DFW Airport and Dallas Love Field are among several U.S. airports that won't show a video of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem blaming the ongoing government shutdown on congressional Democrats.

Why it matters: The Trump administration released the video for airing at Transportation Security Administration checkpoints earlier this month, but some transportation authorities have shelved the message out of concern it violates the Hatch Act.

• The 1939 law aims to ensure that federal programs are administered in a nonpartisan way.

The big picture: Staffing shortages have plagued airports during the shutdown. Amid a lapse in appropriations, thousands of TSA workers and air traffic controllers must work without pay, per agency shutdown procedures.

• Noem's video says it is the TSA's priority to ensure efficient, pleasant and safe travel — but "Democrats in Congress refuse to fund the federal government."

The latest: Spokespeople for DFW Airport and Love Field told Axios yesterday that they won't show the video because it doesn't align with their policies.

Zoom in: DFW Airport has a 20-year-old policy that prohibits certain advertisements, including for political campaigns, tobacco and sexually oriented businesses.

• "The primary purpose of the airport is to facilitate air travel," DFW's policy says. "It is the intent of the Airport Board not to designate the airport's advertising facilities as a public forum for the dissemination, debate or discussion of political, social or religious issues."
• Love Field, which has a similar policy, requires an approved activity permit application for all terminal displays and activations. The airport did not receive an application for the Noem video, per the airport's spokesperson.

The big picture: Airports regularly display videos from the Department of Homeland Security secretary, though the videos typically focus on safety or travel procedures, not partisan messaging, per the Washington Post.

• Noem's video discusses the shutdown, saying she hopes "Democrats will soon recognize the importance of opening the government."

The bottom line: Many airports nationwide aren't showing the video, including in Phoenix; Charlotte, North Carolina; and Portland, Oregon.

The gunman who opened fire at an immigration detention facility last month practiced shooting with his father in Oklahoma about a month before the deadly Dallas attack.

The latest: Newly-released records show that 29-year-old Joshua Jahn was described as a "loner" who had not shown an interest in guns until he bought a rifle in August, according to the Associated Press.

• His parents told the FBI that he only "occasionally" talked about current events. They said their son feared he had been exposed to radiation and believed he was "allergic to plastic."

State of play: Two immigration detainees were killed in last month's attack and another was seriously injured. Jahn died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

• Federal officials said the shooter left notes saying he planned to target U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents. The new records don't detail more about his plans.

Context: No officers were injured during the shooting. Norlan Guzmán Fuentes, 37, from El Salvador, died at the scene on Sept. 24.

• Miguel Angel Garcia-Hernandez died from his injuries a week later. The 32-year-old was a father of four and his wife was pregnant with their fifth, per NPR. Garcia-Hernandez was originally from Mexico and had lived in the U.S. for two decades.
• The family of the third person shot, Jose Andres Bordones-Molina, figured out he had been injured through TikTok. The 33-year-old Venezuelan man survived and remains in ICE custody, the family told WFAA.

Stunning stat: Jahn logged more than 11,000 hours playing first-person shooter and survival computer games, per the AP.

Joann is no longer in business, but the company's yarn, fabric and crafting supplies live on at Michaels locations.

Why it matters: Irving-based Michaels is hoping to boost sales by attracting Joann fans.

Driving the news: Last month, the company rolled out two new shop-in-shop concepts — The Party Shop and The Knit & Sew Shop — at more than 1,300 stores.

• The Knit & Sew Shop expands fabric options at hundreds of stores. Joann's Big Twist yarn is coming this month.

Catch up quick: Michaels acquired Joann's intellectual property and private label brands in June after Joann closed all its stores.

Threat level: Michaels wants fuel for its turnaround, even as it contends with trade risks and the same retail headwinds that sank Party City and Joann.

• Michaels CEO David Boone tells Axios the company is leaning on supply chain efficiency to blunt the impact of tariffs and inflation.

🐈‍⬛ Bishop Arts property manager David Spence has agreed to stop trapping feral cats in the neighborhood and pledged to make donations to animal charities as part of a truce with the Cats in the Cliff advocacy group. (Dallas Observer)

💊 A group behind Narcan vending machines is dispensing smaller versions at this weekend's Band Crawl Against Fentanyl in Deep Ellum. (KERA)

⚖️ Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is accusing the developers of EPIC City of violating federal and state securities laws but did not say what the violations are. (DMN)

❌ The Supreme Court rejected an appeal yesterday from Texas-based radio host Alex Jones, leaving in place a $1.4 billion defamation judgment against him over his claims that the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting was a hoax. (Axios)

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Texas college hopefuls can apply for undergraduate programs at any public university or college in the state for free this week.

How it works: The inaugural Free College Application Week — running through Sunday — waives fees for all Texas residents.

• All public colleges and universities must participate.

By the numbers: The University of Texas, University of North Texas, Texas Tech University and Texas State University charge $75 for applications.

• Texas A&M University charges $65.

The intrigue: Many states have held similar free college application weeks, but this marks Texas' first time.