U.S. Army overturns convictions of 110 Black soldiers in 1917 Houston riot at Camp Logan [Houston Chronicle]
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U.S. Army overturns convictions of 110 Black soldiers in 1917 Houston riot at Camp Logan [Houston Chronicle]
U.S. Army overturns convictions of 110 Black soldiers in 1917 Houston riot at Camp Logan [Houston Chronicle] - Lemmy.World
“More than a century has passed since 110 Black soldiers stationed at Camp Logan were convicted of mutiny, murder, and assault in the 1917 Houston Riot, with 19 of them executed at Fort Sam Houston. Now those convictions have been overturned.” “It can’t bring them back, but it gives them peace,” said Angela Holder, whose great-uncle, Cpl. Jesse Moore, was one of the executed soldiers. “Their souls are at peace.” Archive link: https://archive.is/JEtyF#selection-1009.0-1023.171 [https://archive.is/JEtyF#selection-1009.0-1023.171]
U.S. Army overturns convictions of 110 Black soldiers in 1917 Houston riot at Camp Logan [Houston Chronicle]
U.S. Army overturns convictions of 110 Black soldiers in 1917 Houston riot at Camp Logan [Houston Chronicle] - Lemmy.World
“More than a century has passed since 110 Black soldiers stationed at Camp Logan were convicted of mutiny, murder, and assault in the 1917 Houston Riot, with 19 of them executed at Fort Sam Houston. Now those convictions have been overturned.” “It can’t bring them back, but it gives them peace,” said Angela Holder, whose great-uncle, Cpl. Jesse Moore, was one of the executed soldiers. “Their souls are at peace.” Archive link: https://archive.is/JEtyF#selection-267.11-267.99 [https://archive.is/JEtyF#selection-267.11-267.99]
[Texas Tribune] Federal judge bars Texas from enforcing book rating law
[Texas Tribune] Federal judge bars Texas from enforcing book rating law - Lemmy.world
House Bill 900 requires book vendors to rate all their materials based on their depictions or references to sex before selling them to schools. Vendors say the law aims to regulate protected speech with “vague and over broad” terms.
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[abc13] Houston ISD to eliminate librarians and convert libraries into disciplinary centers at NES schools
[abc13] Houston ISD to eliminate librarians and convert libraries into disciplinary centers at NES schools - Lemmy.world
cross-posted from: https://kbin.social/m/news/t/264623 [https://kbin.social/m/news/t/264623] > Students at dozens of Houston ISD schools will return in a few weeks without librarians and to former libraries that have been converted into disciplinary spaces.
[Texas Tribune] As Texas swelters, crops and cattle are increasingly at risk
[Texas Tribune] As Texas swelters, crops and cattle are increasingly at risk - Lemmy.world
LUBBOCK — May brought an unusual sight to the arid High Plains — rain, and lots of it. Parched lands that previously begged for water welcomed the downpour. Farmers, who were still recovering from the drought-ridden season before, could finally sigh in relief. Then came the cruel irony — the rain didn’t stop for weeks. The same water people prayed for all year was now flooding farmers out of their fields and stopping them from planting their crops on time. Now, as the entire state sees blazing temperatures that only keep climbing, farmers are questioning if the whiplash-inducing weather will lead to another busted year.
[Texas Tribune] Justice Department threatens Texas with legal action over floating barrier in Rio Grande
[Texas Tribune] Justice Department threatens Texas with legal action over floating barrier in Rio Grande - Lemmy.world
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/2090869 [https://lemmy.world/post/2090869] > The U.S. Justice Department has threatened legal action against Gov. Greg Abbott over the 1,000-foot floating barrier that the state deployed in the Rio Grande near Eagle Pass earlier this month. > > “We write to inform you … that the United States intends to file legal action in relation to the State of Texas’s unlawful construction of a floating barrier in the Rio Grande River,” the Justice Department said in a letter sent to Abbott’s office on Thursday. The department gave the state until 1 p.m. Central on Monday to avoid legal action by responding with a commitment to remove the barrier. > > “The State of Texas’s actions violate federal law, raise humanitarian concerns, present serious risks to public safety and the environment, and may interfere with the federal government’s ability to carry out its official duties,” said the letter, which was signed by Assistant Attorney General Todd Kim and Jaime Esparza, U.S. attorney for the Western District of Texas.
[Texas Tribune] Justice Department threatens Texas with legal action over floating barrier in Rio Grande
[Texas Tribune] Justice Department threatens Texas with legal action over floating barrier in Rio Grande - Lemmy.world
The U.S. Justice Department has threatened legal action against Gov. Greg Abbott over the 1,000-foot floating barrier that the state deployed in the Rio Grande near Eagle Pass earlier this month. “We write to inform you … that the United States intends to file legal action in relation to the State of Texas’s unlawful construction of a floating barrier in the Rio Grande River,” the Justice Department said in a letter sent to Abbott’s office on Thursday. The department gave the state until 1 p.m. Central on Monday to avoid legal action by responding with a commitment to remove the barrier. “The State of Texas’s actions violate federal law, raise humanitarian concerns, present serious risks to public safety and the environment, and may interfere with the federal government’s ability to carry out its official duties,” said the letter, which was signed by Assistant Attorney General Todd Kim and Jaime Esparza, U.S. attorney for the Western District of Texas.
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