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Americans ARRESTED for Complaining About TOXIC Water?!?
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May 23, 2026
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7:08Now PlayingStatus Coup reporter JT Cestkowski breaks down the case of Jennifer Combs, a Trinidad, Texas woman who was arrested after posting on Facebook about brown water and alleged water-quality concerns in her town. Combs was charged with making a false report after warning residents about possible contamination, but her attorneys say she was acting as a citizen journalist and that the arrest was retaliation meant to silence public concern. A grand jury later declined to indict her, and Combs has now filed a federal lawsuit against the city and local officials as Texas regulators investigate the town’s water. JT also connects the story to the growing national fight over water and data centers, including viral footage of Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez holding up jars of muddy water from Morgan County, Georgia, where residents say a Meta data center has impacted their wells.
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