Vehicle access to a section of the Michael J. Ellis seawall in Corpus Christi has been restricted due to beach erosion. Pedestrian access remains open to the affected area.

Montgomery will start his new role as executive director on November 10. He is currently president of the Illinois Federation of Teachers.

Joseph J. Ellis is the author, most recently, of “The Cause: The American Revolution and Its Discontents.” His “The Great Contradiction: The Tragic Side of the American Founding” will be ...