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Our top story: “For months, I’ve been documenting the Department of Homeland Security and their masked contractors installing buoys in the Rio Grande.”
https://www.texasobserver.org/trump-border-wall-rio-grande-valley/

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After 20 Years of Resistance, Trump Is Walling Off the Rio Grande Valley

Even sites once protected by Congress, including a butterfly refuge and a historic church, are slated for fencing funded by the “one big beautiful bill”—while the river itself is transformed by a floating barrier.

The Texas Observer

Texas Observer 1d ago

New today: “The Department of Homeland Security is not being clear intentionally about what their plans are, what they’re deploying in the region, and so it’s up to us in the community to track and document and report on it. This is how we fight back.” https://www.texasobserver.org/trump-border-wall-rio-grande-valley/

#DHS #Trump #border #SouthTexas #poltiics #USpol #news #immigration

After 20 Years of Resistance, Trump Is Walling Off the Rio Grande Valley

Even sites once protected by Congress, including a butterfly refuge and a historic church, are slated for fencing funded by the “one big beautiful bill”—while the river itself is transformed by a floating barrier.

The Texas Observer

Texas Observer 2d ago

Last week: As we walked, we chanted, “Kids do not belong in cages!” We sang songs about liberation, and how—as James Baldwin famously wrote—”all of the children are always ours.”

Our march was a political action, a spiritual practice, a grief ritual, a block party, and a walking love letter to our communities, all rolled into one. https://www.texasobserver.org/we-must-end-family-detention-in-texas/

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We Have the Power to End Family Detention in Texas—and We Must

We cannot let this cruelty continue. There are so many ways to take action, and even small acts make a difference when we do them collectively.

The Texas Observer

Texas Observer 2d ago

A construction contract was awarded March 18, using money from the “One Big Beautiful Bill,” to build wall through the National Butterfly Center and the Santa Ana refuge, among other once-protected sites.

New from Michael Gonzalez, copublished with The Border Chronicle: https://www.texasobserver.org/trump-border-wall-rio-grande-valley/

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After 20 Years of Resistance, Trump Is Walling Off the Rio Grande Valley

Even sites once protected by Congress, including a butterfly refuge and a historic church, are slated for fencing funded by the “one big beautiful bill”—while the river itself is transformed by a floating barrier.

The Texas Observer

novaTopFlex 3d ago

Hype for the Future 142J: City of San Antonio, Texas

Introduction The City of San Antonio is a historic city serving as the principal city of the region now known as South Texas, most notable for serving as home to the Alamo. Apart from the Alamo, additional historic sites include the San Antonio Missions to the south as well as the Stinson Chapter of the Texas Air Museum and Hot Wells Hotel Ruins in the area. Modern Amenities Within the City of San Antonio, the north side of the area is identified as home to the McNay Art Museum and the […]

https://novatopflex.wordpress.com/2026/03/22/hype-for-the-future-142j-cith-of-san-antonio-texas/

Hype for the Future 142J: Cith of San Antonio, Texas

Introduction The City of San Antonio is a historic city serving as the principal city of the region now known as South Texas, most notable for serving as home to the Alamo. Apart from the Alamo, ad…

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novaTopFlex 4d ago

Hype for the Future 142/284: More on South Texas

Introduction Within the region known as South Texas, typically defined as the area south of San Antonio inclusive, numerous counties and communities are of notable significance between the Rio Grande to the west and the Gulf Coast to the east. While the Lower Rio Grande Valley is home to the major communities of McAllen, Harlingen, Weslaco, and Rio Grande City, the communities of Zapata and Laredo are located further upstream and also play significant roles in the culture of the […]

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Hype for the Future 142/284: More on South Texas

Introduction Within the region known as South Texas, typically defined as the area south of San Antonio inclusive, numerous counties and communities are of notable significance between the Rio Gran…

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Texas Observer 6d ago

Previously: "We know where the checkpoints are. We warn one another when the Border Patrol is nearby. In public space, we adjust our bodies and behavior, attempting to go unnoticed, offering smiles of compliance as a way to disarm." https://www.texasobserver.org/texas-border-militarization-minnesota-alex-pretti/

#DHS #ICE #border #immigration #HumanRights #police #politics #USpol #SouthTexas

My Home Is Treated Like a War Zone. That Militarization Expanded to Minnesota.

There have been many violent murders at the hands of Border Patrol agents. This is not an aberration but part of a broader federal apparatus built and refined over decades.

The Texas Observer

novaTopFlex Mar 18

Hype for the Future 138I: City of San Diego, Texas

Disclaimer This is not San Diego, California. This is a community named “San Diego” in the State of Texas at a significantly smaller scale in terms of area and population. Overview The City of San Diego, Texas, is located between Duval and Jim Wells Counties in the State of Texas and is primarily in Duval County, where the community serves as the county seat. Today, the City of San Diego is home to the Duval County Museum and La Mansion Gonzalez.

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Hype for the Future 138I: City of San Diego, Texas

Disclaimer This is not San Diego, California. This is a community named “San Diego” in the State of Texas at a significantly smaller scale in terms of area and population. Overview The City of San …

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novaTopFlex Mar 18

Hype for the Future 138H: Tilden, Texas

Overview The community of Tilden is an unincorporated community and county seat of McMullen County in the State of Texas, along State Highways 16 and 72 to the south of the larger City of San Antonio closer to the corridor of the former. Local amenities associated with the Tilden area include the Tilden Country Inn and the Texan Inn and Suites as well as a local Tex-Mex restaurant at Max’s Café.

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Hype for the Future 138H: Tilden, Texas

Overview The community of Tilden is an unincorporated community and county seat of McMullen County in the State of Texas, along State Highways 16 and 72 to the south of the larger City of San Anton…

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North of Somewhere 🇺🇦Mar 17

cold-blooded encounters, southern Texas (Digital, R6)

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