<p>Six months after ICE apprehended 47 people, including nine kids, in Hays County, Tex., County Judge Ruben Becerra says DHS has ignored his attempts to get answers:</p><p>“We’re not told why they took them, and we’re not told where they took them. By definition, that’s a kidnapping.”<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-dhs-ice-secret-police-civil-rights-unaccountable?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/trump-dhs-ice-secret-police-civil-rights-unaccountable?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/tru</span><span class="invisible">mp-dhs-ice-secret-police-civil-rights-unaccountable?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/uspolitics/" rel="tag">#USPolitics</a> <a href="/tags/government/" rel="tag">#Government</a> <a href="/tags/dhs/" rel="tag">#DHS</a> <a href="/tags/immigration/" rel="tag">#Immigration</a> <a href="/tags/ice/" rel="tag">#ICE</a> <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> <a href="/tags/texas/" rel="tag">#Texas</a></p>
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<p>After Sowing Distrust in Fluoridated Water, Kennedy and Skeptics Turn to Obstructing Other Fluoride Sources<br>---</p><p>Florida and Utah have banned fluoridation, with multiple other states looking to do the same. Critics of fluoride in drinking water point to other fluoride sources as an alternative, but many are creating barriers to these very products.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/fluoride-supplements-fda-rfk-jr-ken-paxton-restrictions?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/fluoride-supplements-fda-rfk-jr-ken-paxton-restrictions?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/flu</span><span class="invisible">oride-supplements-fda-rfk-jr-ken-paxton-restrictions?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/rfkjr/" rel="tag">#RFKJr</a> <a href="/tags/health/" rel="tag">#Health</a> <a href="/tags/children/" rel="tag">#Children</a> <a href="/tags/family/" rel="tag">#Family</a> <a href="/tags/utah/" rel="tag">#Utah</a> <a href="/tags/florida/" rel="tag">#Florida</a> <a href="/tags/texas/" rel="tag">#Texas</a></p>
<p>Exciting News: We're hiring for our David McHam Fellowship for Investigative Reporting! This one-to-two-year full-time fellowship allows experienced journalists to pursue investigative projects and enterprise stories about <a href="/tags/texas/" rel="tag">#Texas</a> politics, policy, and social issues. </p><p>See more details and preferred qualifications here: <a href="https://www.texasobserver.org/jobs/" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>www.texasobserver.org/jobs/</a> </p><p>Apply by February 6! </p><p><a href="/tags/journalism/" rel="tag">#journalism</a> <a href="/tags/journojobs/" rel="tag">#JournoJobs</a> <a href="/tags/politics/" rel="tag">#politics</a> <a href="/tags/uspol/" rel="tag">#USpol</a> <a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#news</a> <a href="/tags/getfedihired/" rel="tag">#GetFediHired</a> <a href="/tags/fedihired/" rel="tag">#FediHired</a> <a href="/tags/nonprofit/" rel="tag">#nonprofit</a></p>
<p>This is the brother of Anubis, the kitten with the protruding eye. I often took him with me to my <a href="/tags/antique/" rel="tag">#antique</a> shop because he needed a TON of medicine around the clock. I believe he was also still bottle feeding a little bit. I do remember it was hard to wean him because being bottle fed made administering meds SO easy!</p><p>Had to make sure customers knew he wasn't for <a href="/tags/sale/" rel="tag">#sale</a> and definitely not antique 😂</p><p><a href="/tags/pets/" rel="tag">#pets</a> <a href="/tags/photography/" rel="tag">#photography</a> <a href="/tags/cats/" rel="tag">#cats</a> <a href="/tags/caturday/" rel="tag">#caturday</a> <a href="/tags/forkiverse/" rel="tag">#forkiverse</a> <a href="/tags/kitten/" rel="tag">#kitten</a> <a href="/tags/texas/" rel="tag">#texas</a> <a href="/tags/vintage/" rel="tag">#vintage</a> <a href="/tags/cat/" rel="tag">#Cat</a> <a href="/tags/catsofmastodon/" rel="tag">#catsofmastodon</a></p>
<p>At least 11 people died and more than 1,400 residents sought emergency care for carbon monoxide poisonings during the 2021 winter storm in Texas.</p><p>Here’s what you should know about keeping your family and home safe, especially during power outages.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/how-to-prevent-carbon-monoxide-poisoning-in-your-home?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/how-to-prevent-carbon-monoxide-poisoning-in-your-home?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/how</span><span class="invisible">-to-prevent-carbon-monoxide-poisoning-in-your-home?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/winterstorm/" rel="tag">#WinterStorm</a> <a href="/tags/texas/" rel="tag">#Texas</a> <a href="/tags/safety/" rel="tag">#Safety</a> <a href="/tags/health/" rel="tag">#Health</a> <a href="/tags/family/" rel="tag">#Family</a> <a href="/tags/weather/" rel="tag">#Weather</a> <a href="/tags/winter/" rel="tag">#Winter</a> <a href="/tags/storm/" rel="tag">#Storm</a></p>
