#txpol

[eastern-bloc-party]

2 protesters arrested, hit by tear gas near Dilley family detention facility

Two protesters were arrested and other protesters came into contact with tear gas Wednesday outside a Dilley detention facility where a 5-ye

On 28 January 2026, two protesters were arrested outside the “family detention center” in Dilley, Texas, USA, a small town southwest of San Antonio. If you are able, please contribute to their legal fees so they can get back to their loved ones and jobs. (The link directs to the PayPal for the Texas Unitarian Universalist Justice Ministry Education Network, one of the groups to organize the vigil and rally).

Video from the protest

BBC article

[porterdavis]

[pizzaback]

HISD to eliminate librarians and convert libraries into disciplinary centers at NES schools

"I think it's pretty ridiculous. When I grew up and went to the library, I needed direction on what I may have wanted to read or books I sho

- 28 schools in Houston ISD will be converting their library spaces into “disciplinary centers” (effectively a space for detention and in school suspension) and eliminating all librarian positions at these schools

- library infrastructure at these schools will be gutted at these schools, so while students can still check out books it will be on an honor system, and there will be no librarian guidance or oversight

- libraries will only be open for browsing and borrowing before and after school. so i guess no more research projects, and kids who take the bus or have extracurriculars are out of luck

- librarians whose positions are eliminated can work at the schools that still have libraries, meaning many of them might have to move

- there have been concerns raised that children attending these schools will not have access to the same opportunities and access to information as children in other schools, and that children will come to associate libraries as a place for punishment

- this decision was made by Houston ISD superintendent Mike Miles without feedback from school faculty, parents or students

[mrjocrafter]

If you attended a public or charter school in the United States, did you take a class on the history of your state?

Texan, yes

Texan, no

Other state, yes

Other state, no

I'm American but I didn't take history classes in a public/charter school

Not American

Voting ended onFeb 13, 2024

it doesn't matter at what level you took history classes so long as you took history classes in a public or charter school

reblog for a greater sample size if you want

[phantasm-masquerade]

i can't believe an actual civil war is about to start and no one is Posting about it yet

[eastern-bloc-party]

Wearing All Black at Protests Makes You Guilty of Terrorism, Prosecutors Tell Jury

The case is a major test of the Trump administration's push to label "antifa" protesters as terrorists.

[eastern-bloc-party]

Man arrested after fight involving kids during Buda, Texas, school walkout

Chad Michael Watts, of Kyle, Texas, is charged with two counts of Assault Causing Bodily Injury.

[eastern-bloc-party]

Wael Tarabishi

Arlington, Texas, USA.

Maher Tarabishi, 62, is a Jordanian immigrant to the US who has provided full-time care to his adult son Wael, who has Pompe disease, since Wael was diagnosed at the age of 4. When Maher reported for a regular check-in at a local ICE facility, they arrested him, and Wael's health immediately begin deteriorating.

Local news and other media reported that Wael passed away yesterday afternoon.

The family is now re-issuing their demands to release Maher, so that he can attend his son's funeral. ICE and DHS have so refused, issuing statements about Maher that the family claims are untrue in order to justify separating him from his now-deceased son. Please pray for their family in this horrific time. I will share a fundraiser, if I find one, to cover funeral costs.

Disabled son of ICE detainee dies after 30 days of hospitalization

Family of man detained by ICE is demanding his release after son suffers two allegedly near-fatal health emergencies

ICE detains Jordanian man in Dallas, leaving disabled son hospitalised

‘He is My Lungs’: Disabled Man Hospitalized After ICE Detains Caregiver Father

Arlington family begs ICE to release man so he can be with his dying son