Wells Dunbar

If you could send one message from Texas to the rest of the country, what would it be?

Goes pretty hard. I especially like the dude in the Pikachu hat rocking out in the visualizer

After more than 3 decades, investigators believe the Yogurt Shop Murders have been solved Nearly 34 years ago, four teen girls were killed at a yogurt shop in North Austin. Their murders have remained unsolved – until now.

Earthshattering news here in Austin. I'm at a loss for words.

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ICE seeks to deport DACA recipient after arrest at El Paso airport An immigration judge ruled ICE can’t deport Catalina “Xochitl” Santiago, who has permission to be in the country, unless the agency can provide evidence that her legal status was revoked.

An immigration judge ruled ICE can’t deport Catalina “Xochitl” Santiago, who has permission to be in the country, unless the agency can provide evidence that her legal status was revoked.

Manu have wondered what lil keke meant when he sang “25 lighters on my dresser” but the answer is clear, he just cleaned his house

Texas AG Ken Paxton caught in cheating scandal as mistress revealed The Daily Mail can exclusively reveal Ken Paxton, 62, was secretly seeing a married Christian influencer behind the backs of his wife and her husband.

I'm going to wait until someone that isn't the Daily Mail reports on this but Ken Paxton allegedly having an affair with the producer of God's Not Dead is a big lol
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I abandoned my home state but the rest of you should get in on this. Wells is a pretty cool dude and the Texas Standard is great.

The Talk of Texas wants to hear from you

HEY. I need to hear from you. Yes, you!!

What’s your perspective on the economy? Are you making sacrifices to get by? Have you changed your habits? Is your pay not going as far?

I want you to record a message for @texasstandard.bsky.social.

Do it so I can share it on air! Texasstandard.org/talk

Every centrist hagiographer: he said some very important stuff

Everyone: oh, like what?

Every centrist hagiographer: very important things

Everyone: Can you repeat some of those things he said?

Every centrist hagiographer, looking at their legal department frantically shaking their heads: no

explaining to my boss why he shouldn't send a violent mob after a career fbi agent whose wife is dying of cancer, only for him to force a challenge coin with the phrase "Ka$h Patel" on it into my hand

Begging for cinemas to bring back Eddington, this is literally a scene from it, they brought back The Salt Path for less.

Texas State fires professor accused of trying to incite political violence in video Thomas Alter is the second professor in the state to be terminated for allegedly violating university policy after a video was posted on social media.

Another professor in Texas is fired, this time after a selectively edited video of a talk he gave was posted on X, with the bogus claim that he was inciting violence www.texastribune.org/2025/09/10/t...

The second this Texas A & M story broke I said to a friend “we’re going to quickly learn that this student is the child of some county GOP chair.” I was close. Of course the entire episode was not spontaneous, but was part of a PR stunt that’s now ruined several people’s lives.

last night was a bleak one for TX legislature history. dan patrick literally denied senate democrats the ability to filibuster redistricting, even though rules allow it. roland gutierrez asked what precedent there was for this. patrick didn't even bother to answer. that's how the map passed.

Inbox: In a show of “unity and defiance against Republican intimidation tactics,” 8 Texas House Democrats will “Rip the Slip” – publicly tearing up the permission slips required by Republicans for members to leave the chamber. They’ll join Rep. Collier overnight ahead of tomorrow’s vote on the maps.

Texas Republicans are holding a Black woman, a Democratic state rep, hostage in the legislative chamber. They have locked the doors and have banned her from leaving.

Texas Democratic legislator to stay in state capitol after refusing law enforcement escort to leave State Rep. Nicole Collier of Fort Worth on Monday said she will remain locked in the Austin statehouse chamber until the House reconvenes on Wednesday morning.

“‘I refuse to sign away my dignity as a duly elected representative just so Republicans can control my movements and monitor me with police escorts,’ Collier said in a statement that called her a ‘political prisoner’ for refusing Republican ‘surveillance protocol.’” www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcn...

They gentrified Roku City

Exclusive | Rep. Hakeem Jeffries pays just $200 in property taxes thanks to sweetheart subsidy law Public records show that Jeffries and his family reside in a condo unit in Prospect Heights, paying just $213 a year in property taxes.

Since @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social is so concerned about @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social housing maybe he should address his own property tax bill of just $213 a year thanks to a sweetheart deal he supported when he served in the state Assembly that will last through 2032. nypost.com/2022/01/23/r...

In Search of Furious Liberals If angry liberals don't exist, they will be manufactured

"Conservatives, from the bottom of the pyramid to the top, have a constant need to find outraged liberals... A policy’s success is judged not by its material impact on the world but by how many Democrats wail and moan about it." www.infinitescroll.us/p/in-search-...

A lot of Austin Butlers

Here to check this out. Been an Aronofsky stan since the jump but missed his last few films. This looks fun.

Texas DA who charged abortion patient with murder accused of once paying for one Three years after Texas prosecutors charged a woman with murder for inducing her own abortion, the local district attorney is accused of paying for an abortion while having an affair decades ago.

Texas DA once paid for abortion — then charged a woman who had one with murder, court filing claims www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston...

Suspect in shooting at North Austin Target had extensive criminal history Ethan Nieneker, a 32-year-old white man, spent time behind bars in 2016 and 2017 for family violence, driving while intoxicated and for violating the terms of his bond or protective order, according t...

“It just struck me as very manic,” the coworker said. “The way he was speaking was kind of fast and declarative. It struck me as very concerning just because it was such a stark difference from the Ethan I had worked with the previous weekend.”

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I wonder if any of the 279 people executed under his watch made an appearance

How Rick Perry Became a Fervent Advocate for the Psychedelic Ibogaine The former Texas governor and Trump energy secretary has now dedicated his life to promoting the powerful psychedelic ibogaine.

Rick Perry opens the stargate: 'Objects flew past him. Some of them appeared to resemble Maya hieroglyphics. He saw an arm reaching out for him, and attached to it was a figure with horns. “Satan, get behind me,” he heard himself say. The figure instantly disappeared.' txst.us/uz7bge

Just insane how a woman married four times with multiple kids born through affairs has thoughts on the sanctity of marriage fuck off lady

New Uvalde records: District leaders didn’t reach out to some surviving teachers, knew about broken locks The records also shed light on previous concerns about shooters’ classroom behavior. The release follows a yearslong lawsuit from news agencies.

Teacher across the hall from Uvlade shooter: “I had shrapnel in my back from when he shot in my window. I had blood all over the back of me, but I tried to stay calm for my students.”

No one from the school reached out after the shooting.

Per new reporting here: txst.us/alhz7s

Very excited for the post-show McDonalds opportunities with The Lost Well’s new location 😈🤘🏻

WHAT THE HECK IS IN THOSE FILES?!

A little martial law, as a treat