Robert Downen (@RobertDownen

Robert Downen

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Robert Downen

@RobertDownen_

Senior writer @TexasMonthly. Formerly Texas Trib & Houston Chron. Helped expose the Southern Baptist abuse crisis. Send me music.

Texas, USA

Joined October 2014

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Robert Downen
@RobertDownen_
May 4
NEW: Paul Pressler is among the most influential figures you may have never heard of. The onetime judge remade the Southern Baptist Convention, and helped forge the marriage between the GOP & white evangelicals — all while allegedly abusing for decades. A long look at his legacy:
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Robert Downen
@RobertDownen_
Oct 4, 2021
"You know who else briefly went offline?" -Youth pastor
Robert Downen
@RobertDownen_
Jul 25, 2024
Do not let the funny headline distract you, a la the McDonald’s hot coffee lawsuit, from what is actually a serious case that further erodes consumer rights.
The Associated Press
@AP
Jul 25, 2024
Chicken wings advertised as 'boneless' can have bones, Ohio Supreme Court decides apnews.com/article/bonele…
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Robert Downen
@RobertDownen_
Jan 15, 2024
Feels a bit odd to joke about getting caught going to Mexico while your constituents froze for a week and at least 246 people died but here we are
Ted Cruz
@tedcruz
Jan 15, 2024
Texans, with the freeze coming, wrap your pipes, cover your plants, stay off icy roads & keep your family safe. And, if it gets too damn cold, join me in Cancun!
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Robert Downen
@RobertDownen_
Jan 5, 2024
“Something simple as a crack pipe” is one of the funniest line deliveries of all time. In another life this man’s comedy is selling out the Garden.
Mike Scollins
@mikescollins
Jan 4, 2024
Eric Adams teaches you how to search your child's room. Truly New York's weirdest guy.
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Robert Downen
@RobertDownen_
Apr 19, 2025
Incredible moment in Frisco: Austin Metcalf’s dad apparently calling organizers of the Protect White People rally to say they’re “part of the fucking problem” and to stop using photos of his kid. They responded by blaming his “white guilt” for “thousands more Austin Metcalfs”
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Robert Downen
@RobertDownen_
Jan 26, 2025
If she shows up in something you’re watching, shit is about to get wild.
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Robert Downen
@RobertDownen_
Aug 19, 2025
Huge applause from crowd outside the Texas House after Rep. Nicole Collier, who spent the night inside after refusing a police escort, briefly appeared from the hallway into the chamber. #txlege
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Robert Downen
@RobertDownen_
Apr 29, 2025
Muslims are holding a rally at the Texas Capitol as part of their civic engagement day. Valentina Gomez just charged the mic to call Muhammad a pedophile, and there are two dudes holding signs that call Muslims unclean, yelling at children. #txlege
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Robert Downen
@RobertDownen_
Aug 3, 2020
wut is happening
Robert Downen
@RobertDownen_
Dec 21, 2022
A man who was approved to bring his anti-"woke" training to Texas school boards previously served 60 months in federal prison for scamming Veterans Affairs + the Dept. of Education. via @brianlopeztx @TexasTribune
TEA considers rule change after approving felon to train school boards
From texastribune.org
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Robert Downen
@RobertDownen_
Jan 3, 2024
Very bizarre: Apparently former congresswoman and current U.S. House candidate Mayra Flores has for years been posting stolen food pics currentrevolt.com/p/mayra-flores…
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Robert Downen
@RobertDownen_
Jul 25, 2024
Replying to @tngliker
I brought it up because of how cartoonishly it was portrayed despite being a legitimate issue, but in retrospect that probably could have been more clear.
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Robert Downen
@RobertDownen_
Sep 20, 2024
“The anti-LGBTQ face of the school voucher movement had a lengthy gay porn career” isn’t even in the top 5 sex scandals of the last 48 hours. We are truly in the stickiest timeline.
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