Twitter flags Ken Paxton tweet as 'hateful conduct' for misgendering four-star admiral https://t.co/kMs6Y52T2r
— MySA (@mySA) March 18, 2022
Rachel Levine is a woman.
— pumping in the pick-up line (@VivaciousTeapot) March 17, 2022
Ken Paxton is a criminal.
Fixed it. pic.twitter.com/xPNmuu4bkC
This week's #politicalcartoon by @branchtoon. #Abbott #transrights pic.twitter.com/47zAXBJc6j
— Houston Chronicle Opinion (@ChronOpinion) March 16, 2022
3rd Court of Appeals asks AG's office to file response by noon Monday: https://t.co/MRPMPAEJVP
— Chuck Lindell (@chucklindell) March 18, 2022
ACLU of Texas, Lambda Legal seeking emergency order to continue injunction against treating gender-affirming care as child abuse. https://t.co/bSs8ihawUM
I'll update when it's available.
"My hair is falling out, I can't sleep. We're not good."
— KUT Austin (@KUT) March 13, 2022
A mom who invited Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton to dinner to meet her trans son is now the target of a state investigation his opinion prompted. | via @TexasStandard https://t.co/xs4zHqmUOo
"Patently prohibited discrimination" alleged as doctor who treats transgender children takes UT Southwestern to court over change in care, @lmcgaughy & @maringwolf report. #txlege #transgender #UTSW #children #families #Texas #discrimination #healthcare https://t.co/z3Ix2EdgPn
— John Gravois (@Grav1) March 16, 2022
Out in SA reports on a divorce case involving two men who would be considered common-law married if that had been a thing for same sex couples before Obergefell. The San Antonio Current shows us some billboard ads from the Trevor Project that take aim at Greg Abbott's anti-trans order.
‘Mama Bears’ ties together the stories of three conservative families with LGBTQ children, but as the only trans child in the film, Kai Shappley stands out. https://t.co/LIJRMfeVWf
— Texas Monthly (@TexasMonthly) March 20, 2022
Moving on to recent legal developments regarding voting rights and women's rights.
#NEW U.S. Court of Appeals, 5th Circuit reverses 3 election lawsuits filed in 2019 & 2020 vs. @TXsecofstate. Judges found in each case, the Sec. of State couldn’t be sued b/c office doesn’t enforce the laws in question - local court clerks or elections officials do. @CBSDFW MORE pic.twitter.com/6xZG9eAzCM
— Jack Fink (@cbs11jack) March 17, 2022
Hey State of Texas, pull your head out. Your whole case defending SB 8 was: Those aiding & abetting post-"heart beat" abortions could only be punished by civil suits. Now some claim Tx law still allows criminal prosecution. Did the State mislead the 5th Circuit & SCOTUS? #txlege
— Steve Bresnen (@SteveBresnen) March 18, 2022
#Texas Republicans call for customer boycott of @Citibank after company says it will pay travel costs for employees who travel out of state to get #abortions to get around state restrictions@dallasnews
— ChickenFriedPolitics (@ChkFriPolitics) March 17, 2022
-Southern politics at ChickenFriedPolitics.com-https://t.co/2oExhwVIIh
That will be my segue to the legal and social justice lowlights.
NEW: A Scottish court has refused to extradite a man to America — entirely because he would have gone to Texas, and the judge decided Texas prison conditions violate international human rights standards.
— Keri Blakinger (@keribla) March 17, 2022
My latest, and a THREAD: https://t.co/keXAMntlou
Some migrants arrested under Gov. Greg Abbott's border security operation are locked up for months before the courts give them an attorney or prosecutors file misdemeanor charges against them, according to a group of attorneys. https://t.co/YYtI6sBlEY
— Texas Tribune (@TexasTribune) March 18, 2022
In 2016, a man in League City, Texas stabbed his ex-wife to death. Why does his family have custody of their son?
— Olivia Gentile (@PowerfulPerps) March 17, 2022
My investigation for @TexasObserver: https://t.co/o5sMsR0CMS#callitfemicide #familycourt #KaydensLaw #DARVO #coercivecontrol pic.twitter.com/nG9qTpo8RW
Warrants detail communications between Hidalgo employees, vendor in controversial COVID-19 vaccine contract https://t.co/YYCNpSFCZI via @houstonchron #hounews
— Matt Schwartz (@SchwartzChron) March 18, 2022
Cherokee Nation Principal Chief @ChuckHoskin_Jr issues statement in response to offensive depictions by Texas high school cheer team: https://t.co/xx02vto7hI pic.twitter.com/t2VCrbaZV8
— Cherokee Nation (@CherokeeNation) March 18, 2022
And the bad apple cops, spoiling the whole bunch.
