
Lambert Woolingham brings you the day’s news from Austin, Texas—because someone has to read the public record without sounding pleased about it. The Daily Shear delivers local updates, market movements, and global political theater with deadpan clarity, dry wit, and just enough patience to reach the sign-off.
Episodes
Sep 3, 2026
Sep 3, 2026
21 min
Tarrant County strains access with fewer polling sites, a court clears Google to keep its ad business intact, and a federal judge blocks a birthright citizenship order.
Sep 2, 2026
Sep 2, 2026
18 min
Dallas freezes hundreds of license-plate cameras after state funding runs dry, Dell's AI server backlog hits ninety-five billion dollars, and Iran launches new Gulf strikes following U.S. air raids.
Sep 1, 2026
Sep 1, 2026
19 min
Brownsville clears land for SpaceX cash, the FTC sues Amazon for overcharging advertisers on ad bids, and the Army Secretary steps down following high-level Pentagon friction.
Aug 31, 2026
Aug 31, 2026
19 min
Sandbranch firefighters haul water two miles to douse a Dallas County brush fire, while U.S. employers drop weight-loss drug coverage and American strikes on Iranian launchers prompt retaliatory missile launches.
Aug 30, 2026
Aug 30, 2026
21 min
A federal judge pauses border construction near Big Bend National Park, music publishers sue AI developer Anthropic over copyrighted lyrics, and young troops launch an airport mutiny in Niger.
Aug 29, 2026
Aug 29, 2026
18 min
Texas freezes state funding for surveillance cameras built on hidden insurance fees, a White House teleprompter operator settles federal insider-trading charges, and the United States claims majority control of Venezuelan oil reserves.
Aug 28, 2026
Aug 28, 2026
17 min
Austin races to zone massive data centers before they strain the power grid, a federal court blocks Pentagon retaliation against AI firm Anthropic, and a judge halts Postal Service restrictions on mail-in ballots.
Aug 27, 2026
Aug 27, 2026
18 min
Travis County sues to block new federal mail-in ballot rules, Meta prepares to pay eighteen billion dollars over teenage screen addiction, and federal prosecutors charge an Indiana man with forging a Supreme Court seal.
