#Earthquake (#sismo) M2.0 strikes 7 mi S of #Ackerly (#Texas) 4 min ago. More info: https://m.emsc.eu/?id=1808506
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The Glass Art Society Star Trek convention for glass nerds is heating up here in Arlington along with the weather!
I installed a forbidden doodle at Low Doubt bar as part of the Third Thursday Art Walk- so I shall have to get over to Fort Worth tomorrow.
Clifton Crofford made this "Seeds of A New Season" rainbow. That I enjoyed a long with a bunch of other art.
Raj Singh made a really neat torch that tunes different flame settings with your voice.
And the High Volume Oxygen customer map is a decent map of glass studios (that use oxygen concentrators). The usual city suspects abound :)
The forbidden doodle I installed generates its own wifi network. It was installed by the restaurant owner in a Texas y manner- hey no holes in the wall :)
> …in just four days, Khan Suri was transferred between five different facilities across three states, eventually ending up in #Texas. On several occasions, his legal team says he was denied food or water to break his fast. In one of the facilities, #KhanSuri was kept in a room without a bed and with a television blaring for 21 hours a day for almost two weeks. He was given used underwear and was not allowed to spend more than two hours a week outside.
Zeteo · BREAKING: Georgetown Scholar Badar Khan Suri to be Released From ICE Detention
Lord Buffalo drummer removed from plane and detained by US border control https://www.theguardian.com/music/2025/may/14/lord-buffalo-drummer-us-border-control #Trumpadministration #USimmigration #DonaldTrump #USpolitics #Culture #USnews #Music #Texas
The Guardian · Lord Buffalo drummer removed from plane and detained by US border control
#Earthquake (#sismo) M2.5 strikes 46 mi NE of Van Horn (#Texas) 9 min ago. More info: https://m.emsc.eu/?id=1808319
Don't Miss Out! The MOLLY Prize Gala will be held on Wednesday, May 28, 2025 at Fair Market in Austin. Congressman Greg Casar will join us in conversation with our Editor-in-Chief, Gus Bova!
Get your tickets now: https://texasobserver.org/molly-awards/
The seasonal electricity forecast warns that regional power grids extending from the Upper Midwest south through Texas may lack the power needed to meet all customer needs in the event of prolonged periods of high temperatures
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2025/05/14/power-grid-electricty-climate-blackouts/
The Washington Post · Much of U.S. at heightened risk for summer power outages, regulator warns
#Earthquake (#sismo) M2.3 strikes 47 mi W of #Pecos (#Texas) 10 min ago. More info: https://m.emsc.eu/?id=1808314
The drummer for #Austin, #Texas metal band #LordBuffalo, who is a #legal #GreenCard holder, was seized by #ICE off of a plane as the band was departing for a European tour. His current whereabouts are unknown.
#immigration #law #Trump #StateSponsoredAbduction
https://www.metalsucks.net/2025/05/14/lord-buffalo-forced-to-cancel-european-tour-after-u-s-border-police-detained-their-drummer/
MetalSucks · Lord Buffalo Forced to Cancel European Tour After U.S. Border Police Detained Their DrummerWe live in dark times.
In our magazine: Our Editor Lise Olsen takes us to the #Austin studio of Stephen Harrigan, as he explores his own religious upbringing, a famous prophecy, and the life of a child prophet in his compelling new book. https://www.texasobserver.org/stephen-harrigan-profile-book-sorrowful-mysteries/
#Texas #Mexico #culture #history #religion #books #Bookstodon @bookstodon
The Texas Observer · A Texas Writer Tackles a Subject ‘Beckoning in the Shadows His Entire Life’Stephen Harrigan explores his own Catholic boyhood in Texas—and the prophecy left behind by a Portuguese prophet girl—in a compelling new book.
Reading between the lines, I'm hopeful that tariffs delayed the launch of Tesla "Cybercab" self driving cabs on the streets of Austin, til later this year or even 2026, where Musk earlier claimed to launch them in summer.
We already have 2 largely unregulated self-driving car companies. https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/tesla-resume-shipping-chinese-parts-cybercab-semi-production-us-source-says-2025-05-14/
Update: Local media KUT is refuting claims that the drummer has been seized by ICE.
https://www.kut.org/austin/2025-05-14/austin-texas-lord-buffalo-drummer-removal-from-flight
The drummer for #Austin metal band Lord Buffalo (a legal green card holder) has been seized by #ICE off of a plane as the group was departing for their European tour. https://www.metalsucks.net/2025/05/14/lord-buffalo-forced-to-cancel-european-tour-after-u-s-border-police-detained-their-drummer/
#music #immigration #news #Texas #fascism
KUT · Austin drummer's removal from flight appears related to criminal warrant, not immigration action
Featured story: “It’s literally officers in the streets stopping, detaining, questioning, interrogating, arresting—the task force model is a force multiplier of federal #immigration agencies.” https://www.texasobserver.org/texas-police-287g-ice-army/
The Texas Observer · Texas Police Are Slowly Joining What Could Be a ‘Giant ICE Army’New 287(g) task force agreements are trickling in as the Lege considers mandating ICE cooperation and some counties await federal training.
Houston state Rep. Lauren Simmons was elected in November to represent District 146 in the Texas House. She sat down with The Texas Newsroom to lay out the details of her life before running for office.
Houston Public Media · Meet Rep. Lauren Simmons, a mother and freshman lawmaker from Houston’s Third Ward
Judge orders #Georgetown researcher released from #ICE custody
#BadarKhanSuri, who has been held in #Texas since March, is expected to return to #Virginia after a federal judge found he raised substantial #FirstAmendment claims.
#immigration #law
https://www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/2025/05/14/georgetown-researcher-suri-virginia-texas/
The Washington Post · Judge orders Georgetown researcher released from ICE custody
In our magazine: On almost every one of the 140 days that the #Texas Legislature meets for its biennial session, citizens make the pilgrimage to the pink granite-domed Capitol to engage in activism, persuasion, and admonition. https://www.texasobserver.org/a-day-in-a-democracy/
The Texas Observer · A Day in a DemocracyWe still have one, after all, so may as well act like it.
"Hey Paula" is an American #loveSong recorded by the #pop #singing #duo #PaulAndPaula in 1962. Released as a single, it hit number one on the Billboard Hot 100 in the week ending February 9, 1963, and also made it to number one on the #HotRAndBSingles chart, and number one on Canada's #CHUMChart for three weeks. "Paul" was the song's writer, Ray Hildebrand, a student at #Texas' #HowardPayneUniversity, a #Baptist institution in the city of #Brownwood.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z_UUbTZmWQU
Seven years into the costly experiment that is #Texas Partnerships, the Observer has carried out a wide-ranging investigation into whether these state-backed charter arrangements have actually benefited Lone Star State kids in struggling schools.
https://www.texasobserver.org/texas-partnerships-sb-1882-charter-schools/
The Texas Observer · Texas Already Gives Public Ed Dollars to Private Operators. Here's How That Worked Out.The state created “Texas Partnership” charter schools to turn around struggling public campuses, but an Observer investigation has uncovered numerous academic and financial issues.