Very sorry for the loss of our friend, Josh Baer, in the jet crash last night.
Our Austin tech ecosystem is booming in large part due to his early and constant advocacy & enthusiasm.
Josh was building here for years, over a decade before we moved to town. We’d often share
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Austin, Texas
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- Senator John Cornyn repostedThis would be very good.NEW!!! Trump was just asked if he would let Ukraine build U.S. missiles in Europe. Trump: “They would like to be able to do that. We'll take a look at it.”
- Deeply saddened to hear of the tragic passing of @CapitalFactory founder and my friend, @JoshuaBaer. Josh was an innovative & creative leader in Austin’s entrepreneurial culture and a stalwart supporter of growing Central Texas’ military ecosystem. I and countless others will
- Senator John Cornyn repostedIt’s regrettable that the president has directed Jay Clayton not to appear at his confirmation hearing today. Mr. Clayton is a patriot and a highly qualified nominee, as the president has said repeatedly. While today’s hearing is now unfortunately postponed, I look forward to
- Senator John Cornyn repostedTexas judicial nominees Angela Veronica Colmenero and Kasdin Miller Mitchell are advancing with backing from @JohnCornyn and @tedcruz Who stressed independent courts “irrespective of politics or popular opinion.”
- Senator John Cornyn repostedGood news for TX. Made possible, in part, by Sen @JohnCornyn’s #CHIPS Act. “More than 1K jobs will be created as a result of the initiative. @CoherentCorp's Sherman facility produces wafers used in high-speed lasers & devices that enable AI data centers.”
- Great meeting with U.S. Attorney Jay Clayton to discuss his nomination to serve as Director of @ODNIgov. I am confident that he will protect the nation from our adversaries. After Democrats played politics with our national security and let FISA Section 702 lapse, it is
- Keeping the families of the service members and others who lost their lives in this terrible B-52 accident in my prayers.🚨 A plane with ties to Texas A&M is at the center of a tragic military aviation accident. The U.S. Air Force B-52H Stratofortress that crashed Monday near Edwards Air Force Base in California, killing all eight people on board, was tail number 60-0061 — an aircraft known to
- Senator John Cornyn repostedNHC has initiated advisories on Potential Tropical Cyclone One (formerly AL90) located over southern Texas. Potential Tropical Cyclone Advisories (PTC Advisories) are issued when there is high confidence that the disturbance will develop into a storm and bring significant👁 National Hurricane Center forecast map for Potential Tropical Cyclone One, issued June 16, 2026. The system is centered in the western Gulf of Mexico near the Texas-Mexico border and is forecast to move northeast toward the upper Texas and Louisiana coast through Thursday. The forecast track shows gradual strengthening, becoming a tropical storm by Tuesday evening and Wednesday, then potentially reaching depression strength inland over Louisiana by Thursday morning. A Tropical Storm Watch is in effect for portions of the Texas and Louisiana coastline. Main concerns include tropical storm conditions, heavy rainfall, and coastal impacts along the northwestern Gulf Coast.👁 NOAA rainfall forecast map showing expected precipitation totals from Potential Tropical Cyclone One from Tuesday, June 16 through Friday, June 19, 2026. The heaviest rainfall is forecast across south and southeast Texas, especially between Corpus Christi and Brownsville, where 6 to 12 inches or more are possible. A broad corridor of 2 to 6 inches extends northeast through Houston, southwest Louisiana, southern Mississippi, Alabama, and the Florida Panhandle. Lower rainfall totals extend farther inland across the central Gulf Coast. Main hazards include flash flooding, urban flooding, and isolated river flooding, especially in southern Texas where the greatest rainfall is expected.
