The Supreme Court will meet on November 7 to decide whether to take up a case that could revisit the landmark 2015 same-sex marriage ruling #NOH8

Texas Can’t Keep Up with Surge in Workers’ Wage Theft Complaints State labor investigators struggle to process more and more paycheck complaints, with millions of dollars in workers’ pay at stake.

Texas workers have long struggled with wage theft by their employers—and the state’s unwillingness to crack down on scofflaw employers. Now, rates of suspected wage theft are increasing and the state labor law enforcement system is straining to keep up.

DOJ removes study showing right wing attacks ‘outpace’ those by left The move comes as the GOP seeks to back claims from President Trump that the “radical left” poses a greater danger than the right wing.

The study was still available on the Justice Department website last week, but a researcher on extremism posted on social media that it had been removed.

Rick Davies, singer and co-founder of Supertramp, has died The British musician co-founded the rock band Supertramp, which spurred hits like "Give A Little Bit" and "The Logical Song" in the 1970s.

The British musician co-founded the rock band Supertramp, which spurred hits like “Give A Little Bit” and “The Logical Song” in the 1970s.

White House proposes eliminating 988 suicide hotline services for LGBTQ+ youth #NOH8

It is a little weird to me countries aren’t more aggressively, formally trying to take advantage of the U.S. science brain drain. Once in a lifetime opportunity to buy low on Non-Dumbass Americans with PhDs who just wanna look into microscopes and quietly cure ass cancer as our country eats shit.

Hawaii lawmakers raise hotel tax to help the state cope with climate change | CNN Hawaii lawmakers passed on Friday first-of-its-kind legislation that will increase the state’s lodging tax to raise money for environmental protection and strengthening defenses against climate change...

Hawaii lawmakers passed first-of-its-kind legislation that will increase the state’s lodging tax to raise money for environmental protection and strengthening defenses against climate change-fueled natural disasters: cnn.it/3Yq5ubt

Volunteers sweep Lady Bird Lake for trash during annual cleanup Thousands of tons of litter enters Lady Bird Lake each year.

Last year, around 14,000 pounds of trash were removed from the lake and shore.

HB 5510 criminalizes abortion meds, censors info, and treats helpers like criminals. It's a full-on surveillance state. 🚨 Tell your rep: VOTE NO.
#TxLege #BansOffOurBodies

HB 229 erases trans, nonbinary & intersex Texans by forcing a binary-only sex definition in law. We won’t be erased. 🛑 Tell your rep: Vote NO.
#TxLege #ProtectTransTexans

🚫 HB 3990 would ban all flags except the U.S., Texas, or local flags in public buildings — no Pride flags, no Juneteenth, no Veterans flags.
This is erasure. This is censorship.
🗣 Tell your rep: Vote NO on HB 3990.
#TxLege #LetUsBeHeard #VoteNoHB3990 #InclusiveTexas

988 suicide prevention service for LGBTQ+ youth would be eliminated under leaked budget proposal | CNN The Trump administration is considering eliminating the 988 Suicide Prevention and Crisis Lifeline’s specialized services for LGBTQ+ youth as a way to cut back on funding for next year’s discretionary...

The Trump administration is considering eliminating the 988 Suicide Prevention and Crisis Lifeline’s specialized services for LGBTQ+ youth as a way to cut back on funding for next year’s discretionary budget for mental health, according to an internal document reviewed by CNN

White House ousts trade official over alleged ties to ‘Anonymous’ author George Bogden, a senior aide at Customs and Border Protection, was pushed aside after officials circulated a photo of him at Miles Taylor’s wedding.

George Bogden, a senior aide at Customs and Border Protection, was pushed aside after officials circulated a photo of him at the wedding of Miles Taylor, the author of a 2018 opinion piece critical of President Donald Trump.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation arrested a Milwaukee County Circuit judge Friday, FBI Director Kash Patel said on social media, accusing her of helping an undocumented immigrant avoid arrest. cnn.it/3RwAYZH

Trump Administration deports gay makeup artist, Andry Hernandez Romero, to maximum security prison in El Salvador without due process #NOH8 tiny.cc/o6pg001

This is just cruel

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“Terrible things are happening outside. Poor helpless people are being dragged out of their homes. Families are torn apart. Men, women, and children are separated. Children come home from school to find that their parents have disappeared.”

Diary of Anne Frank
January 13, 1943

CNN reports that the January 6 criminals have been told they are invited to attend inaugural balls tonight. They are going to be released from the D.C. jail momentarily.

All are insurrectionists.

We are not a democracy anymore, folks. We do not have rule of law.

Reducing your red meat consumption could have many positive impacts — on your heart, the environment, and maybe even on your long-term cognitive health, according to a new study.