Tense moments after SAPD officers shoot, kill man who allegedly reached for gun in waistband Police used pepper spray to disperse a crowd of neighbors and family members who gathered at the scene. pic.twitter.com/jON6M8AnBL
— GENE DE LA CRUZ (@gene78577) March 15, 2022
Cops thought no one would see this brutal arrest, then a vid surfaced exposing the truth. Police in a small TX town brutally arrest man they accused of entering private property,Video surfaced and things got even uglier. Join us tonight at 9pmEST LiveChat
— policeaccountabilityreport #policereform (@eyesonpolice) March 17, 2022
https://t.co/BxJ0uLd0Bg
Thankfully the news isn't all bad.
In cities across Texas, our Statewide Leadership Council is creating a space where people whose lives have been touched by the system can find community, access resources, and build collective power. Join us in Dallas on April 2! https://t.co/TpDLVBIoZ5 pic.twitter.com/RyMD2w4oQW
— Texas Center for Justice and Equity (@TexasCJE) March 18, 2022
Houston-area homeless count drops 19% during pandemic as COVID-related funds poured into housing https://t.co/WK09oXxxp3) via @houstonchron #hounews
— Matt Schwartz (@SchwartzChron) March 16, 2022
But our teachers are still fighting on every front.
"I ended up having to start medication just to build up the courage to walk into the classroom every single day."
— Texas Monthly (@TexasMonthly) March 20, 2022
After two years of hell, Texas teachers are burned-out, angry, tired—and sounding the alarm about public education.https://t.co/fnOpiucDK2
"I told my boss that was censorship."https://t.co/Kpd5f3ugMq
— KXAN News (@KXAN_News) March 18, 2022
Here's a few environmental notes.
How very Soviet of Texas Republicans to push government command and control over private business.
— Green News Report (@GreenNewsReport) March 18, 2022
Weird how so many fake-‘free market’ Republican politicians turn out to be authoritarians rigging the system on behalf of the fossil fuel industry https://t.co/wZrum8lZJM
This #GlobalRecyclingDay, we're spotlighting the Zoo's efforts to recycle fishing line and clean up trash that can cause harm to marine animals, like sea turtles, along the Texas coast. When fishing line is recycled, it can be repurposed to make items like tackle boxes! (1/2) pic.twitter.com/fPdzmpyQQq
— Houston Zoo (@houstonzoo) March 18, 2022
— World BEYOND War (@WorldBeyondWar) March 14, 2022
And a large collection of calm-me-downs.
The Austin Chronicle highlights the best music they heard at SXSW.
Actress Sandra Bullock talks with @thattracysmith about her movie The Lost City," her Austin café, and why she's stepping away from in front of the camera https://t.co/gCrlqPdXFL pic.twitter.com/hOz47xIsAd
— CBS Sunday Morning 🌞 (@CBSSunday) March 19, 2022
"The crowd was a who’s who of local liberals invested in the idea that the Texas Democratic party can affect real change, without much changing its approach."https://t.co/YtH5LEXCfW
— Scott Braddock (@scottbraddock) March 15, 2022
If you want to experience the night market that inspired tonight's episode of @BravoTopChef, Houston's Asian Night Market just announced new dates for their upcoming events!
— Houston (@VisitHouston) March 18, 2022
🗓 March 26th-27th 📍Little Saigon Plaza
🗓 May 28th-29th 📍@railwayheightsmarkethttps://t.co/8RdiEw469B pic.twitter.com/nsj5JI1wvx
The first sculpture honoring a Latina woman in Houston was unveiled Saturday at The Center for Pursuit in the East End. The statue shows Houston-based musical artist Norma Zenteno seated on a bench with her dog by her side as she strums a guitar. https://t.co/PV3voGMBQC
— Houston Chronicle (@HoustonChron) March 20, 2022
Barrio Dogs, the rescue organization founded by Zenteno's family, will host its 12th anniversary party this Sunday. Great music, good food, and sweet pups.
Houston, New York, Chicago?
— Sean (@trashcanbang) March 19, 2022
Correa: pic.twitter.com/V01qWWzELF
