.@gannett is trying to hire temporary workers to fill the jobs of striking Austin American-Statesman employees. Please stand in solidarity with Austin Statesman journalists and don’t take these jobs.
You can support us by not clicking on Austin Statesman sites or donating to our strike…

pay attention. Kirk Bohls is no norma rae. austin is the 10th largest city in the country. it desperately needs a functional, adequately resourced source of local news. the health of our community + democracy hangs in the balance the balance #txlege

Here’s what Austin Statesman journalists WON’T be covering this weekend because Gannett refuses to pay them a living wage:

- a once in a lifetime total solar eclipse
- the CMT Music Awards
- any sporting event
- any live music
- the Capitol 10K

Pay journalists 🤷‍♂️ It’s not that hard

Nyeka's family's been in Austin longer than UT Austin. Her great x3 grandfather was enslaved in Travis County.

This year, she became the 1st in her family to attend UT, through a DEI program.

Now it's cut. What that means for her & students like her:

t.ly/Jh320

I have 8 years of professional journalism experience, but Gannett has refused to raise my wages from entry-level pay, while bringing in new college grads at $10K more than I make. love my job but I can barely afford rent. We have had enough. Urge Austin Statesman to do what’s right.

We’re out on the S Congress bridge with the Austin NewsGuild who are on strike in protest of Gannett’s unfair labor practices and bad-faith bargaining.

Don’t cross the digital picket line, avoid clicking on Austin Statesman article while their workers are on strike ✊

Thank you to everyone who came out to support us as we rallied in protest of Gannett’s unfair labor practices! #SaveOurStatesman 🦇 #StatesmanOnStrike

I will be on strike tomorrow. I love this job and I want it to be sustainable so I can keep doing it. Gannett needs to come to the table with a serious offer for Austin Statesman journalists. #SaveOurStatesman

Israeli strike on Gaza apartments amounts to war crime, group says - Los Angeles Times latimes.com/world-nation/s…

A Texas National Guard member was arrested for human smuggling near the US-MX border after he allegedly turned around at a Border Patrol checkpoint and led state troopers on a high-speed chase, according to authorities and Kinney County court records.

texastribune.org/2024/04/04/tex…

New: A Texas National Guard member was arrested and charged with human smuggling near the U.S.-Mexico border after he allegedly led state troopers on a high-speed chase, according to authorities and Kinney County court records. bit.ly/4asG4Ow

Austin Pets Alive! workers file to become nation’s largest animal shelter union
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Greg Abbott State Representative Steve Allison Dade Phelan David Covey Straus says recent laws have left LGBTQ community “borderline persecuted.”

“Where's the humanity in that? & why is it such an obsession? Time & time again, they try to find some niche thing they think will play well in the primary when…it's rooted in plain indecency.” #txlege

The votes are in. It will be a total eclipse of the news starting Friday for @Statesman AustinNewsGuild members. Support our strike as we try to keep local news written by local people @gannett #saveourstatesman gofundme.com/f/ubcyf6-austi…

Here’s the full quote by Texas Solicitor General Aaron Nielson. As I heard it, it was not the lawyer saying *he* personally thought Texas went too far, just that it was the question before the court + stating the possibility the court could rule against Texas.

Take time and read this today.

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I reached out to the Texas Military Department (Texas Military Dept.) earlier today regarding this tweet and asked if a TX National Guard Solider had been arrested.

Their reply?

They are prohibited from confirming or denying an individual's membership in the TX National Guard

Texas Sec. of State Secretary Jane Nelson, a former GOP state senator appointed by Gov. Greg Abbott, says reports of mass voter registration w/o photo ID are 'totally inaccurate.' She notes that TX has added ~58K new voters since start of '24 — far less than 1.2M figure promoted by Elon Musk

This type of paper can't be reused so the county will likely have to keep purchasing paper every election.