Forrest Wilder

Writer, @TexasMonthly. Formerly @texasobserver. Piss and vinegar. Native Texan. Plus: fishing, kayaking, gardening and climbing. @[email protected]

[Forrest Wilder @Forrest4Trees]

Only my second bylined cover story at Texas Monthly! The November issue is on newsstands or maybe in your mailbox if you’re a subscriber. #hookem

[Texas Monthly @TexasMonthly]

Join us Thursday at 12 pm CT on Reddit (r/texas) with any questions you might have about the midterms.

Your questions will be fielded by news and politics editors @ben_c_rowen and @AllegraEHobbs, and writers @Forrest4Trees, @RobertDownen_, and @cd_hooks. https://t.co/Y052bpgSax

[Jack Herrera @jherrerx]

Believe it or not, I am aware of the fact that most people won't read a 16,000 word article about an actual blood-and-bullets war over water in the Rio Grande.

So we made a 30-minute film. The filmmakers at TM Studios did an incredible job:

https://t.co/HVZGcLKfFu

[Forrest Wilder @Forrest4Trees]

NEW from me: Dallas billionaire and GOP donor Kelcy Warren’s ranch was facing the prospect of enormous high-voltage transmission lines. Then the proposed route changed. Few other landowners have seen such relief.

https://t.co/yqzA8XBvxd

[Luke Macias @lukemaciastx]

We have had multiple reports of furry’s voting in Texas.

If you’re a patriot, don’t let furry’s pick our leaders.

Text a couple non-furry Texans and get them to vote!

[Ed Lavandera @edlavaCNN]

Incredible reporting effort by the @Forrest4Trees and @TexasMonthly on the changes happening at The Univeristy of Texas at Austin. It’s a deeply reported story filled with fascinating history too. Well worth your time. https://t.co/gaLUppFCF6

[Lily Kepner @lilykepner]

.@UTAustin President Jim Davis will give his state of UT address at 3 pm today.

Before then, clear your morning to read this masterful piece by @Forrest4Trees on where UT is today. ⬇️

[Forrest Wilder @Forrest4Trees]

My story https://t.co/9ldeu4ULNq

[Forrest Wilder @Forrest4Trees]

Hey y'all, tomorrow @texasmonthly is publishing a story I've been working on for a while—a deep dive into the conservative takeover at UT. It's the Nov. cover story. If you've been seeing the headlines, but confused abt what's happening @ the 40 Acres, check back here in the AM!

[Forrest Wilder @Forrest4Trees]

Hey y'all, tomorrow @texasmonthly is publishing a story I've been working on for a while—a deep dive into the conservative takeover at UT. It's the Nov. cover story. If you've been seeing the headlines, but confused abt what's happening @ the 40 Acres, check back here in the AM!

[Robert Downen @RobertDownen_]

A must-read story about how Governor Greg Abbott and Attorney General Ken Paxton trumped up fraud charges against a Muslim community - despite repeated warnings that there were "legal holes" in the case. Latest bit of incredibly @NicoGutteridge reporting.
https://t.co/IDouPkdEds

[Forrest Wilder @Forrest4Trees]

This sure sounds like an implicit admission that they plan to wait till after the election to sell the park to Musk

[Kayla Guo @kaylaguo_]

On if he supports selling Boca Chica State Park to SpaceX, Gov. @GregAbbott_TX punts and touts his record of adding parkland:

“What I know is that that's not coming up for a vote any time soon, and I don't know what the details are” that Texas Parks and Wildlife is considering.

[Forrest Wilder @Forrest4Trees]

After I inquired about the meeting, a Parks and Wildlife spokesperson said the Commission "is not considering the sale of the Boca Chica property at its November meeting.” But sources say the sale has been punted till after the election.

[Forrest Wilder @Forrest4Trees]

EXCLUSIVE: Texas has been considering selling Boca Chica State Park to Elon Musk https://t.co/7Pqp7aDxhX

[Forrest Wilder @Forrest4Trees]

Two sources familiar with internal discussions of the potential sale said Elon Musk’s SpaceX is the prospective buyer and confirmed that the 1,300-acre property in question is the beachfront state park, which is adjacent to Musk’s burgeoning Starbase facility, near Brownsville.

[Forrest Wilder @Forrest4Trees]

Greg Abbott and Rick Perry spent the last 25 years turning the Texas governorship closer and closer to a corrupt autocracy. It's going to be pretty funny if they then hand it over to a Democrat in a few weeks.

[Robert Downen @RobertDownen_]

NEW: Rightwing Texans spent decades steadily tearing down the church-state wall, claiming it is a myth meant to obscure America's true Christian roots. Now, Trump is helping them export their playbook nationally - and codify their views into federal policy. (Gift link below).

[Forrest Wilder @Forrest4Trees]

Still wondering who he heard this from

[Bo French @bofrench]

I heard UT graduation this year looked like this. I didn’t believe it. The problem is now obviously far worse than anyone imagined.

[Forrest Wilder @Forrest4Trees]

The people who create and promote these soul-crushing technologies deserve more than just our contempt, they deserve to be held accountable. The negotiations with tech CEOs should start with, Why shouldn’t you be in jail?

[Forrest Wilder @Forrest4Trees]

Anyway, read @RobertDownen_'s latest on Bo French. Rob has the worst job in Texas media—following the far right to the gates of hell—but he's damn good at it.

https://t.co/oLXxaRXw7o

[Forrest Wilder @Forrest4Trees]

This Politico headline falls right into French's very, very thin ruse, where he pretends to just be anti-immigrant. In fact, his whole shtick is old-school racism served up with a dollop of unoriginal internet edgelord-ism. He wants to deport Native Americans, for godsakes.