Want to understand what redistricting in Texas looks like and what it means for representation in Congress? Great combination of super interesting maps and thoughtful reporting here: https://t.co/M0H2lejFSD via @business @BBGVisualData by @elena___mejia @j_lovinger

“It’s almost an unthinkable state of events,” Miller said. “We lost Luka, the downtown Neiman and our only local daily newspaper, all in the span of months.” https://t.co/2jusOL4jyx

Republican lawmakers are requiring state police to escort Democrats exiting the Texas House of Representatives. Rep. Nicole Collier is protesting by refusing to leave, spending Monday night in the chamber. @j_lovinger reports https://t.co/XrqfCUySah

“I don’t think that thing is ever coming back — it may still be here when you and I have departed the Earth, just standing there.” Energy mergers weigh on Houston real estate. Always a blast working with @DavidWethe: https://t.co/tXuWryVVUo

This stat surprised me: All 10 nominees for best picture at this year’s Academy Awards filmed outside Los Angeles. And as the film industry increasingly shoots outside of Hollywood, Texas wants a piece of the action: https://t.co/sGmilL65by

Check out my story with @EK_Hudson featuring a school-bus-driving, golf-coaching superintendent and the changing nature of education in Texas

Texas Senator Ted Cruz joins the ranks of Republicans sounding the alarm over Trump's tariffs, @j_lovinger reports. https://t.co/TqM2ob0zVC

Back to some familiar territory: Austin real estate. The city built unprecedented amounts of new apartments, and rents tumbled:

A trip into the world of penny hunters, who see a chance to profit off the demise of the Lincoln cent:

This week I visited Laredo, Texas, which facilitated about $320 billion of trade in 2023. Here’s a look at the biggest American trade crossing In a time of immense uncertainty:

Texas Governor Greg Abbott sent letters to US congressional leaders requesting the federal government reimburse his state for the more than $11 billion it has spent on border security operations since 2021 https://t.co/vJGLJRwJuN by @j_lovinger via @bpolitics

As the Texas legislature kicks off today, the top priority for the state’s most powerful politicians and donors is school choice. Here’s my story about the big money and primary battles behind that push:

Texas Governor Greg Abbott planning "a big French fry cook-off" if the Lone Star State surpasses France as one of the world’s largest economies. https://t.co/wd2CmbSZLj Great story from @j_lovinger via @bpolitics

The next installment in my Texas multifamily chronicles: https://t.co/VRJyMVrDxg As @jayparsons said, “Every developer in the country is out there trying to raise capital off the strategy that there’s gonna be a lot less delivering in 2026 and 2027.” Harder than it sounds!

Part two of my look at what's going on in Texas multifamily markets — once an investor darling, now distress is looming. Here's who's finding deals in it all:

There will be winners, particularly those with enough cash to weather the short-term. But there will also be losers: scores of small developers, syndicators and Main Street investors are now staring down a massacre in the Lone Star state. https://t.co/P6oNj2ZAvy

H-E-B isn't just a great place to buy tortillas — it might be the future of retail real estate. In the latest issue of The Real Deal, I dug into how the grocer became the largest private company in Texas and how it is reshaping the state's shopping scene:

https://t.co/O6ChBRmvVv The unbeatable TRD art team steals the show in my story from day 1 of Ken Paxton’s impeachment trial

https://t.co/SMQmCSqXRL A dispatch from Dallas, where I ate the best cornbread of my life and met a bunch of multifamily investors trying to figure out what to make of lenders going cold on the hottest investment in the hottest state (at least for now)