Brant Bingamon @BrantBingamon
dad with Noah and Eryl; partner with Adrienne; rocknroller with Pocket FishRmen; writer with Austin Chronicle Austin, TX Joined September 2019-
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This actually happened. Amendment from @RepWalle to ensure State of Texas isn't in the business of putting children under the age of 11 in jail. But author "respectfully" opposes. #txlege
The next time you hear someone saying “moderate Republican House members” in TX…remember, they ALL just voted for HB4. They all agreed to marginalize and endanger other human beings. Not a single one of them is moderate. Being a moderate R is history from another time and place.
A video of neo-Nazis eating at Torchy's Tacos in Fort Worth went viral earlier this month. With a bit of sleuthing I was able to identify two of them, as well as two other Texas neo-Nazis responsible for antisemitic fliers. My latest for @TexasObserver. 1/ texasobserver.org/unmasking-texa…
🧵Last August, I was listening to a feed of a heated North Texas school board meeting while juggling my nightly dad duties. Which is why I was getting my 3-year-old to bed when I heard a mom make a shocking statement that @ahylton26 and I have now spent a year investigating. 1/
The big boss gotta at least fire Fuentes' friend. If he really wants to turn the page he needs to fire Stickland.
The big boss gotta at least fire Fuentes' friend. If he really wants to turn the page he needs to fire Stickland.
I'm starting to kind of like this guy.
I'm starting to kind of like this guy.
.@runforsomething alum @JasmineForUS is a top 5 member of Congress; prove me wrong.
.@runforsomething alum @JasmineForUS is a top 5 member of Congress; prove me wrong.
The man
Here's one I'm pretty pleased with. I got to speak with these amazing, inspirational queer people. They're the ones trying to save our society, y'all ... austinchronicle.com/news/2023-09-2…
@GregAbbott_TX is outraged by false report that @LeanderISD is refusing to hand out the Constitution. Unclear how familiar Abbott is with the Constitution, given # of unconstitutional bills he's signed, but whatever @BrantBingamon t.ly/fJqg8
In his tele townhall, @GregAbbott_TX says if vouchers don't pass in an October special, he’ll call another, and then he’ll send it to the voters in GOP primaries: "There’s any easy way to get it done, and there’s a hard way. Either way, I’m in this to win this.” #txlege
A thread of questions I sent the @TDCJ that they did not answer - How frequently will inmates have access to respite during the lockdown? 🧵 shorturl.at/bchMY
EXCLUSIVE: In four months, two longtime associates of Mayor Kirk Watson and Interim City Manager Jesús Garza were paid nearly $150,000 for vaguely defined consulting services, without authorization from City Council. austinchronicle.com/news/2023-09-1…
Threats of violence from Moms for Liberty
Threats of violence from Moms for Liberty
Yeah, and this -- austinchronicle.com/daily/news/202…
Yeah, and this -- austinchronicle.com/daily/news/202…
It is telling that Ken Paxton doesn’t have the courage to swear an oath and testify about what happened here. He refused to be deposed in the whistleblower case and now won’t even set foot in the Texas Senate. Innocent people don’t behave this way. #txlege
It's almost like Republican leaders don't care about mothers, the unborn, the recently born, cancer patients, or the elderly.
It's almost like Republican leaders don't care about mothers, the unborn, the recently born, cancer patients, or the elderly.
"Texas May Execute a Man Based on a Scrapped Medical Theory": Must-read opinion piece by John Grisham about the tragic case of Robert Roberson @innocence @WSJopinion @JohnGrisham wsj.com/articles/texas…
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Living in Texas, UT protesters may be more likely to face police brutality. But they're *less* likely to face criminal charges — because they have a progressive DA. Your votes for prosecutors, judges, and sheriffs matter so much in moments like these: themarshallproject.org/2024/04/30/cam…
Some of y’all really don’t know who the good guys are in this situation
I hope we all remember that all these students speaking out on college campuses are our kids. They’re smart, accomplished, young ppl. Just like in the 1960s, while adult leaders use force, it’s very likely history will prove and reflect students’ outcry for humanity was right.
