Pittsburgh is striving to turn its old steel mills into a high-tech center to help reverse economic decline on.wsj.com/40BUcCb

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Of course, it is. This is why he’s been crazier than usual.

.Burt Solomons in The New York Times: I was the GOP chair of the House Redistricting Committee in #txlege. Mid-decade map drawing is "clear partisan manipulation ... that smacks of authoritarian overreach" nytimes.com/2025/07/25/opi… 👀

And.... most of the job growth: low-wage service jobs. Manufacturing job creation plummets.

Psst… tariffs are bad for the #economy & #econdev. Pass it on. #JobsReport (And most job growth: low-wage service & healthcare jobs)

This is awful. Reliable economic data is a key strength of the US economy. When Argentina and Greece faked economic data it contributed to major crises. I don't think Trump will be able to fake the data given the procedures. But there is now a risk plus an awful appearance.

We going to live in a fact free world

Firing the data team at the BLS-Labor Statistics won’t improve your job numbers. wsj.com/livecoverage/j…

Evidence and fact-driven policy making will still be taught at The LBJ School 🤘🏻

eedition.houstonchronicle.com/infinity/artic… - Blatant gerrymandering is a call to action

NEW: Gov. Greg Abbott's legal threat against fleeing Democrats may not have the teeth it appears — it could take months to resolve and is not certain to work even if he wins in court. politico.com/news/2025/08/0…

Great piece from the Houston Chronicle editorial board.

I’d say this would be a similar finding for professional track v. tenure faculty too.