James Doughty
@jamesdoughty.bsky.social
Journalist in Texas since 1998
Seven Texas newsrooms
Seven Texas newsrooms
Many of us are afraid to follow our passions,
to pursue what we want most because it means
taking risks and even facing failure.
But to pursue your passion
with all your heart and soul is success in itself.
The greatest failure in the world is to have never really tried.
Robyn Allan
to pursue what we want most because it means
taking risks and even facing failure.
But to pursue your passion
with all your heart and soul is success in itself.
The greatest failure in the world is to have never really tried.
Robyn Allan
January 17, 2026 at 5:19 PM
Many of us are afraid to follow our passions,
to pursue what we want most because it means
taking risks and even facing failure.
But to pursue your passion
with all your heart and soul is success in itself.
The greatest failure in the world is to have never really tried.
Robyn Allan
to pursue what we want most because it means
taking risks and even facing failure.
But to pursue your passion
with all your heart and soul is success in itself.
The greatest failure in the world is to have never really tried.
Robyn Allan
A gentleman knows this: he doesn’t go where he isn’t invited, and he doesn’t step where he isn’t welcome. Respect is quiet, confident, and never forced.
January 17, 2026 at 1:51 AM
A gentleman knows this: he doesn’t go where he isn’t invited, and he doesn’t step where he isn’t welcome. Respect is quiet, confident, and never forced.
If you forget where you come from, you’ll forget where you’re going.
Roots matter. Stories matter. Stay grounded—even while you grow.
Roots matter. Stories matter. Stay grounded—even while you grow.
January 17, 2026 at 1:34 AM
If you forget where you come from, you’ll forget where you’re going.
Roots matter. Stories matter. Stay grounded—even while you grow.
Roots matter. Stories matter. Stay grounded—even while you grow.
Reposted by James Doughty
The nonprofit Trevor Project received a $45 million gift from billionaire MacKenzie Scott at the end of 2025.
The Trevor Project receives $45M from MacKenzie Scott after difficult years and federal funding cuts
The nonprofit Trevor Project received a $45 million gift from billionaire MacKenzie Scott at the end of 2025.
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January 12, 2026 at 4:07 PM
The nonprofit Trevor Project received a $45 million gift from billionaire MacKenzie Scott at the end of 2025.
There is nothing in the world so irresistibly contagious
as laughter and good humor.
Charles Dickens
as laughter and good humor.
Charles Dickens
January 16, 2026 at 3:32 PM
There is nothing in the world so irresistibly contagious
as laughter and good humor.
Charles Dickens
as laughter and good humor.
Charles Dickens
January 14, 2026 at 8:03 PM
Education is about forming the human soul—not just filling minds with facts.
To every teacher, mentor, and educator shaping hearts, character, and futures: thank you for your service. 🍎📚
To every teacher, mentor, and educator shaping hearts, character, and futures: thank you for your service. 🍎📚
January 14, 2026 at 5:48 PM
Education is about forming the human soul—not just filling minds with facts.
To every teacher, mentor, and educator shaping hearts, character, and futures: thank you for your service. 🍎📚
To every teacher, mentor, and educator shaping hearts, character, and futures: thank you for your service. 🍎📚
No university on Earth
gives master’s degrees of living, of happiness.
How strange! We seem to be missing the essential,
the all-encompassing knowledge for which
universities were originally created!
Robert Muller
gives master’s degrees of living, of happiness.
How strange! We seem to be missing the essential,
the all-encompassing knowledge for which
universities were originally created!
Robert Muller
January 13, 2026 at 4:13 PM
No university on Earth
gives master’s degrees of living, of happiness.
How strange! We seem to be missing the essential,
the all-encompassing knowledge for which
universities were originally created!
Robert Muller
gives master’s degrees of living, of happiness.
How strange! We seem to be missing the essential,
the all-encompassing knowledge for which
universities were originally created!
Robert Muller
The most wasted of all days is one without laughter.
Nicolas Chamfort
Nicolas Chamfort
January 10, 2026 at 5:05 PM
The most wasted of all days is one without laughter.
Nicolas Chamfort
Nicolas Chamfort
Often, we don't recognize real moments of happiness in our lives because we've been expecting something different, something bigger or perhaps more dramatic.
Joan Lunden
Joan Lunden
January 4, 2026 at 6:43 PM
Often, we don't recognize real moments of happiness in our lives because we've been expecting something different, something bigger or perhaps more dramatic.
