Reporting - Deceleration

'Impeach Noem' Demands Growing After Gutting FEMA, Abandoning Disaster Victims

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.'

By Truthout

/ 7 Feb 2026

'Impeach Noem' Demands Growing After Gutting FEMA, Abandoning Disaster Victims

‘Largest Power Project’ in U.S. Brings Record-Setting Pollution Permit to West Texas

When completed the 7.7GW facility would release 33 million tons per year of greenhouse gases—nearly 5 percent of the total annual emissions of Canada.

By Dylan Baddour and Inside Climate News

/ 7 Feb 2026

‘Largest Power Project’ in U.S. Brings Record-Setting Pollution Permit to West Texas

ICE Buys Massive San Antonio Warehouse As Detained Population Approaches 75,000

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.”

By Greg Harman

/ 4 Feb 2026

ICE Buys Massive San Antonio Warehouse As Detained Population Approaches 75,000

Alex Pretti's Shooters are from South Texas

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.

By ProPublica

/ 1 Feb 2026

Alex Pretti's Shooters are from South Texas

Democrats Cave on Demands for DHS Reforms, Agree to Short-Term Spending Bill

The deal — a major concession from Democrats — funds DHS and its immigration-related agencies for another two weeks.

By Truthout

/ 30 Jan 2026

Democrats Cave on Demands for DHS Reforms, Agree to Short-Term Spending Bill

Protests of ‘Abolish ICE’ Reach Texas Dems as Trump’s Agents Count the Holes in the Dead

The struggle against ICE has picked up in Texas since the killings of legal observers in Minneapolis and transporting of 5-year-old Liam Ramos to CoreCivic’s Dilley family detention center.

By Greg Harman

/ 30 Jan 2026

Protests of ‘Abolish ICE’ Reach Texas Dems as Trump’s Agents Count the Holes in the Dead

FRIDAY: NATIONAL SHUTDOWN as Communities Across US Demand: ‘ICE Out!’

“It is time for us to all stand up together in a nationwide shutdown and say enough is enough!”

By Common Dreams

/ 30 Jan 2026

FRIDAY: NATIONAL SHUTDOWN as Communities Across US Demand: ‘ICE Out!’

VIDEO: Texas Dems Call for Abolishing ICE, Releasing Liam Conejo Ramos

U.S. Rep. Joaquin Castro and other Texas Democrats gathered in San Antonio on Wednesday called for Ramos's release and the dismantling of ICE.

By Deceleration Staff

/ 30 Jan 2026

VIDEO: Texas Dems Call for Abolishing ICE, Releasing Liam Conejo Ramos

VIDEO: Family Detention at Dilley Blasted by Former Detainees

Video of speakers in downtown Dilley, Texas, on Wednesday, January 28, 2026, before protestors marched to the family detention center.

By Deceleration Staff

/ 30 Jan 2026

VIDEO: Family Detention at Dilley Blasted by Former Detainees

Wednesday Protest Planned in Support of Dilley Detainees Who Cried Out for Help this Weekend

"They were shouting 'Libertad!' They were shouting 'Let us Out!'"

By Greg Harman

/ 27 Jan 2026

Wednesday Protest Planned in Support of Dilley Detainees Who Cried Out for Help this Weekend

Amy Hardberger: It's Time to Talk About Growth Controls in Rural Texas

As the contested Guajolote Ranch winds up before San Antonio's City Council and data centers crowd into vulnerable rural pockets of Texas, this water law expert says the big story is about neglected authority and 'unchecked growth.'

By Greg Harman

/ 26 Jan 2026

Amy Hardberger: It's Time to Talk About Growth Controls in Rural Texas

U.S. at ‘Turning Point’ as ‘Agents of Nazis’ Murder Citizens, Advocates Say

'Either the American people are able to wrest power from the current fascist leaders or those leaders will continue to radicalize, using violence and terror to dismantle democracy.'

By Common Dreams

/ 25 Jan 2026

U.S. at ‘Turning Point’ as ‘Agents of Nazis’ Murder Citizens, Advocates Say