Wow Texas so free. Free to not have clean drinking water.
this post was submitted on 22 May 2026
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That water is filled with electrolytes.
It's got what plants crave
Well, if they want drinkable water then the market will provide it
Don’t forget the power grid problems.
Jennifer Combs of Trinidad TX. Trinity river is a dumping ground and has been for a long while. Can't wait to hear what she does with the payout.
https://watchtowerci.com/2026/05/jennifer-combs-arrest-trinidad-water-timeline/
I'm not watching Fux news. What did they charge her with?
Felony false alarm or report under Texas Penal Code § 32.06 for saying she had heard reports of hospitalizations from drinking the water, but the police had not heard any such reports. She's now suing the city, the police chief, and one specific city council member. The mayor talked openly with the news about the water issues, but declined to make any comment on the arrest.
Follow up video: The DA did actually file charges, but a grand jury refused to indict, so the case is over. Another guy from out of town got arrested (on live stream) for holding a sign in front of the police station protesting the arrest. He was charged with a misdemeanor, but the judge dismissed it immediately.
police=hospital staff now?
If the police didn't hear about it, how can anyone be sure it really happened? Seriously though, it sounds like there was more to it than just that, since she said her lawsuit will include a specific (but unnamed in the video) city council member.
I’m not watching Fux news.
Fox News is a far right cable "news" channel. This is a segment from a Fox Broadcasting affiliate in Dallas. They are unrelated to the cable channel.
It's not the same thing but it's not unrelated. It's owned by the same company that owns Fox News.
Or worse, they are owned by Sinclair
It's all Fux and Rupert Murdoch.
Saw this earlier this morning. Was not surprised it was Texas. Government there doesn't really care about the citizens and is most concerned about keeping power.
Public reports of basic civic failures that cause sickness and death would obviously be silenced.
Notice the lack of urgency by the mayor and other authorities, and the fact she had to file a civil case to get any response at all.
The movie Brazil was supposed to be absurdist. It was not a model for governance.
This is what authoritarianism is. Laws don't matter, say or do anything that is critical of the state and you're in handcuffs.
Felony false alarm or report
So did people get hospitalized or not?
Unclear. There were reports on Facebook, but they weren’t verified. That’s part of what she was trying to do: get information on the hospitalizations
I got you. Felony False Alarm and Report was the charge.
Police should be arrested for Felonly False Arrest for violating her first amendment rights.
This is a local affiliate, not "that" Fox News.
If they wear the Nazi uniform, they're a Nazi. They don't get a pass for being a little lower on the food chain.
Still owned by Murdoch
Well, she wasn't wrong, that water looks like shit. Literally.
Better watch out sherriff coming for you next
ACAB.