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Calling All Marfans: Mystery Lights Inspire Annual Celebration

The annual Marfa Lights Festival brings together artists, tourists, and even Indigenous residents of the Big Bend region.

Texas Observer · Aug 30, 2022

Economy and Society, August 30, 2022: Texas lists 10 funds ineligible for business with state over ESG policies

Economy and Society is Ballotpedia’s weekly review of the developments in corporate activism; corporate political engagement; and the Environmental, Social, and Corporate Governance (ESG) trends and events that characterize the growing intersection between business and politics.

Ballotpedia · Aug 30, 2022

AP, other news outlets sue Uvalde officials for records

The Associated Press and other news organizations are suing officials in Uvalde, Texas, after months of refusal to publicly release records related to the May massacre at Robb Elementary School

The Independent UK · Aug 30, 2022

Texas reports first death of person with monkeypox in U.S.

The person was a Harris county resident who was "severely immunocompromised."

Axios · Aug 30, 2022

Conservatives furious as armed men turn up to protect drag performers at Texas brunch event

Protesters who answered anti-trans activist’s call were stunned by display of support for drag event

The Independent UK · Aug 30, 2022

Tesla Storing Impressive Number Of 4680 Battery Packs At Giga Texas

Tesla doesn't share much, and that has been very true of the situation surrounding its new structural battery packs and 4680 cells. It's all still a mystery.

InsideEVs · Aug 30, 2022

Hollywood puts 'no face' on the Palestinian experience. Mo Amer plans to change that

When Mo Amer decided that he wanted to become a comedian, there was never a question about where he might find the best material. After all, he grew up in Texas with the name Mohammed.

Los Angeles Times · Aug 30, 2022

After a decade of hype, Dallas-Houston bullet train developer faces a leadership exodus as land acquisition slows

Texas Central has made little visible progress financing the high-speed rail project and acquiring property for the route in recent years. The company maintains that the bullet train is still being developed but declined to provide details about the path forward.

The Texas Tribune · Aug 30, 2022

GOP AGs scheme to derail debt relief

Conservatives are hoping right-wing courts will intervene to deny debt relief to tens of millions of borrowers

Salon · Aug 30, 2022

Texas school district rejects ‘In God We Trust’ signs featuring rainbows, Arabic

When a Southlake parent attempted to donate “In God We Trust” signs written in Arabic and decorated with rainbow colors, the school board president informed him that schools already have enough posters displaying the national motto.

Tribune News Service · Aug 30, 2022