Mike Pence, Mack Beggs, Texas Travel: Your Tuesday Morning Roundup

Good morning! Here is a look at the stories making news as we start the day.Do you want to get this roundup via email? Sign up for our newsletters here.Pence tries to reassure NATO alliesAs President Donald Trump spent the majority of Presidents Day at his Florida resort, Vice President Mike Pence attempted Monday to assuage the fears of NATO allies overseas, while voicing support from the White House for a "free and independent press."Meanwhile, Trump tapped Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster to succeed short-timer Michael Flynn as his next national security adviser.Commentary: Trump is repeating the isolationism that led to the Great Depression and WWII.A change of focus: The editor of Texas Monthly plans to shift the magazine's coverage away from politics and focus on lifestyle content. Many readers are unhappy about the change of focus and his statement that "Texans don't care about politics."'I pee with LGBT': Oscar-nominated director Richard Linklater directs ad against Texas bathroom bill.  Continue reading...