#southtexas

· 2mo ago

ICE agents engaged in a high speed chase forced a car containing a mother and child into a ditch with their reckless driving, then handcuffed a U.S. citizen. It's business as usual for the agency in South #Texas: https://www.texasobserver.org/ice-car-chase-gun-citizen-south-texas/#ICE #SouthTexas #border #police #fascism #news

· 2mo ago

New from Gaige Davila: “Just the experience of having a gun pointed at you, having agents aggressively approach your car, endangering people on the road, coming into your yard or home, obviously, that is an extremely traumatic event for anyone who has to experience it.” https://www.texasobserver.org/ice-car-chase-gun-citizen-south-texas/ #news #ICE #border #SouthTexas #politics #USpol #Texas

· 2mo ago

New from Jason Buch: A road created by Border Patrol during wall construction gives the perfect perspective for a #cycling tour of the region's natural beauty (and overall safety). https://www.texasobserver.org/postcard-laredo-border-wall/ #border #Texas #immigration #SouthTexas #Trump #news

“We’re gonna be riding around areas where most everybody thinks it’s unsafe, and you’re gonna see that there’s really nothing to be worried about.”

· 6mo ago

From 2023, for #Trans Day Of Visibility: "It strikes me, and may strike you, as a bit crazy to come out as #transgender in an essay like this. I’m publicly revealing myself to be a member of a marginalized community in the midst of a moral panic targeting our very existence." https://www.texasobserver.org/i-am-a-trans-texan/#LGBTQIA #politics #USpol #culture #Texas #SouthTexas #rural

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