David Forrest

Opinion: Lawmakers voted to put Plato and Augustine on a college entrance exam — then voted to eliminate programs where students study Plato and Augustine. indystar.com/story/opinion/…

Brandon Herrera, a candidate seeking to replace an embattled incumbent in Texas, owns a copy of “Mein Kampf,” poked fun at veterans’ suicide rates and claimed President Abraham Lincoln “didn’t free anybody.” House Republican leadership is still backing him. wapo.st/47GScMe

Other states have charged women who have abortions with murder or attempted murder since Roe’s fall in 2022, but few of those prosecutions have advanced far.

An Ohio-based company that initially balked at granting a mom's request to work from home during a high-risk pregnancy has been found liable for the newborn's death and ordered to pay $22.5 million in damages. nbcnews.com/news/us-news/o…

Christian nationalism is arguably the dominant political force in Texas today, thanks, in part, to multimillion-dollar donations from two West Texas billionaires. newyorker.com/magazine/lette…

According to Jack Lemmon, the first sneak preview of "Some Like it Hot" (1959) had a bad reaction with many audience walkouts. A lot of studio personnel and agents offered advice to Billy Wilder on what scenes to reshoot, add and cut. Lemmon asked Wilder what he was going to do. Wilder responded: "Why, nothing. This is a very funny movie and I believe in it just as it is. Maybe this is the wrong neighborhood in which to have shown it. At any rate, I don't panic over one preview. It's a hell of a movie." Wilder held the next preview in the Westwood section of Los Angeles, and the audience stood up and cheered. (Source: IMDb) P.S: On this day, 67 years ago, "Some Like it Hot" was released in the USA.

#FactCheck: On a podcast, Talarico joined Democratic influencer Kat Vargas for bacon-and-egg breakfast tacos, which he said "fuels me on the campaign trail." A social media video shows him tossing pieces of fried alligator into the air and catching the nuggets with his mouth.

“I think it would have been pretty cute, study co-author Julia Clarke, a professor at #UTAustin’s Jackson School of Geosciences, said of the Doolysaurus. “It might have looked a bit like a little lamb.” #dinosaurs #fossils #paleontology #Longhorns

A robot couldn't stop dancing at a HaiDiLao Hotpot restaurant in Cupertino, California, sending food and chopsticks flying despite the best efforts of three staff members.

A year ago this week, Ruben Ray Martinez, a 23-year-old U.S. citizen, was shot and killed by an ICE agent in Texas. But it was not until this past February, 11 months after the shooting, that ICE confirmed its involvement. It's now become the first publicly known instance of ICE fatally shooting a U.S. citizen as part of President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown. While the Department of Homeland Security says Martinez intentionally rammed his vehicle into an agent, recently released body cam footage — which shows shots being fired into Martinez's vehicle — calls that narrative into question. And one year later, Martinez's family is still searching for answers. @GeoffRBennett spoke with Ruben Martinez's mother, Rachel Reyes, and her attorney, Charles Stam.

Who’s has the upper hand? “They (Iran) are making money on this war because the price of oil is going up,” said Robert Pape, a political science professor at the University of Chicago. “That’s just extra money in Iran’s hands.” nytimes.com/2026/03/19/us/…

“Federal law says no living president can appear on U.S. currency.” apnews.com/article/trump-…

#Robotaxi accidents in #Austin. #AutonomousVehicles #SelfDrivingCars #Tesla #Waymo #tech statesman.com/business/artic…

The #Austin-area Texas 130 toll road to soon become a test route for cabless, driverless robotic freight trucks. #ATXtraffic #AutonomousVehicles #SelfDrivingVehicles #robotics #tech

Shuttered Old West Austin church may see new life as a bookstore austincurrent.org/2026/03/19/cla…

Jim Harrington, who served as Chávez's Texas lawyer for 18 years, reflects on painful revelations about the labor leader and why the fight for farmworker justice must continue. | Opinion statesman.com/opinion/column…

March 19th, 1966 is an iconic day in El Paso history. 60 years ago today, Texas Western (now UTEP) won the 1966 NCAA title when legendary coach Don Haskins started five Black players for the first time in tournament history.

The hot air returns with no rainfall forecast for the next several days. Friday through Sunday could see daily high temperature records reached.

#ATXweather: High temperatures could soar to around record levels Friday through Sunday. #atxwx

Another sad blow to the #Austin dining scene. And I still haven’t (and perhaps never will) gotten over the closing of Threadgills … statesman.com/entertainment/…

Along with requiring proof of citizenship to register to vote, the bill would require states to use a federal tool to find & remove noncitizens on their voter rolls. That tool, @zachdespart & I found, often inaccurately marks citizens as noncitizens: propublica.org/article/save-v…