Residents of all ages in a small Michigan community helped a local bookshop move each of its 9,100 books — one by one — to a new storefront about a block away.

Bush Intercontinental Airport will have a terminal named after the late U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee trib.al/yqd5GJv

During a ceremonial vote in the Texas House to honor past Planned Parenthood president Cecile Richards, who died this year, Republicans unleashed fury. via Alejandra Martinez texastribune.org/2025/04/17/tex…

I knew Sewell Chan at the Texas Tribune as a deeply passionate journalist who was both a relentless cheerleader and a thoughtful editor of our work. His ambition & support played a large role in the Tribune’s first-ever Pulitzer nomination last year.

We have a job opening for our next newsletter writer Texas Tribune. This role will focus on writing and strategy for our newsletters The Brief and The Brief Weekly. Questions? My dms are open. texastribune.org/jobs/newslette…

SCOOP: The Trump admin has abruptly shifted the focus of its mass deportation campaign, telling ICE officials to largely pause raids and arrests in the agricultural industry, hotels and restaurants, according to an internal email and three U.S. officials. nytimes.com/2025/06/13/us/…

The assassination and assassination attempt of two Minnesota lawmakers came after the conclusion of an unusually acrimonious legislative session, including tensions over party dominance and a budget, Pooja Salhotra reports: nytimes.com/live/2025/06/1…

Breaking News: A man suspected of assassinating a Minnesota state lawmaker and shooting another was in custody, officials said, ending a two-day manhunt. Follow live updates. nyti.ms/3SPj4Sz

Beware the screwworm. Avian flu sent egg prices skyrocketing. Now the screwworm, eliminated in the 60s, is back and coming for beef -- on top of Trump's 50-percent tariff on the largest beef exporter, Brazil. Pooja Salhotra nytimes.com/2025/07/28/us/…

Ricardo Sandoval, a Hispanic businessman in Laredo, voted for Trump because of his policies on tariffs, tax cuts and immigration. But, he told Pooja Salhotra that he feels misled and that Trump's immigration enforcement actions disrespect Hispanics. via The New York Times

“He’s a passionate fighter for what he believes in,” Mr. Briscoe Cain said. In which Pooja Salhotra sends up a The New York Times profile of Gene Wu that includes Abbie Kamin, Odus E. Evbagharu, & yes, even that almost-famous Mayes Middleton quote. Gift link next post. #txlege

BREAKING: Gene Wu has responded to Greg Abbott's Texas Supreme Court lawsuit to remove him "The Governor petitions this court to have five justices do what our Constitution grants only two-thirds of the House of Representatives the power to do: expel Representative Wu."

I returned to #KerrCounty to report on: Undocumented Immigrants Fear Seeking Aid After Texas Floods “Fear in the undocumented community is so palpable that many warn each other in group texts using the code word “hielo,” which means “ice” in Spanish. nytimes.com/2025/08/11/us/…

Breaking News: At least one person was killed and dozens more were injured, with some still trapped under rubble, after an explosion at the U.S. Steel plant in Clairton, Pennsylvania, authorities said. nyti.ms/4m8saXp

Three people killed outside of a Target in North Austin today. nytimes.com/2025/08/11/us/…

Breaking News: Mayor LaToya Cantrell of New Orleans was indicted following a yearslong federal corruption investigation. She is facing claims that she had taken gifts from a businessman who wanted a city official fired. nyti.ms/45kWRTx

Breaking News: A federal judge in Texas temporarily halted a state law that would have required the Ten Commandments to be displayed in every public classroom. nyti.ms/3HDWHNU

Klein ISD has been made aware of senseless and completely unacceptable remarks made on social media by a now former employee regarding the tragic death of Charlie Kirk. Please see our full statement below.

“I hope all of them lose their jobs,” Laura Loomer told me. “Incitement of violence isn’t free speech.” w/Alan Feuer & Pooja Salhotra nytimes.com/2025/09/12/us/…