Hype for the Future 170L: City of Apalachicola, Florida
Overview The City of Apalachicola is a city in and the county seat of Franklin County, Florida, associated with numerous art galleries, hotels, resort areas, beaches, and the Raney House Museum.https://novatopflex.wordpress.com/2026/04/19/hype-form-e-future-170l-city-of-apalachicola-florida/
“The decision … is not going to result in any more oil production; it’s not going to result in lower gas prices. It will result in real harm and the potential extinction of one or more species in the Gulf.” https://www.texasobserver.org/trump-god-squad-endangered-species-gulf-drilling/
#ClimateChange #environment #politics #USpol #news #GulfCoast #water
Hype for the Future 169K: City of Cedar Key, Florida
Overview The City of Cedar Key is a city located off the Gulf Coast of the State of Florida within the local coastal bend into the Gulf of Mexico. Overall, the community is located within Levy County, a county whose mainland portions are nearly exclusively rural. Other locations in the area include Cedar Key Museum State Park, Island Arts, the Island Hotel and Restaurant, the Cedar Key Arts Center, the Cedar Key Historical Society, and the Cedar Key Bed and Breakfast.https://novatopflex.wordpress.com/2026/04/18/hype-for-the-future-169k-city-of-cedar-key-florida/
Hype for the Future 169J: City of Inverness, Florida
Overview The City of Inverness is a city in and the county seat of Citrus County, Florida, near the Gulf Coast of Florida. Overall, the community is associated with the Homosassa Springs area, which is the principal community of the region near the local coastal bend of the State.https://novatopflex.wordpress.com/2026/04/18/hype-for-the-future-169j-city-of-inverness-florida/
Hype for the Future 169A: Baldwin County, Alabama
Overview Within the State of Alabama, Baldwin County is located along the eastern shore of Mobile Bay at the northern end of the Gulf of Mexico. Today, Bay Minette serves as the county seat; however, additional communities in the area include Fairhope, Daphne, Spanish Fort, and Gulf Shores, just to name a few. The Perdido Beach Resort represents one of the signature places to stay within county limits, facing the Gulf to the south. Within Fairhope are the Fairhope Museum of History at the […]https://novatopflex.wordpress.com/2026/04/18/hype-for-the-future-169a-baldwin-county-alabama/
“We’re in an age in #education where we’re competing for students. His primary responsibility is increasing student achievement and enrollment in #Houston. It seems like there’s a huge conflict of interest there, because in a sense, it’s almost working against your own district.” https://www.texasobserver.org/mike-miles-moonlighting-contract-former-charter-school-network/
Houston ISD says its state-appointed superintendent has ended a paid agreement with Third Future Schools, after the Observer obtained the contract and requested comment. A 2025 state law restricts moonlighting by superintendents.
New from @josephinelee: Mike Miles’ contract with Houston ISD allowed him to do outside consulting. But contract work as a consultant for Third Future Schools may have violated state law.
Miles canceled the contract after the Observer asked about it. https://www.texasobserver.org/mike-miles-moonlighting-contract-former-charter-school-network/
#education #corruption #schools #Houston #GulfCoast #politics #USpol #Texas #news
Houston ISD says its state-appointed superintendent has ended a paid agreement with Third Future Schools, after the Observer obtained the contract and requested comment. A 2025 state law restricts moonlighting by superintendents.
“There is no indication that the Endangered Species Act is currently, or even will in the future, be responsible for halting oil and gas development in the Gulf of Mexico.”
But that's not stopping the #Trump admin from invoking "national security" to put vulnerable #wildlife at risk: https://www.texasobserver.org/trump-god-squad-endangered-species-gulf-drilling/
#animals #nature #environment #GulfCoast #water #ClimateChange #politics #USpol #news #Texas
Out today: “The decision … is not going to result in any more oil production; it’s not going to result in lower gas prices. It will result in real harm and the potential extinction of one or more species in the Gulf.” https://www.texasobserver.org/trump-god-squad-endangered-species-gulf-drilling/
#environment #Politics #Trump #GulfCoast #news #energy #USpol #ClimateChange #water
Heading to #austin for work this week. Beautiful views of the Gulf Coast
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