Tag Archives: Galveston
Galveston Lawsuit Is Writing on the Wall for Other Counties that Haven’t Ended ‘Wealth-Based Detention’
The lawsuit is now one of several across Texas seeking to end the practice of keeping people in jail just because they’re poor.
Last summer, the ACLU of Texas warned that Galveston County operates an unconstitutional bail system. In a letter to county officials, ACLU staff attorney Trish...Read More
Strangest State: December 2017
Weird news from far-flung Texas.
Drue Wagner ROCKWALL COUNTY // Responding to a complaint that someone was hunting from a public road, a Texas game warden found three men standing next to a pic...Read More
A Sweltering Summer in Texas, Courtesy of Climate Change
A weakening El Niño, assisted by climate change, is driving scorching temperatures in Texas.
El Niño usually cools us down, but this year, climate change was stronger than the periodic weather phenomenon, scorching the west and heating up the coast....Read More
WTF Friday: Weird Science
Steve Stockman does Ukraine. Texas Nationalist's field of dreams. The future of Galveston. Amnesty tickets. An old-fashioned Homeschool-off....Read More
Texas’ Other Death Penalty
A Galveston medical student describes life and death in the so-called safety net.
A Galveston medical student comes to grips with a healthcare system in which her patients die from treatable conditions....Read More
After Voting Rights Decision, Texas Counties Revive Electoral Shenanigans
Mere months after the U.S. Supreme Court declawed the Voting Rights Act, at least three Texas counties are experiencing unchecked power grabs. ...Read More
Five Years On, Hurricane Ike Recovery Still Painfully Slow
Five years after Hurricane Ike, only 41 percent of all the homes have been rebuilt or rehabilitated using federal aid. Not a single unit of public housing has b...Read More
State of Texas: Oceanfront Property In Lubbock?
The oceans are rising at an accelerating rate primarily because of climate change....Read More