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Deceleration's 'Brake Room': Breaking Down ICE Fights, Technofascism, Dying Trumpism, and More

In Deceleration's new podcast, our newsletter correspondents take on rising authoritarian abuse and climate breakdown while collectively dreaming the worlds we want.

By Deceleration Staff

/ 16 Oct 2026

Deceleration's 'Brake Room': Breaking Down ICE Fights, Technofascism, Dying Trumpism, and More

Three Data Centers Could Undo the Millions El Paso and New Mexico Spent on their Climate Plans

'State regulators, state legislators were so caught off guard at the speed at which these hyperscale data centers showed up in all of our communities almost simultaneously,” said New Mexico state Rep. Sarah Silva.

By Diego Mendoza-Moyers and El Paso Matters

/ 16 Oct 2026

Three Data Centers Could Undo the Millions El Paso and New Mexico Spent on their Climate Plans

Will People Have a Say on Data Centers Under San Antonio’s Evolving Regulations?

Two competing zoning proposals would decide whether new data centers would require a Council vote—or even public comment.

By Greg Harman

/ 16 Oct 2026

Will People Have a Say on Data Centers Under San Antonio’s Evolving Regulations?

City of San Antonio Sues ICE & Homeland Security in Bid to Stop ICE Detention Expansion

If resistance efforts fail, San Antonio appears poised to become the central hub for Trump’s deportation machine in Texas.

By Roxana Rojas

/ 15 Oct 2026

City of San Antonio Sues ICE & Homeland Security in Bid to Stop ICE Detention Expansion

'Elite' Border Patrol Unit Joins Attacks on Protesters Resisting Trump’s Border Wall

Activists say federal agents dragged protesters across a barbed wire and used “extreme pain compliance” tactics.

By Mike Ludwig and Truthout

/ 10 Oct 2026

'Elite' Border Patrol Unit Joins Attacks on Protesters Resisting Trump’s Border Wall

Abbott Wants Your Utility—Deregulation, Billionaires, & City Power in Texas

Governor Abbott promised lower bills without showing his work. So we asked researchers, organizers, and city leaders what to expect from deregulation in Austin, San Antonio, and beyond.

By Greg Harman

/ 9 Oct 2026

Abbott Wants Your Utility—Deregulation, Billionaires, & City Power in Texas

SpaceX 'Bombing,' Climate Collapsing, But Did a Japanese Bank Just Get Queasy on South Texas LNG?

Gaige Davila rounds up the latest news from the coast.

By Gaige Davila

/ 6 Oct 2026

SpaceX 'Bombing,' Climate Collapsing, But Did a Japanese Bank Just Get Queasy on South Texas LNG?

'March Will Not End Tomorrow': San Antonio Immigration Protest Resists New ICE Facility

Community organizers and local elected leaders join vigil outside 640,000-square-foot warehouse slated to house thousands amid growing ICE violence and deportation enforcement pushback.

By Greg Harman

/ 5 Oct 2026

'March Will Not End Tomorrow': San Antonio Immigration Protest Resists New ICE Facility

Abbott's Deregulation Threat Won't Cut Rates—But Could Spur Change from the Grassroots

Deceleration speaks with longtime utility justice advocate DeeDee Belmares about years of campaigning to reform City of San Antonio-owned CPS Energy.

By Greg Harman

/ 2 Oct 2026

Abbott's Deregulation Threat Won't Cut Rates—But Could Spur Change from the Grassroots

Untangling Abbott's Deregulation Threat: Speaking with the Author of 'Brokers of Power'

The first in a series of conversations about Abbott's threat against city-owned utilities in Texas.

By Greg Harman

/ 1 Oct 2026

Untangling Abbott's Deregulation Threat: Speaking with the Author of 'Brokers of Power'

VIDEO: 'Prosecute This ICE Officer': How Cities Like Austin Can Help Stop ICE Violence

'I've seen enough to know this is a crime. ... To me it's an open and shut criminal prosecution, attempted murder,' Mike Siegel, Austin City Council (D7), told Deceleration.

By Greg Harman

/ 27 Sep 2026

VIDEO: 'Prosecute This ICE Officer': How Cities Like Austin Can Help Stop ICE Violence

Last Stand for Santa Ana National Wildlife Refuge?

Congress repeatedly shielded the Santa Ana National Wildlife Refuge from the border wall. Now, construction has begun—and an irrigation district lawsuit may be the only option left to buy time for lawmakers to act.

By Gaige Davila and Texas Observer

/ 25 Sep 2026

Last Stand for Santa Ana National Wildlife Refuge?