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Facing limited prospects for new water sources, Austin officials are advancing a broad strategy centered on water reuse, conservation and storage to meet the city’s long-term needs. At a recent #infrastructure summit hosted by the Austin Chamber of Commerce, water planners described an array of initiatives designed to extend the capacity of Austin’s existing supply as the population continues to grow. #Texas #water #reclamation #planning #storage #reuse #conservation https://www.austinmonitor.com/stories/2025/04/infrastructure-panelists-ponder-tactics-for-stretching-austins-existing-water-supply/
Austin Monitor · Infrastructure panelists ponder tactics for stretching Austin’s existing water supply - Austin MonitorFacing limited prospects for new water sources, Austin officials are advancing a broad strategy centered on water reuse, conservation and storage to meet the city’s long-term needs. At a recent infrastructure summit hosted by the Austin Chamber of Commerce, water…
"US Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. publicly urged people to get the measles vaccine in an interview with CBS News on Tuesday.
'We encourage people to get the measles vaccine,' Kennedy told the network’s chief medical correspondent, Dr. Jon LaPook."
https://edition.cnn.com/2025/04/08/health/measles-outbreak-urban-areas/index.html
CNN · RFK Jr. publicly urges people to get the measles vaccine
“I wanted to do something that would amplify and support poets across the state and amplify and uplift poetry for everyone.”
Here's how the state's first Black woman to serve as poet laureate is building a platform for telling stories of #Texas history ... https://www.texasobserver.org/texas-first-black-woman-poet-laureate-praise/
The Texas Observer · Texas' First Black Woman Poet Laureate Spreads Poems of PraiseIn tough times, Amanda Johnston is creating a community of gratitude with contributions from poets all across the state.
“We’re trying to find the missing pieces that help people connect the dots and the intersectionalities of capitalism and this pandemic.”
New today in Deceleration: "Mask Blocs" help the sick, #disabled, and #COVID-conscious stay involved in their communities in #Texas, while raising awareness about why this needs to be a core issue for organizing on the Left. https://deceleration.news/texas-mask-blocs-covid-19-federal-and-state-attacks/
“The revolution isn’t happening if it’s not accessible. The revolution isn’t happening if you don’t listen to some of your most vulnerable members.”
Out today in Deceleration: "Mask blocs" in #Texas support the sick, #disabled and otherwise COVID-Conscious communities, providing vital mutual aid amid attacks on public health. https://deceleration.news/texas-mask-blocs-covid-19-federal-and-state-attacks/
Read an excerpt from the new book by the Observer's Lise Olsen: https://www.texasobserver.org/the-scientist-and-the-serial-killer/
See Lise tonight at 7pm at BookPeople in Austin! RSVP here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/bookpeople-presents-lise-olsen-the-scientist-and-the-serial-killer-tickets-1207891188059?aff=bp
Advocates for rail projects in Texas are staying optimistic about legislation that could bring more trains to the state, including the proposed high-speed rail from Houston to Dallas, despite opposition in Austin.
In explaining the legal and clinical aspects of lethal injections, “Secrets of the Killing State” is far from sterile. Corinna Barrett Lain lays out her fact-based narratives in stomach-churning detail, while also plainly sharing her analysis of the facts with readers, often bordering on righteous indignation. https://www.texasobserver.org/sordid-story-behind-lethal-injection/
Five Fine Wines • Johnson City, Texas, USA
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“I want bad actors removed from this space, but you don’t clean up a room by setting it on fire.”
New: The #Texas Legislature is struggling with whether to regulate, or ban, currently legal products containing THC, under pressure from the lieutenant governor.
https://www.texasobserver.org/advocates-speak-against-lege-thc-hemp-restrictions/
Revealed: Big tech’s new datacentres will take water from the world’s driest areas https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/apr/09/big-tech-datacentres-water #Artificialintelligence(AI) #Trumpadministration #Desertification #Climatecrisis #Australianews #Environment #DonaldTrump #AsiaPacific #E-commerce #Technology #USpolitics #Microsoft #Computing #Worldnews #DeepSeek #Americas #Drought #ChatGPT #Arizona #Amazon #Google #OpenAI #Oracle #Africa #Europe #USnews #Water #Texas #Spain
The Guardian · Revealed: Big tech’s new datacentres will take water from the world’s driest areas
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More photos from the Guardian article.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/gallery/2025/apr/05/anti-trump-hands-off-worldwide-protests
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VcSg7hK8Zok
12.16 min. mark: Mum & her 3 kids kidnapped by #ICE and taken to #Texas being returned to #NewYork , officials say. #StopDeportations #FascistUSA
15.44min mark #ContentCreator #MsRachel targeted by the antisemitism weaponisation group Stop Antisemtism, ( which uses a broad sounding name), who are kvetching some b.s. about 'Hamas propaganda' 
to AG #BatshitBondi calling for an investigation of Ms Rachel because she said a prayer to stop the violence against kids in #Gaza.
FYI, Dave is not sure whether it's true about Hamas hiding stuff in hospitals. If anyone knows Dave, tell him, no it's not true. Dave does know that the violence against #Gaza is wrong.
22.56 min mark #ElonMusk calls #PeterNavarro a moron. Takes one to know one., Elon. 
24.52min mark: #Tariffs. Chinese imports. #iPhone may start coming from #India, etc.
"Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. first said Sunday that the CDC would be redeploying to Texas at its governor's request, after another unvaccinated child died in the measles outbreak. An 8-year-old girl was the second fatality there this year."
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/cdc-texas-measles-outbreak-layoffs-rfk-vaccines/
Earlier: The voucher bill passed along party lines with the six Democrats on the 14-member committee voting against the bill. Only two Democrats, Representative John Bryant and Representative Alma Allen, voted against the committee substitute for HB 2, the House’s public school funding bill. https://www.texasobserver.org/house-ed-committee-approves-vouchers-and-public-school-funding/
The Texas Observer · House Committee Passes ‘Texas Two Step’ of Vouchers and Public Ed FundingDems could do little but sound the alarm on vouchers—and warn the $7.7-billion school-finance package is still not enough.
Featured story: The Legislature’s current plan to move funds out of public schools would put a handful of private contractors in the driver’s seat. A look at who stands to gain the most, and their shaky track record in other states ... https://www.texasobserver.org/school-vouchers-vendors-millions-legislature/
The Texas Observer · How Voucher Vendors Could Make Millions from ‘School Choice’ in TexasThe Legislature’s current proposals put a handful of private contractors in the driver’s seat. Other states have already seen problems.
