Michael Bublé Cancels Texas Show Due To COVID-19 Safety Fears

Billie Eilish is having her say on Texas’s restrictive new abortion law. 

South By Southwest, the Austin-based film, tech, music and arts festival, released a statement Thursday saying it was “appalled” by Texas’ recent passage of two restrictive abortion bills as well as the state’s new voting law, but that it was “committed to staying and fighting alongside the people who have made us who we are.”

Matt Donnelly Senior Film WriterOrganizers behind the annual SXSW conference in Austin, Texas, are speaking out against restrictive abortion bills rolled out by state leadership this month.Just ahead of this Saturday’s National Women’s March in support of reproductive rights, the conference is pledging to stay in its home city and fight alongside the dedicated blue pocket of Austin.“SXSW stands against discriminatory laws and unequivocally supports civil rights for all persons, everywhere,” a

Posty Fest 2021 isn’t happening anymore.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorPost Malone’s third annual Posty Fest, scheduled to take place over Halloween weekend outside AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, has been canceled and moved to 2022.“Due to logistical issues impacting the production of the festival, Posty Fest is rescheduling to 2022. Refunds available at point of purchase.

immigration.In a video launching his campaign, Dowd said “the GOP politicians have failed us" and attacked Patrick over his response to mass shootings, Texas' deadly winter blackout and leading a charge for more voting restrictions.Patrick, who served chairman to former President Donald Trump's presidential campaigns in Texas, won reelection in 2018 by more than 400,000 votes.

Texas Tribune. In an interview at The Texas Tribune Festival on Friday, Phelan said that 75 state representatives signed on as sponsors or authors of the House’s version of the bill during the last special session, leaving them only one vote shy of a majority.

Hundreds of students walked out of a Texas high school on Wednesday, claiming discrimination against queer students and teachers. Many of those protesting at MacArthur High School in Irving wore heart-shaped rainbow stickers on their faces — symbols of solidarity with LGBTQ students that were suddenly taken down from many teachers’ doors and windows.Texas TV station WFAA reports that teachers had put up the “safe space” stickers last year, including Rachel Stonecipher.

Paris Texas (aka Louie Pastel and Felix) have shared a grungy new single titled ‘Girls Like Drugs’, coming hot on the heels of their debut EP from earlier in the year.Contrasting the vocalists’ sharp, swagger-inflected bars, the track rages on with barbed electric guitars and cymbal-heavy drums.

The Wire creator David Simon has defended his decision not to shoot his forthcoming series in Texas in protest against the state’s new abortion laws.The US Supreme Court refused to block the bill before its enactment on September 1, which, according to the New York Times, now makes Texas the most restrictive US state in terms of access to abortion services.It makes no exception for victims of rape or incest, and authorises citizens to sue abortion providers or anyone involved in facilitating an

Uma Thurman has come out against Texas’ anti-abortion law in a powerful and personal op-ed.

Washington Post, the Kill Bill actor criticised the “horror” of the new legislation, Senate Bill 8, prohibits the abortion of a foetus once cardiac activity can be detected, which is generally around six weeks, before most women even know they are pregnant.The law makes no exception for victims of rape or incest, and authorises citizens to sue abortion providers or anyone involved in facilitating an abortion.The US Supreme Court refused to block the bill before its enactment earlier this month

EXCLUSIVE: Starz has put in development Lagordiloca, a drama series that chronicles the rise of street journalist Priscilla Villarreal as she capitalizes on the power of livestream reporting to expose corruption, cartels, and serial killers in the border town of Laredo, Texas.

The Wire creator David Simon has said he won’t shoot his new HBO series in Texas due to the recent abortion laws.The new legislation, Senate Bill 8, prohibits the abortion of a foetus once cardiac activity can be detected, which is generally around six weeks, before most women even know they are pregnant.It makes no exception for victims of rape or incest, and authorises citizens to sue abortion providers or anyone involved in facilitating an abortion.The US Supreme Court refused to block the

EXCLUSIVE: We Can Be Heroes and Man With A Plan star Hala Finley is joining Oscar winner Ben Affleck and Alice Braga (Queen Of The South) in Robert Rodriguez action-thriller Hypnotic, which is due to get underway on Monday 27 September in Austin, Texas.

You know what they say: you can always make people smile by dressing up as a horror movie monster and roaming around your local community!

EXCLUSIVE: Michael Chiklis (The Shield) has signed on to star in The Senior, a football drama that Rod Lurie (The Outpost, The Last Castle) is directing from a screenplay by Bob Eisele (The Great Debaters), which is entering production in Texas this fall.