Previously: So far, at least four men have had their felony convictions and sentences tossed by the conservative Criminal Court of Appeals based on the massive misconduct scandal. Samuel Junior Sanchez appears to be the first freed on a plea deal. https://www.texasobserver.org/moonlighting-midland-prosecutor-samuel-sanchez/
#Texas #WestTexas #politics #USpol #law #corruption #news #prison #HumanRights
As an angry young man, Samuel Junior Sanchez was part of a violent road rage incident. After over a decade in prison, he says he's a changed man. But it took a massive judicial misconduct scandal to set him free: https://www.texasobserver.org/moonlighting-midland-prosecutor-samuel-sanchez/
"Recent research shows the night sky in #NorthAmerica is getting brighter every year – on average, researchers say, you can see about 10 percent fewer stars than the year before. But the #BigBend area in #Texas has fended off the light glow that washes out starry nights."
In April 2021, disgraced attorney Ralph Petty was forced to resign from the #Texas Bar after the state Supreme Court found his misconduct was “conclusively established.” The courts and other attorneys are still struggling to clean up the damage he caused. https://www.texasobserver.org/moonlighting-midland-prosecutor-samuel-sanchez/
#law #politics #USpol #HumanRights #prison #news #WestTexas #corruption
“It’s a safe space to be yourself regardless of who that is. I don’t understand why people want to smother that.”
From 2022: Drag Queen Story Hour? Over 150 people crowded into a West Texas cafe for this small town's first such event. https://www.texasobserver.org/wolfforth-lubbock-drag-queen-story-hour/
#drag #pride #politics #culture #USpol #news #Texas #WestTexas #children
“This situation leaves ‘lasting stains on a system of justice’ that will take years to restore.”
From Lise Olsen: How a highly-publicized judicial misconduct scandal gave Samuel Junior Sanchez another chance at life outside prison.
https://www.texasobserver.org/moonlighting-midland-prosecutor-samuel-sanchez/
So far, at least four men have had their felony convictions and sentences tossed by the conservative Criminal Court of Appeals based on the massive misconduct scandal. Samuel Junior Sanchez appears to be the first freed on a plea deal.
https://www.texasobserver.org/moonlighting-midland-prosecutor-samuel-sanchez/
“This situation leaves ‘lasting stains on a system of justice’ that will take years to restore.”
New from Lise Olsen: How a highly-publicized judicial misconduct scandal gave Samuel Junior Sanchez another chance at life outside #prison. https://www.texasobserver.org/moonlighting-midland-prosecutor-samuel-sanchez/
Texas aims to stake out first place in the US e-fuels race (yes, Texas).
https://cleantechnica.com/2025/06/24/in-west-texas-e-fuels-are-coming-for-your-fossil-fuels/
#efuels #electrofuels #saf #sustainableaviationfuel #jetfuel #hydrogen #greenhydrogen #solarenergy #windenergy #ccu #carboncapture #texas #westtexas #renewableenergy #energy #fuel
Texas aims to stake out first place in the US e-fuels race (yes, Texas).
https://cleantechnica.com/2025/06/24/in-west-texas-e-fuels-are-coming-for-your-fossil-fuels/
#efuels #electrofuels #saf #sustainableaviationfuel #jetfuel #hydrogen #greenhydrogen #solarenergy #windenergy #ccu #carboncapture #texas #westtexas #renewableenergy #energy #fuel
Reminder, a new TV series is releasing today (Thursday) on Netflix called Ransom Canyon, for those that like shows based on West Texas.
Jesus ki-yay motherfucking #WestTexas #measles freaks. I can tell you #WWJD: not murder children. https://www.yahoo.com/news/parents-girl-died-measles-infection-174146578.html
In books: The Crossing: El Paso, the Southwest, and America’s Forgotten Origin Story is the title of the late Richard Parker’s new rich cultural and political history of El Paso. By virtue of being about El Paso, it’s an adventure into the Other Texas. https://www.texasobserver.org/forgotten-crossings-el-paso/
#books #bookstodon #ElPaso #border #WestTexas #culture #history #Texas @bookstodon
From our magazine: The El Paso Walmart shooting in 2019, the largest massacre of Mexican Americans in the history of the United States, prompted award-winning journalist Richard Parker to take a second look at what was his family’s hometown during his youth.
https://www.texasobserver.org/el-paso-untold-story/
#GunViolence #culture #books #bookstodon #Texas #ElPaso #WestTexas #border
#Texas #Measles outbreak in the news. They sure love their #FreedomSores in #WestTexas which is #RedState #Red like the #Sores. They really like #Red in #Texas
“If any changes are going to happen in mental health, we’re going to have to [address] the generational issues.”
Our top story: The federal Health Resources and Services Administration designates 192 #Texas counties as mental health provider shortage areas. Nolan County, home to Sweetwater, ranks worse than 155 of those. https://www.texasobserver.org/mental-health-crisis-rural-texas/
#MentalHealth #politics #USpol #news #WestTexas #depression #health
