Writer, @TexasMonthly. Formerly @texasobserver. Piss and vinegar. Native Texan. Plus: fishing, kayaking, gardening and climbing. @forrest4thetrees@bsky.social
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Thank you, Elon, you finally got me to log off here! Find me @forrest4thetrees.bsky.social
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Look, I know this might get me deported to Vermont, but Buc-ee's is a scourge. Fellow haters, I see you.
Buc-ee’s must be stopped. @Forrest4Trees explains why.
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This is an incredible piece of reporting by
@nicogutteridge, who's barely old enough to buy a drink. Among other things, it offers a rare look into how
@GregAbbott_TX's inner circle operates—ruthlessly and possibly criminally.
texasmonthly.com/news-politi…
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Forrest Wilder retweeted
New: Trump admin is now waiving federal environmental laws for border barrier projects through Big Bend National Park - and Big Bend Ranch State Park: public-inspection.federalreg…
Weirdly - DHS says it actually meant to do this last month. I'll explain in a quick thread 👇
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Forrest Wilder retweeted
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I've repeatedly written about the Dem fantasy of flipping Texas. The math is simple: there are more Republicans than Democrats here. But nearly every GOP operative I've talked to this month thinks Talarico can actually win. Read my skeptic's guide to his chances (threaded)
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Senator Roadkill
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I am proud to introduce legislation to rename US Highway 287 as Interstate 47 in honor of our 47th President @realDonaldTrump.
My bill will upgrade one of our nation’s longest highways to a future interstate and save more than $5 BILLION in travel costs, all while honoring the most effective and influential president of our lifetime.
Texas is Trump Country & this bill cements @POTUS’ legacy by designating nearly 1,800 miles of open road to forever be known as the Trump Interstate 🇺🇸
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The bill designates US-287 as future Interstate 47 (Trump Interstate) but does not fund or require highway upgrades. The $5B travel cost savings are from a TxDOT feasibility study on potential upgrades, not the bill itself. cornyn.senate.gov/news/cornyn-in… cbsaustin.com/news/local/cor…
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Forrest Wilder retweeted
May 4
Texas Monthly senior editor Aaron Parsley has been awarded the @PulitzerPrizes for feature writing, for his heartrending, first-person account of his family’s fight for survival during last year’s devastating Central Texas floods. texasmonthly.com/press-room/…
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Forrest Wilder retweeted
NEW: Paul Pressler is among the most influential figures you may have never heard of. The onetime judge remade the Southern Baptist Convention, and helped forge the marriage between the GOP & white evangelicals — all while allegedly abusing for decades. A long look at his legacy:
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Forrest Wilder retweeted
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NEW: Texas fracking tycoon Farris Wilks has for years been one of the GOP's most prolific donors. He gave $100M and, with billionaire Tim Dunn, pulled the party to the far right. But recently, something happened: Wilks has quietly, all but vanished. texasmonthly.com/news-politi…
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Forrest Wilder retweeted
Before Reza Pahlavi started pitching himself as Iran's future savior, he was just a West Texas good ol' boy @TexasMonthly texasmonthly.com/news-politi…
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Apr 15
Harlan Crow is speaking at UT-Austin to celebrate new emphasis on "civics" and "Western civilization." Yes, Harlan Cow is here.
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Forrest Wilder retweeted
Apr 10
New episode drops now: @DanPatrick's lookin' for me and he says the GOP majority in the Texas House could be in play. Plus a trip to Far West Texas with @Forrest4Trees with @TexasMonthly for an update on the Big Bend border wall fight.
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcas… #txlege
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If you play this clip of Talarico backwards he actually says, "Here's to my sweet Satan"
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If Beelzebub were a politician, he would talk like this
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Our story from 2022 said: "Corpus Christi sold its water to Exxon, gambling on desalination" texastribune.org/2022/11/04/…
Now the city's website shows a "water emergency" in November and a total depletion of resources next summer corpuschristitx.gov/departme…
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Well, this pretty much settles it. The U.S. "precisely" bombed a school full of children and teachers in Iran. The NYT figured it out with photos and social media; meanwhile Pete "Stupid Rules of Engagement" Hegseth is "investigating" the matter. They know exactly what they did.
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Same-sex marriage level shifts in public opinion here.
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This notion that Talarico is more "untested" than Crockett is a stretch. He's been one of the best-known Democrats in TX for years (along with Crockett) & they're both "established stars" at the nat'l level. Neither has run a complex statewide campaign; only one pulled it off.
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Got to enjoy this if you're an R. The idea that Talarico was untested and not a star - he was quite famous for a state rep by the time he got in, profiled by Politico in 2023 - feeds this idea that the Dem elites pushed aside a qualified black woman
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Congrats, Texas, we will now have a Moran and a Gober in our congressional delegation
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Bo "Deport Native Americans" French, perhaps the most online guy in Texas politics, edgelorded himself into a runoff. Inshallah, he will run our railroads.
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Runoff watch for statewide races:
—U.S. Senate, Republican, Paxton-Cornyn
—Lt. Gov., Democrat, Goodwin-Velez
—Atty General, Republican, Mayes-Roy
—Atty General, Democrat, Johnson-Jaworski
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Adding "Fat" to the front of a name like "Matt Smith" is like putting on a boa while wearing a suit.
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