Featured story, from Candice Bernd: The drought-stricken City of Corpus Christi is withholding how much #water a controversial #cryptocurrency mine is siphoning away from surrounding residents. https://www.texasobserver.org/corpus-christi-cryptomine-water-usage-secret/

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The City of Corpus Christi Is Keeping a Cryptomine's Water Usage Secret

Amid its water crisis, the city declined to supply public records on the Bitcoin mine's usage, citing a state law that allows nondisclosure of an individual customer’s account.

The Texas Observer

“The #Juneteenth story is much more than one day, or one city. But this is where it started.”

Meet the man known as "Professor Juneteenth": https://www.texasobserver.org/juneteenth-galveston-sam-collins/

#Texas #GulfCoast #culture #history

The Struggle to Fulfill Juneteenth’s Promise and Reckon with Its History

Sam Collins, better known as Professor Juneteenth, says his work to educate Americans about the holiday’s legacy is unfinished.

The Texas Observer

“Human beings, regardless of their race, want to live their lives without restriction. Juneteenth is about a spirit of renewal that celebrates freedom and opportunity.”

To understand Juneteenth, one must visit Galveston, its birthplace: https://www.texasobserver.org/a-visit-to-galveston-the-birthplace-of-juneteenth/

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A Visit to Galveston, the Birthplace of Juneteenth

Texas was the last state to receive the news that slavery had ended.

The Texas Observer

Anyone else out there looking for a job as a lighthouse keeper? 😎☀️

Thanks to someone who recently picked a print of my work showing a view of the St. George Island Lighthouse in Florida.

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Meet Arthur: the first tropical storm of hurricane season is already threatening to ruin your beach vibes

https://worldbriefly.news/meet-arthur-the-first-tropical-storm-of-hurricane-season-is-already-threatening-

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Tropical Storm Arthur Dumps Heavy Rain Along the Gulf Coast

Arthur just became the first named storm of this year’s Atlantic hurricane season. It’s caused heavy rain and flooding in Texas this week, and more is on the way.

The New York Times

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NHC issuing advisories for the Atlantic on Potential Tropical Cyclone One
Marine warnings are in effect for the Gulf of America

..LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING NORTHEASTWARD ALONG THE MIDDLE TEXAS COAST...
...EXPECTED TO CAUSE LIFE-THREATENING FLOODING ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES... #weather #TropicalCyclone #GulfCoast
https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/

Rain along Gulf Coast could become the first named storm of Atlantic hurricane season

The National Hurricane Center in Miami says the system is expected to bring intense rain to southern states including Texas and Louisiana this week.

https://www.npr.org/2026/06/16/nx-s1-5860962/rain-along-gulf-coast-could-become-the-first-named-storm-of-atlantic-hurricane-season

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In our magazine: Larry Callies founded the Black Cowboy Museum in 2017, but he's long since run out of room.

Now, even as diversity and history are under attack elsewhere, he's building a museum 10 times larger with full support of his local government. www.texasobserver.org/black-cowboy-museum-history/

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