<p>NEW: Our Reporting Showed <a href="/tags/washington/" rel="tag">#Washington</a> Ranks Last in Green Energy Growth. Now the State Is Working to Speed It Up.</p><p>The state’s departing commerce director said there’s added urgency to get the projects done after an Oregon Public Broadcasting and ProPublica investigation showed states like <a href="/tags/iowa/" rel="tag">#Iowa</a> and <a href="/tags/texas/" rel="tag">#Texas</a> have made more progress in renewable energy growth.</p><p><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/washington-renewable-energy-projects-grid-upgrades" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/washington-renewable-energy-projects-grid-upgrades"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/was</span><span class="invisible">hington-renewable-energy-projects-grid-upgrades</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#news</a> <a href="/tags/environment/" rel="tag">#environment</a> <a href="/tags/government/" rel="tag">#government</a> <a href="/tags/energy/" rel="tag">#energy</a></p>
<p>New training from a Texas regulator about when doctors can legally terminate a pregnancy comes nearly five years after the state passed its abortion ban in 2021.</p><p>Experts contend the guidance can’t capture all complications that arise in pregnancy.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/texas-medical-board-abortion-training-doctors?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/texas-medical-board-abortion-training-doctors?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-medical-board-abortion-training-doctors?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/healthcare/" rel="tag">#Healthcare</a> <a href="/tags/medicine/" rel="tag">#Medicine</a> <a href="/tags/law/" rel="tag">#Law</a></p>
<p>Guten Morgen - Tässle Kaffee ☕️?</p><p>Die schrumpfende <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> - <a href="/tags/maga/" rel="tag">#MAGA</a> - Blase ist in Panik vor dem Aufstieg des texanischen Christdemokraten James <a href="/tags/talarico/" rel="tag">#Talarico</a>. Der Lehrer & Theologe zerlegt mit biblischer Sprache den „Christlichen Nationalismus“ & <a href="/tags/rechtsdualismus/" rel="tag">#Rechtsdualismus</a> der wankenden Republikaner längst weit über <a href="/tags/texas/" rel="tag">#Texas</a> hinaus. Er verteidigt die Trennung von <a href="/tags/kirche/" rel="tag">#Kirche</a> und <a href="/tags/staat/" rel="tag">#Staat</a> als „sacred / heilig“ & verweist auf die Bedeutung von Liebe & Tat bei <a href="/tags/jesus/" rel="tag">#Jesus</a>. </p><p>Schon versuchte das FCC einen TV-Auftritt des U.S.-Abgeordneten & Senatskandidaten bei Stephen <a href="/tags/colbert/" rel="tag">#Colbert</a> zu verhindern - was zu einem „FCC you!“ und einer Rekord - <a href="/tags/youtube/" rel="tag">#YouTube</a> - Sendung führte.</p><p>Inzwischen gewann <a href="/tags/jamestalarico/" rel="tag">#JamesTalarico</a> die Nominierung zu den Midterm-Senatswahlen mit Ansagen wie: „Die einzige Minderheit, die Amerika bedroht, sind die Milliardäre.“</p><p>Und der jüdisch-christliche <a href="/tags/dialog/" rel="tag">#Dialog</a> mit <a href="/tags/ezraklein/" rel="tag">#EzraKlein</a> vom Januar 2026 ist für alle Interessierte an <a href="/tags/religion/" rel="tag">#Religion</a> & dialogischem <a href="/tags/monismus/" rel="tag">#Monismus</a> sowie an <a href="/tags/judentum/" rel="tag">#Judentum</a> & <a href="/tags/christentum/" rel="tag">#Christentum</a> faszinierend. Enjoy! 🇺🇸🙏🤔</p><p><a href="https://scilogs.spektrum.de/natur-des-glaubens/der-us-christdemokrat-james-talarico-texas-im-dialog-mit-nyt-blogger-ezra-klein/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="scilogs.spektrum.de/natur-des-glaubens/der-us-christdemokrat-james-talarico-texas-im-dialog-mit-nyt-blogger-ezra-klein/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">scilogs.spektrum.de/natur-des-</span><span class="invisible">glaubens/der-us-christdemokrat-james-talarico-texas-im-dialog-mit-nyt-blogger-ezra-klein/</span></a></p>
<p>This week, the average daily population at Dilley dropped to 100 people, compared with over 900 in January.</p><p>The shift follows weeks of mounting public pressure generated in part by the widespread publication of letters written by detained children.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/families-detained-at-dilley-plummets?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/families-detained-at-dilley-plummets?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/fam</span><span class="invisible">ilies-detained-at-dilley-plummets?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/ice/" rel="tag">#ICE</a> <a href="/tags/immigration/" rel="tag">#Immigration</a> <a href="/tags/texas/" rel="tag">#Texas</a> <a href="/tags/immigrant/" rel="tag">#Immigrant</a> <a href="/tags/family/" rel="tag">#Family</a> <a href="/tags/uspolitics/" rel="tag">#USPolitics</a> <a href="/tags/law/" rel="tag">#Law</a></p>