From widespread winter storm deaths, to Hill Country flood response: 'It’s very clear that Secretary Kristi Noem is undermining FEMA’s capabilities and putting the public in harm’s way.'
Welcome to the Coastlines/Faultlines Newsletter, where I’ll be writing about what harms and flourishes the coastal communities of Texas and northern Mexico.
Federal Judge Biery's words freeing Liam Ramos from detention, plus: talking with Gaige Davila about growing up on the coast and a new Deceleration newsletter: 'Coastlines & Faultlines;' defeating 'Climate Behemoth,' and Sulma Franco.
Numerous lawsuits and judge’s orders have dogged ICE detention centers in recent months, with one federal judge comparing a facility outside Chicago to a “concentration camp.”
In Deceleration's Winter 2026 Creative Review, writers and artists from our bioregion and beyond—from Boca Chica at Texas’s tip to the migratory flyways that link Eagle and Condor—share their love, grief, and rage for the fragility of our oceans and the coral reefs they shelter.
The two federal immigration agents who fired on Minneapolis protester Alex Pretti are identified in government records as Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa and Customs and Border Protection officer Raymundo Gutierrez.
