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Volume 30 · Reader questions

Frequently Asked Questions

Three decades of building on the web, written in Texas vernacular — a small studio that has shipped scores of sites since 1996 and is still here, still typing, still in Austin.

What is WholeTech, Texas?

The Austin-grounded chapter of a thirty-year web studio — the same shop, written in Texas vernacular. Small, independent, and run by one person on purpose.

Who runs it?

Paul Walhus, building on the web from Austin since 1996.

What do you build?

Websites — lots of them. The studio has shipped well over a hundred sites since 1996, from local guides to full networks, and it's still shipping.

Where are you based?

Austin and Cedar Creek, Texas, with roots reaching to Hot Springs. Local by design.

What does “Built Agents First” mean?

Every site is built to be read and used by AI agents, not just people — with an AGENTS.md, an llms.txt, an OpenAPI surface, and machine-readable data, so assistants can actually use it.

How is this different from wholetech.com?

wholetech.com is the network hub; WholeTech, Texas is the local, Texas-vernacular chapter of the story — same studio, regional voice.

Can I hire the studio or follow along?

Yes — subscribe from the homepage, or start at wholetech.com for the whole network.