Sasha von Oldershausen

While Iran's gov't blocks the internet, New York Iranians are helping protesters in Iran by providing VPNs. "They can literally turn it off, kill people and then turn it back on again," said Mani Nilchiani. My latest for the @nytimes nytimes.com/2022/10/07/nyr… #MahsaAmini

Wow @bigbendsentinel joining this initiative! Big deal for the Big Bend area. Congrats y'all

The Jeff Nichols-directed film is now available to watch on the Tecovas site. 🎥 texasmonthly.com/arts-entertain…

This is a phenomena I wrote about here, as Texas Dems experiment with front facing workout videos on the campaign trail: texasmonthly.com/news-politics/…

In the virtual pages of Tejas Mensual today attempting to put into words what it's like to report on the greatest existential threat your community has ever faced without very publicly losing your mind texasmonthly.com/news-politics/…

Houston meteorologist @mattlanza, managing editor of Space City Weather, recently announced that he's moving to Connecticut--in part for family reasons and in part because of climate change. I did an exit interview for @TexasMonthly texasmonthly.com/news-politics/…

It might sound funny, but the inability to belch can be cripplingly painful. Desperate, writer Sasha von Oldershausen found a community of others who shared her mysterious malady—and led her to taking a shot at relief. texasmonthly.com/news-politics/…

Wow. A massive project to tear down and rebuild the Chisos Mountains Lodge at @BigBendNPS - has suddenly been "cancelled" - according to park website. No details yet on why - full project information still online. Was set to start in May: nps.gov/bibe/planyourv…

Patients reported strange gurgling sounds in their throats, painful hiccups, and a deathly fear of vomiting. "If you just know the questions to ask,” Dr. Bastian told me, “the diagnosis just announces itself in neon lights and fireworks.” @TexasMonthly texasmonthly.com/news-politics/…

CBP's map of "Smart Wall" projects just changed today to show physical wall plans stopping before Big Bend Ranch State Park. This reflects a change @MarfaRadio reported on last week. (Purple line = wall / orange = "detection technology" project.) marfapublicradio.org/news/2026-03-2…

“I will never apologize for burping in public. I think I’ve earned that," says Daryl Moody, a recipient of throat botox. texasmonthly.com/news-politics/…

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Dr. Shikib Mostamand nailing the talk on the #NoBurp syndrome or #RCPD at #InoEA2025 in Istanbul, Türkiye 👏

@CPAC do we know exactly when he's set to speak?

The exiled Iranian Prince Reza Pahlavi is set to appear at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Texas later this month, the group announced on Tuesday… Read More at CPAC.org/TopNews

I spoke to Big Bend landowners who say a proposed border wall could upend their lives--and they're struggling to get answers.

One resident received a letter, while their neighbor, on the same length of river, did not. Some folks got calls from CBP reps telling them to expect letters that never came. Others received notices about land that wasn't theirs. @TexasMonthly texasmonthly.com/news-politics/…

"A lot of men who come to me want to manage their depression with something more aggressive; they’re worried antidepressants will lower their sex drive or prevent them from owning guns. Others worry that ketamine is against their religion." @TexasMonthly texasmonthly.com/being-texan/li…

In a remote region with few medical facilities, writer @sashavono reports on a nurse providing critical end-of-life care. Watch our latest installment of 'The Story' here: texasmonthly.com/video/rural-ho…

While states' rights have long been a rallying cry for the right, blue states like New York are now invoking that very principle to defend abortion shield laws. My latest for @TexasMonthly texasmonthly.com/news-politics/… #staterights #abortionaccess

Taylor Bruck thought his toughest job as Ulster County clerk would be fixing the DMV. Then Ken Paxton sued him. My latest for @TexasMonthly texasmonthly.com/news-politics/…

@zachdespart Congrats @zachdespart !!

I am so excited to be joining ProPublica, whose journalists I have admired for a long time. And I'm thrilled I'll still get to partner with the Texas Tribune! Can't believe I've been in Texas 9 years but I've yet to find a more exciting place in the US to be a reporter.

@AMAZlNGNATURE Hi i wrote the story this quote is pulled from without attribution. That's also a photo I posted!: texasmonthly.com/news-politics/…

A dog waits for his missing family after the Texas floods 💔 "Hours after the Guadalupe River receded, a brown pitbull named Hulk, whose family and half their riverside house were swept away by the July 4 flooding, returned to the wreckage of his home. He settled atop a torn-up floorboard, turned up his nose, and sniffed the air. A day later, he hadn’t budged, and friends and neighbors called Kerrville Pets Alive, a local nonprofit no-kill animal shelter, concerned that the dog might be hurt. When the shelter sent its vet team to assess the situation, it found that he wasn’t injured—he was waiting for his family to return."