It's been 378 days since our friend and colleague was seized by Russia for committing journalism. Every single one of them is an outrage. We stand with Evan and his family and call for his immediate release. #IStandWithEvan #JournalismIsNotACrime

Seen on Reddit today. An CBP RGV Border Patrol agent and three men, presumably in custody for crossing the border, viewing today’s solar eclipse. A similar post on Facebook claims the photo was taken in La Joya.

reddit.com/r/RioGrandeVal…

I worked at the Austin Statesman for 20 years. What is happening here shreds my heart. The Statesman will always be my home, its staffers my family, no matter where I am. I will always, always stand with them.

NEW from me and Russell Gold: The Texas Public Policy Foundation convinced the comptroller that it should be exempt from paying taxes on its lavish headquarters because it conducts “scholarly scientific research.”

texasmonthly.com/news-politics/…

NEW: Austin officially appoints T.C. Broadnax as the new city manager. Per the employment agreement, he will make $470k plus a $5k monthly housing stipend and relocation and moving assistance.

.KUT Austin.

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The (only) prisoner who shares a Supermax cell block with El Chapo is a 47-year-old white collar Miami conman. They can't speak. The conman can speak to only two people. How a nonviolent fraudster became the most isolated inmate in the USA
westword.com/news/conman-wi… via Alan Prendergast

A year ago today, Evan was thrown into a Russian jail.

Putin had taken our colleague hostage, but as a newsroom we made a determination: to investigate the opaque structures and individuals responsible, who now hold his fate in their hands.

This is some of what we found:

Still going…

🚨 BREAKING 🚨

Former Weslaco City Commissioner David Fox, who accepted at least $2,000 in bribes, will not spend a single day in federal prison.

During a hearing today, Fox was sentenced to time served. (He pleaded guilty as part of a deal and didn't spend any time in jail.)

Wow! Hell of a story by Peter Hartlaub San Francisco Chronicle

sfchronicle.com/vault/article/…

How a Night Shift on Baltimore Bridge Turned Deadly - sad story via Paul Kiernan Ryan Barber Dan Frosch Cameron McWhirter wsj.com/us-news/baltim…

While you were sleeping: A Fifth Circuit panel is keeping Texas migrant arrest law SB4 on hold for now.

Chief Judge Priscilla Richman wrote that immigration has been a federal power for 150 years & said the TX law is unlikely to be upheld on its merits.
wsj.com/us-news/law/ap…

TX AG Attorney General Ken Paxton will see his felony fraud charges dropped after a deal announced this morning. He will have to pay nearly $300,000 in restitution and attend legal ethics classes.
wsj.com/us-news/law/fe… w/ Adolfo Flores