Talk about a comeback kid. Twenty months ago, Texas Observer, that storied progressive publication, was at death’s door. A flurry of fundraising pulled the magazine back from the brink, and the recent promotion of powerhouse investigative reporter and interim Editor-in-Chief Gus Bova to permanent EIC is further cause for celebration. At Tuesday’s Scholz Garten gathering, cheer on their first 70 years with a $25 donation, and give generously above that if you can: In a red state that will only feel more emboldened by a Trump presidency, we’re going to need the Observer now more than ever. – Kimberley Jones