Ouch. Price-predicting and booking app, Hopper, predicts a steep rise in summer budget air fares. Via Travel Weekly travelweekly.com/Travel-News/Ai…

Meanwhile in Texas: Austin-based Tesla to cover travel costs for workers seeking abortions statesman.com/story/business… #txlege

Michigan’s Governor Is “Going To Fight Like Hell” To Protect Abortion Access. My interview with Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer bustle.com/politics/gover… via Bustle

Awkward seeing my face and bedroom on the landing page of the Travel Weekly website rn. travelweekly.com

Every month I ask Austin’s top government, business and community leaders a few questions. This time, they weighed in on Project Connect, abortion politics and their favorite swimming hole. Here’s what they said: powerpoll.com/tx/austin/arti…

I love that I live in a world where I can walk my dog while listening to NPR and randomly hear Keri Blakinger on a teaser for All Things Considered to talk about her book, “Corrections in Ink.” So stinkin’ proud of her. I cannot WAIT for my copy to arrive.

Just when I think I understand the world, I see that Virgin Voyages ⚓️ serves an old fashioned in a popcorn box... and covers it in popcorn... and all the sudden, my world is upside down all over again. m.facebook.com/watch/?v=37513…

White House to lift Covid testing requirement for international travel travelweekly.com/Travel-News/Go… #travel #COVID19

Can airline really reach net-zero greenhouse-gas emissions by 2050? Experts are skeptical. travelweekly.com/Travel-News/Ai… #travelweekly #aviation #Travel #climatechange

Flying out of Canada anytime soon? You could be subject to random Covid testing. Via Travel Weekly travelweekly.com/Travel-News/Ai… #travel #aviation #covid #Canada

Pete Buttigieg wants airlines to create wheelchair space on planes travelweekly.com/Travel-News/Ai…

Yowza. Hateful comments online spike when temps are above 86 degrees, reports Bloomberg Green (aka Bloomberg Green). #climate

By the numbers: "While hurricane seasons fluctuate year-to-year, when looked at over 10-year intervals, there are roughly 25% more rapidly intensifying storms in the Atlantic and Eastern Pacific now than 40 years ago." travelweekly.com/North-America-…

Would you fly in an electric airplane? The first prototype on an all-electric plane just took flight. travelweekly.com/Travel-News/Ai…

If you're sailing on Carnival Cruise Line Line anytime soon, know that a drug-sniffing dog will be there to greet you. travelweekly.com/Cruise-Travel/… via Travel Weekly

Texas twitter: put this in the category of things I never thought I would tweet about (although my niece and nephews probably would have loved this when I lived there). travelweekly.com/North-America-…

Random travel tidbit: the May 6 coronation of King Charles III is drawing an influx of Americans to London -- including an increase of Houstonians. travelweekly.com/Europe-Travel/…

Not only are the Steves getting back together (!), but Steven Hale has a book coming out: Death Row Welcomes You. As Keri Blakinger attests, "the stories he tells will haunt you long after you've finished reading." Can't wait to read in him the Banner. 📘🔗 iamstevenhale.com