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BOOKS | Alice Embree’s ‘Voice Lessons’
This important book tells the story of Alice Embree’s struggle to be heard at a time when women were especially marginalized. By Sharon Shelton | The Rag Blog | August 26, 2021 Voice Lessons by Alice Embree (Briscoe Center for … Continue reading
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Tagged Alice Embree, Austin History, Books, Feminism, Rag Bloggers, Sharron Shelton, Voice Lessons, Women's Movement
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THE VOTE | Voter suppression in Texas
It’s all wrapped in a thin white sheet called ‘voter integrity,’ but you can call it Jim Crow Revisited. By Alice Embree | The Rag Blog | March 25, 2021 AUSTIN — Texas is one of the hardest states to … Continue reading
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Tagged Alice Embree, Rag Bloggers, Texas Voter Suppression, Voter Suppression
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POLITICAL CRIME | Ken Paxton and the Three ‘Enemigos’
Charting the flagrant abuse of power by Texas’ indicted Attorney General Ken Paxton. By Alice Embree | The Rag Blog | February 13, 2021 AUSTIN — Indicted Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is getting star billing in the crime genre, … Continue reading
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Tagged Alice Embree, Dan Patrick, Greg Abbott, Ken Paxton, Political Crime, Rag Bloggers, Texas Politics
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MIXED MEDIA | The not so funny comics of indicted Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton
By Alice Embree | The Rag Blog | December 5, 2020 The Great Pen Caper: In 2013 Ken Paxton picked up a $1,000 Montblanc pen from a Collin County metal detector tray. Fifteen months later, after being identified by a … Continue reading
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REPORT | Houston’s historic underground newspaper…
…on the really small screen. By Alice Embree | The Rag Blog | November 25, 2020 Space City News hit the streets of Houston in June 1969, but got a name change when a UFO group informed the paper they … Continue reading
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Tagged Alice Embree, New Journalism Project, Rag Bloggers, Space City News, Space City!
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ENVIRONMENT | Sherwood Bishop, heroic San Marcos trailblazer
Founder of the San Marcos Greenbelt Alliance and our New Journalism Project colleague wins major national award. By Alice Embree | The Rag Blog | October 29, 2020 SAN MARCOS, Texas — Sherwood Bishop, ever humble, says it is a … Continue reading
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HISTORY | The original blueprint was white men.
The racist and sexist roots of the Electoral College. By Alice Embree | The Rag Blog | October 1, 2020 AUSTIN — Perhaps it is obvious, but it bears repeating. The Founding Fathers were men. They envisioned a democracy run … Continue reading
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Tagged Alice Embree, Electoral College, Founding Fathers, Racism, Rag Bloggers, Sexism, Slavery
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EL VOTO | Salirse de la línea para la democracia
Por Julie Fleming y Alice Embree | The Rag Blog | 1 de septembre, 2020 Leer este artículo en inglés. La votación temprana comienza en 43 días en Texas. Si usted ya solicitó una papeleta por correo, es probable que … Continue reading
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Tagged 2020 Elections, Alice Embree, Español, Julie Fleming, Rag Bloggers, The Vote, Vote by Mail
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THE VOTE | What you need to know about voting in Texas
Step out of line for democracy By Julie Fleming and Alice Embree | The Rag Blog | September 1, 2020 Read this article in Spanish. AUSTIN — In 43 days early voting begins in Texas. If you requested a ballot … Continue reading
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Tagged 2020 Elections, Alice Embree, Julie Fleming, Rag Bloggers, The Vote, Vote by Mail
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THE VOTE | Step out of line for democracy!
This is the most important election of our lives. By Alice Embree and Julie Fleming | The Rag Blog | August 4, 2020 AUSTIN — Get ready to step out of line for democracy for the national election on November … Continue reading
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Tagged Alice Embree, Julie Fleming, Rag Bloggers, Register2Vote, TARA, The Vote, Vote by Mail
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