangeMenace</a> Hall of Fame:</p><p>I've Maxed out my number of Pinned Posts, so I've created a single archive of the "<a href="/tags/bestoftheworst/" rel="tag">#BestOfTheWorst</a>" of this $#!+show (akin to my <a href="/tags/weirdgop/" rel="tag">#WeirdGOP</a> archive) since <a href="/tags/mafiadon/" rel="tag">#MafiaDon</a> retook the presidency, which I will update continually.</p><p>First up: <a href="/tags/houston/" rel="tag">#Houston</a> PD accidentally released a man awaiting trial for attempting to SOLICIT SEX FROM A MINOR ONLINE because he was a <a href="/tags/jan6/" rel="tag">#Jan6</a> <a href="/tags/terrorist/" rel="tag">#terrorist</a> pardoned by <a href="/tags/traitortrump/" rel="tag">#TraitorTrump</a>. <a href="/tags/andrewtaake/" rel="tag">#AndrewTaake</a></p>
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<p>100% of ProgressHive earnings via TeePublic fund 50501-Houston's volunteer-led, grassroots movement!</p><p>T-Shirts (Adult) <a href="https://www.teepublic.com/user/progresshive/t-shirts" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.teepublic.com/user/progresshive/t-shirts"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.teepublic.com/user/progres</span><span class="invisible">shive/t-shirts</span></a><br>T-Shirts (Kids) <a href="https://www.teepublic.com/user/progresshive/kids-t-shirt" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.teepublic.com/user/progresshive/kids-t-shirt"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.teepublic.com/user/progres</span><span class="invisible">shive/kids-t-shirt</span></a> <br>Tank Tops (Adult) <a href="https://www.teepublic.com/user/progresshive/tank-top" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.teepublic.com/user/progresshive/tank-top"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.teepublic.com/user/progres</span><span class="invisible">shive/tank-top</span></a><br>Baseball T-Shirts (Adult) <a href="https://www.teepublic.com/user/progresshive/baseball-t-shirt" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.teepublic.com/user/progresshive/baseball-t-shirt"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.teepublic.com/user/progres</span><span class="invisible">shive/baseball-t-shirt</span></a> <br>Hats (Ballcaps, Adult) <a href="https://www.teepublic.com/user/progresshive/hats" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.teepublic.com/user/progresshive/hats"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.teepublic.com/user/progres</span><span class="invisible">shive/hats</span></a> <br>Pins <a href="https://www.teepublic.com/user/progresshive/pins" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.teepublic.com/user/progresshive/pins"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.teepublic.com/user/progres</span><span class="invisible">shive/pins</span></a> <br>Magnets <a href="https://www.teepublic.com/user/progresshive/magnets" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.teepublic.com/user/progresshive/magnets"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.teepublic.com/user/progres</span><span class="invisible">shive/magnets</span></a><br>Tote Bags <a href="https://www.teepublic.com/user/progresshive/totes" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.teepublic.com/user/progresshive/totes"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.teepublic.com/user/progres</span><span class="invisible">shive/totes</span></a> </p><p><a href="/tags/50501movement/" rel="tag">#50501Movement</a> <a href="/tags/houston/" rel="tag">#Houston</a> <a href="/tags/texas/" rel="tag">#Texas</a> <a href="/tags/protest/" rel="tag">#Protest</a> <a href="/tags/nokings/" rel="tag">#NoKings</a></p>
<p>Join Mother Jones, Capital B, and the Texas Observer in <a href="/tags/houston/" rel="tag">#Houston</a> for The Lingering Storm: Stories of Hope and Action—a powerful in-person event reflecting on Hurricane Katrina’s legacy and how communities are rising in the face of climate change and displacement.</p><p>Where: Julia Ideson Building, Houston, <a href="/tags/texas/" rel="tag">#Texas</a><br>When: Wed., Sept. 10 | Doors 6:30PM | Program 7–9PM<br>Donation-based RSVP (suggested $5): <a href="https://bit.ly/KatrinaEvent2025" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>bit.ly/KatrinaEvent2025</a> </p><p>(🧵 1/2: See reply for lineup!) <br><a href="/tags/events/" rel="tag">#events</a> <a href="/tags/thelingeringstorm/" rel="tag">#TheLingeringStorm</a> <a href="/tags/climatejustice/" rel="tag">#ClimateJustice</a></p>