UT and DPS double down on use of force as police pepper spray protesters after dispersing an impromptu encampment for Palestine. austinchronicle.com/daily/news/202…
For those wondering who will pick up the mess on UT Austin’s main quad: Students are cleaning it up. As soon as the police line was pushed back, students immediately got to work cleaning up their campus.
Block walked today to remind voters of May 4 election where we will be voting for 1st time ever for members of the Travis Central Appraisal District Board. Early voting starts tomorrow 4/22 and only lasts one week. Voting locations tinyurl.com/4u4vr47w. #txlege
Early voting for the May 4th local election starts MONDAY! Polls are open 7 AM to 7 PM. Make a plan to vote — and bring a friend with you! Find your nearest polling location at VoteTravis.com.
Nearly $12 billion of cruel political theater
It's really hard to make the case that Texas's Operation Lone Star has deterred migrants. Gov. Abbott keeps adding strict measures, and migration barely budges. The numbers are down since January, but the same thing happened in January-March 2023.
Terlingua is the perfect place for Alex Jones. “Would I have chosen Alex Jones as my neighbor if I had a choice? No. But that said, we have a very diverse community here.” @TexasMonthly texasmonthly.com/news-politics/…
An outside law firm is investigating APD's second-in-command over texts the district attorney believes were an attempt to gather dirt on his office. austinchronicle.com/news/2024-04-1…
The governor of TX has insanely spent HALF a MILLION of taxpayer $ per EACH migrant stopped. But overall crossings did not decrease til Mexico intervened. Only Congress can give a real solution at the border, but @GovAbbott wants CORRUPT, no bid contracts to cronies instead.
Border wall construction continues in Maverick County. Until the Biden Administration steps up and does its job, Texas will add more border wall to secure our southern border and keep Texans—and Americans—safe.
The walls came tumbling down following today’s incredible mock prison cell exhibit @UTAustin to demonstrate what extreme heat feels like in TX prisons—decarceration in action!
This map says so much about the way your experience in prison — and whether you can afford to eat anything beyond what they serve — depends on where you live. theappeal.org/locked-in-pric…
You know who else threw doctors in prison? Adolf Hitler It's democracy or fascism.
Trump says states should be allowed to throw doctors in prison for reproductive health care
Jenni Gerhauser, cousin of both Brian Dorsey and Sarah Bonnie, tells @CNN's Laura Coates that his execution "was absolutely unnecessary." You can see the interview here: video.snapstream.net/Play/abjVbta4z… @CNN @thelauracoates @MADPMO #Missouri #deathpenalty
For 5 years @GovAbbott has waived fair-bidding LAWS to give corrupt, no-bid contracts to his friends on their terms. For 5 years. It’s an outrageous abuse of emergency powers that is disrespectful of Texans & our freedom. #txlege
Texas’ Forward Operating Base construction continues. This base camp will house thousands of Texas National Guard soldiers who are working tirelessly to secure the border. Texas continues to use every tool and strategy to respond to Biden's border crisis.
From last week: According to a lawsuit, the busy and unrelenting schedule at at least one #Texas prison leaves only three and a half hours for sleep, only two and a half uninterrupted. buff.ly/3PQu2pB #HumanRights
I’ll admit it: after taking a bunch of crap and being called a bunch of names this weekend, this was a welcome note, and I’m grateful for it.
What a nice suprise to get this resolution from @GinaForAustin commemorating the @TexasObserver's 70th year (a true Texas miracle) of holding power to account and fighting through our journalism to make this state a more just and equitable place: #txlege
If there's one thing I know about Texans, it's that we believe in freedom. When we beat Ted Cruz and his extremism in November, we're going to restore abortion access and ensure Texas women have the freedom to make their own health care decisions.
They would purposely leave lights on so we couldn't sleep to punish us. Have you ever been trapped in a small room with fluorescent lights that never turn off? For days I would not know what time it was. I felt like I was losing my mind. Sleep depravation is a torture tactic.
New from @MichellePitcher: The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals sided with an incarcerated man who has been suing over sleep deprivation for a decade texasobserver.org/criminal-justi…
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