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Summer in Slow Death: Writing from the Edge of a Small-Town Mind
A dispatch from Floresville, Texas, where creativity withers and devils linger
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From Rain-Soaked Texas Evenings to Moonlit Memories
An adventurous journalist on trading the hustle for a desk—and the wild truths that still rattle in his head
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Silver Linings and Tin‑Foil Storms
Chasing cloud‑seeding rumors, July 4 floods, and the fine line between science and conspiracy in the Texas Hill Country
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Vegas, Baby—Vegas on a Bad Trip
A half-sane, half-stoned dispatch from the neon frontier, where grown-up toddlers run wild and the city that once ran on balls now hustles timeshares…
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Squaretable in the Flood: Trump’s Texas Visit and the Theater of Disaster
A real dispatch from the Hill Country, where political photo‑ops drown out real pain
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The Broken Road to Freedom
A disillusioned Texan drives the ghostly stretches of Route 66 en route to Vegas, hunting for the America both parties keep promising—and discovering…
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Sirens, Smoke, and Spineless Snakes
When floodwaters rise, Austin drowns us in press releases.
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Congressclowns, Cash Laundromats, and Tornado Sirens
A field guide to spotting the grifters who scream ‘border crisis’ while your sirens rust in silence.
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All Hat, No Alarm: Governor Abbott’s Master Class in Dragging His Boots
A snark-fueled look at how Texas’ top brass keeps smashing the snooze button on accountability—while the floodwaters (and voter anger) keep rising.
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Border Walls, Bathroom Brawls & the Broken Sewer Line
A Gonzo Field-Guide to Ignoring National Hype and Fixing Your Own Backyard
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10:01
Flash-Flood Alley Drowns Again: A Hill Country Jeremiad for the Damp and the Damned
Local Bodies, National Bullhorns: D.C. Talks, Hill Country Treads Water.
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Quit Blaming Cloud Seeding
Texas floods are freaks of nature, not some government weather trick
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