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Mose Buchele @mosebuchele.bsky.social · 11d

There is much more to this story that we get into it in our most recent article. There's also more to come.
Check it out our reporting here:
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Austin police don’t know when ICE is coming. The chief says that could be dangerous.

ICE doesn’t appear to have a consistent policy of how and when to notify local law enforcement about immigration raids.

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Mose Buchele @mosebuchele.bsky.social · 11d

Austin Chief Lisa Davis says APD has heard reports of street kidnappings, to find out after the fact it was ICE doing it.

This changes the way local police would repond, it also raises the potential for a dangerous misunderstanding between ICE and local police...
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Mose Buchele @mosebuchele.bsky.social · 11d

But that does not seem to explain the whole thing. The Harris County Sheriff, for example, does not have the formal 287(g) partnership with ICE that some others do, but still appears to get informed.

Regardless, the lack of communication is a concerns for some police...
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Mose Buchele @mosebuchele.bsky.social · 11d

Other local agencies suggested that they stay in close contact, but would not get into specifics.

Part of the reason? Different local police have different relationships with the Trump immigration crackdown.

Some want to keep ICE at arms length, others work enthusiastically with ICE. But...
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Mose Buchele @mosebuchele.bsky.social · 11d

In Austin, for example, APD is not told if a big sweep is planned, our Travis County Sheriff's Office says they get no heads up either.

But other places are told. The Harris County Sheriff's Office says they are informed of big ICE operations for "situational awareness."

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Mose Buchele @mosebuchele.bsky.social · 11d

We were looking at some of the ways local and state law enforcement works, and does not work, with ICE and something interesting came up.

The feds appear to alert some local police forces to impending raids, but not others.

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Austin police don’t know when ICE is coming. The chief says that could be dangerous.

ICE doesn’t appear to have a consistent policy of how and when to notify local law enforcement about immigration raids.

www.kut.org

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Mose Buchele @mosebuchele.bsky.social · 17d

"John Jones was out of options and low on cash."

So starts this exceptionally well written piece by @England_Weber on the heinous crime that haunted Austin, and brought decades of grief, trauma and wrongful incarceration.

Read it, even if you already know the story.
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Making sense of the 'senseless' after a breakthrough in Austin's yogurt shop murders case

The brutal murder of four teen girls in 1991 shook Austin to its core. Now, families — and the city — can finally move forward.

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Mose Buchele @mosebuchele.bsky.social · Sep 26

City of Taylor Econ. Development Corp. sold land that was "to be held in trust for future use as parkland" to a data center developer.

Deed restriction is from 1999, not so long ago.

Neighbors outraged. City not commenting. Interesting story from Kailey Hunt!

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It was supposed to be a park. Instead, this property in Taylor is being turned into a data center.

Neighbors that live near a proposed data center project in Taylor have filed a lawsuit aiming to stop all commercial development and construction on the site.

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Mose Buchele @mosebuchele.bsky.social · Sep 23

I had the same thought.

Mose Buchele @mosebuchele.bsky.social · Sep 22

Notable comment from head of Austin Resource Recovery in recent city audit.

He says only 65% landfill diversion rate is acheivable "Even with perfect recycling behavior."

City goal is 90 percent.

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Mose Buchele @mosebuchele.bsky.social · Sep 5

Austinite Corey Pudhorodsky is about halfway into a 50 hour stay on the Texas state capitol grounds, sharing 50 facts about climate change.

He's doing it for his 50th birthday!

Corey Pudhorodsky @coreypud.bsky.social · Sep 5

Fact 27: 1 gallon of gasoline turns into 20 pounds of CO2 when burned

I enjoyed this one and the chat with friends after!
#50for50 #climatefacts

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Mose Buchele @mosebuchele.bsky.social · Sep 4

First Monarch I've seen in Austin since early summer.

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Mose Buchele @mosebuchele.bsky.social · Sep 4

aaand. Im just reading this now. So hard to keep up with all the social platforms on top of everything else! But knowing that there is interest should motivate.

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Drop Site @dropsitenews.com · Sep 3

Breaking | GHF whistleblower Lt. Col. Anthony Aguilar says he has been interviewed by the International Criminal Court, which is probing alleged violations of the Geneva Conventions at Gaza aid sites.

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Mose Buchele @mosebuchele.bsky.social · Jun 19

Last year Austin's water utility lost 9.3 billion gallons of water because of a leaky distribution system. That's enough to fill Lady Bird Lake about four times over and 31 percent rise from the previous year.
Why the big jump? Some of it might be improved monitoring.
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Austin is losing even more water to leaky city pipes than previously thought

Austin Water said improvements in how it monitors the system and an increase in water line breaks pushed up estimates from last year.

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Mose Buchele @mosebuchele.bsky.social · Jun 6

Saharan dust is back! It will hurt air quality this weekend, so stay safe. But also, take a moment to marvel at this natural phenonenon. This stuff rides winds all the way from Africa to get here. And that's just the start of what make it soo fascinating.
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Hazed and confused? That smog you're noticing over Austin is dust from the Sahara

The dust can be dangerous, especially for people with lung conditions or otherwise compromised health. But it can also quell hurricane activity in the Atlantic, fertilize depleted soils and bring stri...

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Mose Buchele @mosebuchele.bsky.social · Jun 5

"You all spoke so passionately and you burned valuable time of your life. " Hays County Judge Ruben Becerra said. “We can do absolutely nothing about it."
Great piece from @mayafawaz.bsky.social on what happens when a data center wants to move next door.
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Hays County residents aren't happy about a new neighbor moving in: a data center

CloudBurst Data Centers is planning to build a facility south of San Marcos that could be leased to an AI firm or other tech company. Residents are concerned about the potential health and environment...

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Mose Buchele @mosebuchele.bsky.social · Jun 3

May was our first month with above average rainfall since last July, all thanks to last week's storms.

Still, it was not enough to bring us out of a longterm rain deficit. This spring was also the hottest ever recorded at Austin's Camp Mabry.
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Late May storms flip the script on what was about to be a very dry spring in Austin

The Camp Mabry weather station recorded 5 inches of rain from last week's storms. The precipitation “tipped us over the scale for the month of May,” one meteorologist said.

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Mose Buchele @mosebuchele.bsky.social · Jun 3

May was our first month with above average rainfall since last July, all thanks to last week's storms.

Still, it was not enough to bring us out of a longterm rain deficit. This spring was also the hottest ever recorded at Austin's Camp Mabry.

www.kut.org/energy-envir...

Late May storms flip the script on what was about to be a very dry spring in Austin

The Camp Mabry weather station recorded 5 inches of rain from last week's storms. The precipitation “tipped us over the scale for the month of May,” one meteorologist said.

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