Read more: cnn.it/3WmtSd0

Texas Gave $1 Million in Expert Contracts to Defend Border Buoys in Court Records reveal additional costs of the controversial Rio Grande barrier that the governor describes as “low-cost.”

“Because he has access to these dollars, [he] is throwing out these types of consulting contracts to his friends to the detriment of the taxpayer.”

183A Toll 183A 2025 Toll Rates (two-axle) Tag Pay By Mail Crystal Falls Parkway Ramps $0.62 $0.93 Crystal Falls Mainline Plaza $1.43 $2.15 Scottsdale Drive Ramp $0.76 $1.14 Park Street Mainline Plaza $1.94 $2.91 Brushy Creek Ramps $0.76 $1.14 Lakeline Mainline Plaza $0.78 $1.17 The northward extension of 183A Toll to north of SH 29, the 183A Phase III Project, is anticipated to open to traffic in 2025. The new tolling points are as follows: 183A nEW tOLL PLAZAS TOLL RATES (two-axle) Tag Pay By Mail North Whitewing Ramps $1.02 $1.53 Whitewing Mainline Plaza $1.29 $1.94 South Whitewing Ramps $0.76 $1.14 San Gabriel Ramps $0.76 $1.14 San Gabriel Mainline Plaza $1.09 $1.64

290 Toll 290 Toll 2025 Toll Rates (two-axle) Tag Pay By Mail U.S. 183 Ramps (direct connectors) $0.73 $1.10 Springdale Road Ramps $0.73 $1.10 Giles Lane Ramps $0.73 $1.10 Giles Lane Mainline Plaza $1.49 $2.24 Harris Branch Parkway Ramps $0.73 $1.10 Parmer Lane Mainline Plaza $0.73 $1.10 130/290 Direct Connectors $0.75 $1.13 71 Toll Lane 71 Toll Lane 2025 Toll Rates (two-axle) Tag Pay By Mail FM 973 EB and WB $1.14 $1.71 45SW Toll SH 45SW 2025 Toll Rates (two-axle) Tag Pay By Mail Bear Creek Plaza $1.22 $1.83

183 Toll 183 Toll 2025 Toll Rates (two-axle) Tag Pay By Mail 51st Street Ramps $0.81 $1.22 MLK Jr. Boulevard/51st Street Mainline Plaza $1.50 $2.25 969 Ramp $1.09 $1.64 Smith Road Ramps $0.71 $1.07 Thompson Mainline Plaza $1.30 $1.95 Direct Connectors to/from SH 71 $0.71 $1.07

MoPac Express Lane 2025 Base Toll Rates (two-axle only) Tag Pay By Mail Northbound Segment: Cesar Chavez to US 183 $0.65 $0.98 Segment: RM 2222 to Parmer $0.65 $0.98 Entire length: Cesar Chavez to Parmer $1.30 $1.96 Southbound Segment: Parmer to RM 2222 $0.65 $0.98 Segment: RM 2222 to 5th/Cesar Chavez $0.65 $0.98 Entire length: Parmer to 5th/Cesar Chavez $1.30 $1.96

Austin toll roads get more expensive starting Jan. 1.

🚙 Most toll sections will go up by 1¢ to 5¢.
🚙 Some parts of 183A will cost 9¢ more.
🚙 MoPac toll lane minimum rises 8¢ to 65¢/section.

Since 2019, the CTRMA has hiked toll prices by 26%.

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How to fight ageism in the world around you — and in yourself Discrimination based on someone's age is so ingrained in society that most of us don't notice it. Yet it affects us all and fighting it not only helps make a better society, it also helps us live long...

Discrimination based on someone's age is so ingrained in society that most of us don't notice it. Yet it affects us all and fighting it not only helps make a better society, it also helps us live longer, healthier lives.

Drones continue to buzz over US bases. The military isn’t sure why and how to stop them. | CNN Politics A series of drone sightings over military bases across the country have renewed concerns that the US doesn’t have clear government-wide policy for how to deal with unauthorized incursions that could p...

A series of drone sightings over military bases across the country has renewed concerns that the US doesn’t have clear government-wide policy for how to deal with unauthorized incursions that could potentially pose a national security threat.

Louisiana forbids public health workers from promoting COVID, flu and mpox shots An NPR investigation found Louisiana health officials told staff to stop promoting vaccines for COVID, flu and mpox, holding flu shot events or otherwise encouraging the public to get those vaccines.

An NPR investigation found Louisiana health officials told staff to stop promoting vaccines for COVID, flu and mpox, holding flu shot events or otherwise encouraging the public to get those vaccines.

You can reduce your risk of dementia. Here's how to get started About 40% of dementia cases could be prevented or delayed by healthy lifestyle choices and preventive medicine. Here's a tool to gauge your brain care and track your progress.

About 40% of dementia cases could be prevented or delayed by healthy lifestyle choices and preventive medicine. Here's a tool to gauge your brain care and track your progress.