Forrest Wilder, a native of Wimberley, Texas, joined the
Observer as a staff writer in 2005. Forrest specializes in environmental reporting and runs the “Forrest for the Trees” blog. Forrest has appeared on
Democracy Now!,
The Rachel Maddow Show and numerous NPR stations. His work has been mentioned by
The New York Times, the
Washington Post, the
New Yorker,
Time magazine and many other state and national publications. Other than filing voluminous open records requests, Forrest enjoys fishing, kayaking, gardening and beer-league softball. He holds a bachelor's degree in anthropology from the University of Texas at Austin.
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Texas Observer reporter Forrest Wilder provides video stills from The Response, Texas Governor Rick Perry’s, Aug. 6th prayer rally held in Houston. Read more [...] Full Story
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Consumer advocates and Democrats are divided over a Senate bill that would impose light regulations on payday and auto-title lenders. Full Story
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The question of whether Texas—which continues to grow in political and economic stature—is a model for emulation or mockery remains. Full Story
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A Senate committee approved legislation today forcing the Lower Colorado River Authority to cut off water to rice farmers during times of severe drought. Full Story
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In the past two years, Texas’ oil production has gone up 71 percent. Full Story
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At a legislative hearing this morning, state Sen. John Carona, the Dallas Republican who’s leading the payday “reform” effort in the Senate, basically said the industry had bought off lawmakers. Carona was defending the latest version of his payday loan legislation, which most advocates derided as unacceptably weak. Full Story
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Polling indicates that Democrats have no lock on the Latino vote, and that control of Texas may hinge on which Latino voters show up at the polls.
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In hindsight, perhaps Greg LaMantia, a scion of a South Texas family who made its fortune as a regional Budweiser distributor, shouldn't have named his 5,000-acre spread near Wimberley "Needmore Ranch."
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Since 2005, immigration has been criminalized as never before. Full Story
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Consumer advocates and Democrats are divided over a Senate bill that would impose light regulations on payday and auto-title lenders. Full Story
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The question of whether Texas—which continues to grow in political and economic stature—is a model for emulation or mockery remains. Full Story