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<p>Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick says Elon Musk is “one of the only people in the world” who could build Houston’s much-needed tunnel system for flood water mitigation.</p><p>But his company, Boring, has never completed a major public project in Texas.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/elon-musk-wesley-hunt-houston-tunnels-boring-co?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/elon-musk-wesley-hunt-houston-tunnels-boring-co?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/elo</span><span class="invisible">n-musk-wesley-hunt-houston-tunnels-boring-co?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a> </p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/elonmusk/" rel="tag">#ElonMusk</a> <a href="/tags/musk/" rel="tag">#Musk</a> <a href="/tags/texas/" rel="tag">#Texas</a> <a href="/tags/houston/" rel="tag">#Houston</a> <a href="/tags/flood/" rel="tag">#Flood</a> <a href="/tags/tunnel/" rel="tag">#Tunnel</a></p>
<p>In response to our investigation that raised questions about the effectiveness of Boring’s pitch to build tunnels to ease Houston flooding, Musk said tunnels can be added if more floodwater needs to be moved. Engineers said it is not that simple.</p><p><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/fact-checking-elon-musk-response-boring-houston-tunnels?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/fact-checking-elon-musk-response-boring-houston-tunnels?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/fac</span><span class="invisible">t-checking-elon-musk-response-boring-houston-tunnels?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/elonmusk/" rel="tag">#ElonMusk</a> <a href="/tags/texas/" rel="tag">#Texas</a> <a href="/tags/houston/" rel="tag">#Houston</a> <a href="/tags/flood/" rel="tag">#Flood</a> <a href="/tags/infrastructure/" rel="tag">#Infrastructure</a> <a href="/tags/engineering/" rel="tag">#Engineering</a></p>
<p>👋 Hi, I’m Mark — welcome! This is my <a href="/tags/introduction/" rel="tag">#introduction</a>.</p><p>I share a mix of <a href="/tags/philosophy/" rel="tag">#philosophy</a> (<a href="/tags/objectivism/" rel="tag">#Objectivism</a>), <a href="/tags/perl/" rel="tag">#Perl</a> coding, and the occasional nonsense. You might also see <a href="/tags/ballroom/" rel="tag">#ballroom</a> <a href="/tags/dance/" rel="tag">#dance</a>, <a href="/tags/cosplay/" rel="tag">#cosplay</a>, and <a href="/tags/music/" rel="tag">#music</a> on <a href="/tags/bassguitar/" rel="tag">#BassGuitar</a> — sometimes all in the same week.</p><p>For a great starting point on Rand, try _The <a href="/tags/aynrand/" rel="tag">#AynRand</a> Reader_: <a href="https://aynrand.org/novels/the-ayn-rand-reader/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="aynrand.org/novels/the-ayn-rand-reader/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">aynrand.org/novels/the-ayn-ran</span><span class="invisible">d-reader/</span></a></p><p>You’ll find me every year at at <a href="/tags/dragoncon/" rel="tag">#DragonCon</a> in <a href="/tags/atlanta/" rel="tag">#Atlanta</a>, plus <a href="/tags/deltahcon/" rel="tag">#DeltaHCon</a> and <a href="/tags/comicpalooza/" rel="tag">#Comicpalooza</a> here in <a href="/tags/houston/" rel="tag">#Houston</a>.</p><p>Glad you’re here — pull up a chair.</p>
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<p>Interesting trains what I rode in 2025:</p><p>Trams of Houston, March. Houston's light rail network is tiny, and goes through a city that is downright hostile to pedestrians, but still provides a core of what could eventually become a useful network.<br><a href="/tags/transit/" rel="tag">#transit</a> <a href="/tags/houston/" rel="tag">#houston</a></p>
<p>Out today from Gus Bova: Highlights of our newest issue include criminal justice reporting from Michelle Pitcher, exploring <a href="/tags/houston/" rel="tag">#Houston</a> culture with <span class="h-card"><a href="https://texasobserver.social/@josephinelee" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>josephinelee</span></a></span>, the war over homelessness policy with <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mstdn.social/@stevanzetti" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>stevanzetti</span></a></span>, and much more. <a href="https://www.texasobserver.org/editors-letter-january-february-2026/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.texasobserver.org/editors-letter-january-february-2026/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.texasobserver.org/editors-</span><span class="invisible">letter-january-february-2026/</span></a> </p><p><a href="/tags/journalism/" rel="tag">#journalism</a> <a href="/tags/media/" rel="tag">#media</a> <a href="/tags/humanrights/" rel="tag">#HumanRights</a> <a href="/tags/texas/" rel="tag">#Texas</a> <a href="/tags/politics/" rel="tag">#politics</a> <a href="/tags/uspol/" rel="tag">#USpol</a> <a href="/tags/culture/" rel="tag">#culture</a> <a href="/tags/gulfcoast/" rel="tag">#GulfCoast</a> <a href="/tags/law/" rel="tag">#law</a></p>