Will Bostwick

writing and fact-checking @texasmonthly

other writing @outsidemagazine, @oxfordamerican

[Will Bostwick @WillHBostwick]

Growing cities and wealthy investors want East Texas water, but locals aren't giving it up without a fight. For @TexasMonthly, I spent some time on a couple of ranches in the region to report on the battle over the state’s most precious resource: https://t.co/KZe3O1aE1U

[Sam Karas @sammiecarrots]

DHS just dropped its largest border wall contract ever (by a long shot) for $2.6 billion to Fisher Sand & Gravel, a company with an extensive history of fraud, in one of the most remote and least-trafficked parts of the US-Mexico border in the Big Bend. https://t.co/quKM9uNQLx

[Longreads @Longreads]

"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." —Katy Vine and Meher Yeda for @TexasMonthly #longreads

https://t.co/H5F8SCxcyo

[Allegra Hobbs @AllegraEHobbs]

Just thought I'd mention since everyone is swarming to cover Talarico that I profiled him in December https://t.co/jAKJ6piOxT

[Ben Rowen @ben_c_rowen]

A good time to be working at the best publication in America and a great time to become a subscriber: https://t.co/K5myA4b9JR

[aaron parsley @FreshParsley]

Telling the story is an act of survival.
https://t.co/5tZj40aTQT

[aaron parsley @FreshParsley]

Being recognized for a story that honors my nephew Clay and the strength of my family means the world to me. I’m grateful to the @PulitzerPrizes committee, my dear friends, and incredibly talented colleagues at @TexasMonthly. 💙

[Christopher Hooks @cd_hooks]

I'm bad at math and can't responsibly call anything. But Talarico's gonna win, and I bet calls start coming soon after Dallas and Williamson end voting (in six minutes)

[Travis Bubenik @travisbubenik]

New from @psskow on Big Bend area border wall plans: https://t.co/QDAEJISXBw

Worth noting: this is all happening super quietly. No major announcements and hardly any details from federal officials. This has only made the news 'cause local journalists are paying attention

[Travis Bubenik @travisbubenik]

Trump admin's "Smart Wall" map now shows border wall project in @BigBendNPS: https://t.co/PYcURhUsfs

I'd caution this doesn't necessarily mean one big wall - "Smart Wall" = mix of barriers and tech - but it's the first sign the park itself could see any physical walls at all.

[Forrest Wilder @Forrest4Trees]

Can't recommend enough this piece from @cd_hooks on the madness at Texas A&M. I'm proud to work at a place that still publishes some truly great magazine journalism.

https://t.co/RUdKt9jkob

[Lauren Larson @lrnlrsn]

52 percent of the flora between Hunt and Comfort was lost in July’s flood. @WillHBostwick writes for @TexasMonthly about the effort to bring back the area’s genetically unique bald cypress trees https://t.co/feScvcgxeW

[Will Bostwick @WillHBostwick]

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[Will Bostwick @WillHBostwick]

Per early estimates, 52% of the vegetation along the Guadalupe was lost after the July flood, including countless centuries-old bald cypress trees. I followed those working to restore the ecosystem and helping locals make sense of the ecological loss: https://t.co/E6YEUr6BvH

[Michael Hall @mikehalltexas]

Joe Ely & Bruce Springsteen were a lot alike, so it was no surprise when they became friends. When Joe got sick, Bruce’s doctors helped him. Joe texted Bruce: “My head isn’t telling my body the right thing to do, and we’re living one day at a time.” https://t.co/x4OrIWqji8

[Will Bostwick @WillHBostwick]

Growing cities and wealthy investors want East Texas water, but locals aren't giving it up without a fight. For @TexasMonthly, I spent some time on a couple of ranches in the region to report on the battle over the state’s most precious resource: https://t.co/KZe3O1aE1U

[Sandi Villarreal @Sandi]

If you haven’t read this stunning account of the Guadalupe flood from our TM colleague Aaron Parsley yet, please make some time to today. It’s the most powerful thing you’ll read this year. 🩶

https://t.co/WYHWnZWNd4

[Forrest Wilder @Forrest4Trees]

I spent the last few days trying to make sense of the failures that may have contributed to the TX flood disaster. This isn't comprehensive but it's an attempt at offering a panoramic view of what went wrong in the hopes of grasping toward "never again."

https://t.co/HEFFobGD96

[Texas Monthly @TexasMonthly]

It’s Election Day, Texans.

Our politics team will be providing live updates and analysis of the presidential election, Texas elections, voting in the state, and results (whether they come at 2 a.m. or days from now) throughout today.

Follow along. ⬇️ https://t.co/4zw9nQ00NZ

[Forrest Wilder @Forrest4Trees]

Assuming no big election day surprises—a rush of Democratic voters, say—this would roughly put Trump somewhere between his 2016 and 2020 performances, +9 and +6 respectively. Notably, the 538 poll aggregator has Trump at +7.7 in Texas.