Joan Lunden
Joan Lunden
Happy New Year, 2026 ✨
Wishing you peace in your heart, joy in the everyday, and plenty of reasons to smile in the year ahead. 🥂
Wishing you peace in your heart, joy in the everyday, and plenty of reasons to smile in the year ahead. 🥂
January 1, 2026 at 7:22 AM
Happy New Year, 2026 ✨
Wishing you peace in your heart, joy in the everyday, and plenty of reasons to smile in the year ahead. 🥂
Wishing you peace in your heart, joy in the everyday, and plenty of reasons to smile in the year ahead. 🥂
Can you spot the daisies? 🌼
Blink and you’ll miss them — but once you see them, you can’t un-see the cute 🌼😉
Blink and you’ll miss them — but once you see them, you can’t un-see the cute 🌼😉
December 28, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Can you spot the daisies? 🌼
Blink and you’ll miss them — but once you see them, you can’t un-see the cute 🌼😉
Blink and you’ll miss them — but once you see them, you can’t un-see the cute 🌼😉
Safety doesn’t come from force alone — it comes from dignity, opportunity, and finally doing right by the people who’ve carried this city on their backs.
December 28, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Safety doesn’t come from force alone — it comes from dignity, opportunity, and finally doing right by the people who’ve carried this city on their backs.
I don’t think New Orleans needs the National Guard.
What it needs is restitution, compassion, care, and real recompense for the thousands of people who’ve been pushed down, stepped over, and left behind for generations.
What it needs is restitution, compassion, care, and real recompense for the thousands of people who’ve been pushed down, stepped over, and left behind for generations.
December 28, 2025 at 3:44 PM
I don’t think New Orleans needs the National Guard.
What it needs is restitution, compassion, care, and real recompense for the thousands of people who’ve been pushed down, stepped over, and left behind for generations.
What it needs is restitution, compassion, care, and real recompense for the thousands of people who’ve been pushed down, stepped over, and left behind for generations.
If you know, you know 😂🎁
Pure chaos. Zero skill. Maximum fun.
Wrinkled plastic everywhere, stolen prizes, sore hands, and one person sweating like it’s an Olympic sport.
10/10 holiday tradition — would absolutely play again. 🧤🎄
Pure chaos. Zero skill. Maximum fun.
Wrinkled plastic everywhere, stolen prizes, sore hands, and one person sweating like it’s an Olympic sport.
10/10 holiday tradition — would absolutely play again. 🧤🎄
December 28, 2025 at 1:57 PM
If you know, you know 😂🎁
Pure chaos. Zero skill. Maximum fun.
Wrinkled plastic everywhere, stolen prizes, sore hands, and one person sweating like it’s an Olympic sport.
10/10 holiday tradition — would absolutely play again. 🧤🎄
Pure chaos. Zero skill. Maximum fun.
Wrinkled plastic everywhere, stolen prizes, sore hands, and one person sweating like it’s an Olympic sport.
10/10 holiday tradition — would absolutely play again. 🧤🎄
Breaking overnight: joy reported across the region, spirits are high, wrapping paper everywhere, and coffee consumption at record levels. Sources confirm gratitude is trending, family time is in full swing, and Christmas cheer is expected to linger through the day.
December 25, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Breaking overnight: joy reported across the region, spirits are high, wrapping paper everywhere, and coffee consumption at record levels. Sources confirm gratitude is trending, family time is in full swing, and Christmas cheer is expected to linger through the day.
Spotted on the highway: a truck with the Grinch’s hand reaching out to steal an ornament 🎄😂
Sir… this is a freeway, not Whoville.
Somebody call Christmas security before he grabs a wreath at 70 mph.
Holiday spirit level: petty but festive 💚🎅
Sir… this is a freeway, not Whoville.
Somebody call Christmas security before he grabs a wreath at 70 mph.
Holiday spirit level: petty but festive 💚🎅
December 23, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Spotted on the highway: a truck with the Grinch’s hand reaching out to steal an ornament 🎄😂
Sir… this is a freeway, not Whoville.
Somebody call Christmas security before he grabs a wreath at 70 mph.
Holiday spirit level: petty but festive 💚🎅
Sir… this is a freeway, not Whoville.
Somebody call Christmas security before he grabs a wreath at 70 mph.
Holiday spirit level: petty but festive 💚🎅