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Forrest Wilder

@Forrest4Trees

Writer, @TexasMonthly. Formerly @texasobserver. Piss and vinegar. Native Texan. Plus: fishing, kayaking, gardening and climbing. @forrest4thetrees@bsky.social
Austin, Texas texasmonthly.com Joined August 2009
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Forrest Wilder @Forrest4Trees
She deserves some credit for taking action against a border wall on state lands *before* the election. Only statewide R to do so.
Travis Bubenik @travisbubenik 5h
Outgoing head of @TXGLO @DrBuckinghamTX in a statement on Big Bend border plans - Trump admin "owes Texans a strategy that accounts for the terrain, listens to local communities and protects this irreplaceable landscape for generations to come." glo.texas.gov/about-glo/pres…
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Forrest Wilder @Forrest4Trees
What a laughable, lazy take. Whether good policy or not, a state income tax is a complete non-starter. You would have to change the state constitution, which requires a two-thirds vote in each chamber of the Lege and voter approval. Ain’t gonna happen.
Matthew Yglesias Verified account @mattyglesias 8h
Very glad she won, but Gina Hinojosa maybe a rare example of a red state Dem who I think is genuinely much too conservative on the merits.

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