Environmental organizations and indigenous communities are suing the Texas Parks & Wildlife Department for greenlighting negotiations with SpaceX to swap 43 acres at Boca Chica State Park. Background here via Texas Tribune: texastribune.org/2024/03/04/tex…

Bekah Hinojosa Juan Mancias The good fight.

Carrizo Comecrudo aren’t federally recognized but they are doing more to stand up against the border environmental damage than a lot of us recognized tribes are. Please keep inspiring us to step it up

Spotted the first Tesla (gentrifier mobile) parked in the lot at my apartment complex. Does this mean my fuckin rent is going up again?

on this day in 1944, Leila Khaled, Palestinian revolutionary, was born in Haifa. if you have time today, you should read her autobiography from 1973: My People Shall Live.

here’s a free PDF: ia601208.us.archive.org/1/items/MyPeop…

Biden’s decision to freeze LNG exports is criticized for its negative impact on Gulf South communities, with environmental justice advocates in Texas taking proactive measures to address the issue.

truthout.org/articles/biden…

Last week: A new investigation of a deadly fire that killed 40 migrants in a locked detention cell in #Mexico shows that keys and fire extinguishers were readily available, but withheld. buff.ly/3U3GuoD

#immigration

Last month, Texas’ only sugar mill — and one of only three in the nation — closed down in nearby Santa Rosa because there wasn’t enough water for sugar growers.
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Not another inch of Boca Chica beach to SpaceX!

SpaceX is applying for a permit from the Army Corps of Engineers to destroy more wetlands on the beach. We & a dozen other RGV organizations oppose this.

Press release & comment we sent to USACE HQ drive.google.com/file/d/1CJwNyq…

Even after several emails & the questions sent in during the AGM, the bank remains silent on Rio Grande LNG. Santander, when will you take your responsibility starting with committing to meet with community members as requested before? Another Gulf Is Possible
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Santander provided $1.2 bn to Rio Grande LNG. The project is in a predominantly Latinx community already struggling with poverty & health issues & encloses land sacred to the Carrizo/​Comecrudo Tribe. A broad coalition is fighting to stop the project. canarymedia.com/articles/lique…

Last Friday was Santander's AGM. Together with Bekah Hinojosa, we sent in questions on Rio Grande LNG in Texas. Besides financing 8 LNG terminals in the Gulf South, the bank has now also watered down its policies to allow for the financing of fracking.

thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2024-0…

My husband Garrett Graham produced this TX Parks & Wildlife segment looking at the myth of Bigfoot in TX. His story explores how fascination with cryptids often blossoms into a greater appreciation of nature. Here's the 1st of his 'TEX Files' 😂 with Lyle Blackburn youtube.com/watch?v=BssSnV…

“I was trying to prioritize my physical health because I couldn’t lift things; I couldn’t open things. I didn’t understand why I was getting weaker.”

Even a single #COVID infection can destroy the lives of young, healthy Texans: texasobserver.org/long-covid-tex… via Texas Observer