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At least 3 people have died while detained at Camp East Montana in the past year, including a 55-year-old father whose death on January 3 was ruled a homicide after security guards beat him. in February, an inspection report found dozens of violations of national detention standards, including 22 deficiencies related to “use of force” incidents. https://www.texasobserver.org/ice-contractor-camp-east-montana-el-paso/

#ICE #immigration #news #Texas #WestTexas

Out today: Beatings, starvation, even death ... harrowing reports emerge from Camp East Montana. In one lawsuit, current and former detainees said conditions inside are “in some respects even more punitive than prison,” even though immigrant detention is civil rather than criminal. https://www.texasobserver.org/Ice-contractor-camp-east-montana-el-paso/

#Texas #immigration #HumanRights #News #ICE #WestTexas #border

How to keep your plants thriving https://www.allforgardening.com/1686081/how-to-keep-your-plants-thriving/ #AllisonSchwarz #FlowerBeds #garden #gardener #gardening #NativePlants #PlantSelection #texas #TomGreenCounty #WarmSeasonVegetables #WestTexas

Los desesperados intentos de Trump para frenar la escalada de los precios del petróleo

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://elpais.com/internacional/2026-03-19/los-desesperados-intentos-de-trump-para-frenar-la-escalada-de-los-precios-del-petroleo.html

Research Offers Insights Into Permian Basin Earthquake Hazards
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https://phys.org/news/2024-12-insights-permian-basin-earthquake-hazards.html <-- shared technical article
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https://doi.org/10.1306/intro10012424106 <-- shared paper(s)
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https://www.usgs.gov/programs/earthquake-hazards <-- USGS earthquake record, including catalogue
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #model #modeling #3dmodeling #Texas #NewMexico #well #fracking #injection #oilandgas #petroleumindustry #wastewater #PermianBasin #subsurface #reservoirs #fault #faulting #earthquake #sesimicity #inducedseismicity #geology #basin #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #risk #hazard #reservoirengineering #geomechanics #WestTexas #oil #gas #production #Midland #MidlandBasin #regulations

Cipher Mining Boosts Bitcoin Data Center Portfolio With 300 MW Texas Site Purchase - This week, Cipher Mining Inc. revealed that it has acquired a sprawling 250-acre p... - https://news.bitcoin.com/cipher-mining-boosts-bitcoin-data-center-portfolio-with-300-mw-texas-site-purchase/ #high-performancecomputing #energyinfrastructure #technologyexpansion #bitcoinmining #300megawatts #ciphermining #acquisition #ercotmarket #datacenter #btcmining #westtexas #mining