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Jun 12
.@mimiswartz on the hyper-femininity displayed in many shades of pink whilst hanging with the girls at TPUSAās Womenās Leadership Summit. š
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Jun 12
I couldnāt contribute to this collection bc it was too soon. I had to protect my peace. But letās just say Iām glad to have been alone in a hotel room with a bag of Doritos and no one to see my reaction. Read my colleaguesā tick-tock of the horror here.
And always, #GoSpursGo
Jun 12
I was asked to share my experience watching Game 4 for @TexasMonthly's oral history on the Spurs' collapse. I correctly identified it as a trap: texasmonthly.com/culture/sanā¦
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Jun 9
Rather than seek to bring a mosque into compliance for an alleged violation, Greg Abbott's advisers sought to strip it of its license to conduct sacred funeral rites altogether: texasmonthly.com/news-politiā¦
Jun 9
Greg Abbott's advisers used the Texas Funeral Service Commission as a weapon against a Muslim community. @NicoGutteridge's meticulous reporting spells out how, based on interviews with former staffers and thousands of emails, texts, and documents texasmonthly.com/news-politiā¦
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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 operatesāruthlessly and possibly criminally.
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Greg Abbott's advisers used the Texas Funeral Service Commission as a weapon against a Muslim community. @NicoGutteridge's meticulous reporting spells out how, based on interviews with former staffers and thousands of emails, texts, and documents texasmonthly.com/news-politiā¦
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Jun 9
If you want to understand how whole communities in Texas suddenly become targets of the right, read this detailed report from @NicoGutteridge.
Jun 9
Exclusive: A Texas Monthly investigation into the Texas Funeral Service Commissionās probe of a Muslim community shows how Abbott used the agency as a weaponāplacing a mosque and its congregants in the crosshairs of a GOP-led effort to combat what some Republicans have labeled the āIslamificationā of Texas. texasmonthly.com/news-politiā¦
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Jun 5
Shared some thoughts about my @spurs, alongside @mikehalltexas @dansolomon @jaybsauceda and other diehards from @TexasMonthly. I love us. š©¶š¤
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Jun 4
"But expertise only gets you so far in ballooning. Everyone, from the freshest-
faced rookie to the most experienced veteran, is at the mercy of the elements." āKaty Vine and Meher Yeda for @TexasMonthly #longreads
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Jun 3
Got the honor to surprise the sisters with a new playground and Bus for St. John Bosco thanks to Harvey Najim Foundation
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Jun 3
Game one, we're ready. #GoSpursGo
Photo by Brenda BazĆ”n. texasmonthly.com/culture/spuā¦
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Jun 3
Dressed out for work today in Austin; got a not insignificant number of #GoSpursGo s, including from a wounded OKC fan. š¤
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May 31
Watch every team in the NBA get them some nuns next year.
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May 31
Fairly sure this shirt, pulled out of the bottom of momās dresser, helped get us there. #GoSpursGo
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May 30
TEXAS POLITICS: James Talarico will suspend campaign operations Saturday for game 7 of the Western Conference Finals.
āAre yāall ready to beat OKC!?ā Talarico asked the 1,000 crowd at San Antonioās Paper Tiger.
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May 30
Confirmed. Jackals are on my plane.
āGo Spurs Goā in the @SouthwestAir cabin at 7:00am.
May 30
Well, this was the case, until @HEB HOOKED 8 OF US UP WITH TICKETS TO GAME SEVEN!! We cannot believe this is real life, and we are ready to BRING IT!!! THANK YOU HEB!!! #Ad
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May 28
Republicans have pounced on an old statement as they seek to make gender politics the focus of the Senate campaign. texasmonthly.com/news-politiā¦
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May 29
I think this is an actual episode of The Office.
My favorite weird Ken Paxton story: H-E-B donated a Christmas cake for his office to share. Paxton allegedly claimed it was for his birthday, then walked out carrying the cake box.
He stole cake from his own staff.
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May 29
OKC canāt stop them. Not with Wemby being Wemby. Not with Harper playing like JDub canāt. Not with Castle and Vassell choking the life out of the heart of a champion.
āØAnd if in G7 the Thunder canāt keep SA from the once-unthinkable?
Only the moment can.
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