Rolling Stone.““I’m proud to rep Houston but I’m not proud to rep Texan politics right now. There are very regressive laws being passed,” Lizzo told the audience.
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EL PASO, Texas -- Former presidential candidate Beto O'Rourke has a book coming out in the middle of his run for Texas governor about voting rights, an issue he has made a centerpiece of his campaign.“We've Got to Try” will be released in August by Flatiron Books. The announcement Thursday comes as O'Rourke, a Democrat, is on track to lock up his party's nomination in Texas' first-in-the-nation primary next week.According to a statement from the publisher provided by O'Rourke's campaign, the book tells the story of voting rights battles in Texas.
O'Rourke, who ran for U.S. Senate in 2018 and president in 2020, used his fundraising power last summer to help fund more than 50 state Democratic lawmakers who fled to Washington, D.C., to temporarily block a GOP voting overhaul.It is the second book by the former El Paso congressman, who also co-wrote a book in 2011 that advocated for legalizing marijuana.
.Rolling Stone.““I’m proud to rep Houston but I’m not proud to rep Texan politics right now. There are very regressive laws being passed,” Lizzo told the audience.
Jason Sudeikis, star and co-creator of Ted Lasso, asked “How’s it going?” when he joined a SXSW panel on the Apple comedy virtually to a room of laughter.
AUSTIN, Texas – Lizzo had strong opinions on Texas' legislation and policy regarding abortion and transgender children during Sunday's keynote session at the SXSW Film Festival. Lizzo, who was raised in Houston, said she wasn't "proud to rep" the state's political laws and policies. "I’m proud to rep Houston, but I’m not proud to rep Texan politics right now," the "Truth Hurts" singer told the audience listening at the Austin Convention Center.
Lizzo is speaking out against Texan laws targeting abortion and trans rights.
Fox is launching mockumentary comedy Welcome To Flatch on March 17 and will drop the first seven episodes on Hulu.
Call it Billionaire Soap Opera, because we can’t keep up with all the twists of Grimes and Elon Musk’s relationship.
EXCLUSIVE: George Robinson, the star of Netflix’s Sex Education, is attached to headline the movie Still Life based on the award-winning Texas Monthly 2009 article of the same name written by Skip Hollandsworth.
Heath Freeman, well known for playing the villain Howard Epps on the hit Fox series Bones, tragically passed away at the age of 41 back in November 2021 and now, his cause of death has been released.
Judy actor told NBC’s Today that she took a break to “grow as a person” and “learn some things not related to work”. She added that politics are one of her “favourite things”.Zellweger explained she took her break in 2010, going on a six-year hiatus before reprising her role in Bridget Jones’s Baby.“(I) went to school and just took some time out, and decided to participate in a different way,” the actor explained.Renée Zellweger catches up with @SavannahGuthrie and @HodaKotb about starring in #TheThingAboutPam on @NBC pic.twitter.com/5Rz5UhP7Fj— TODAY (@TODAYshow) March 7, 2022“I snuck into UCLA and did some public policy for a little while… international law.
A royal surprise! Prince Harry left his Montecito mansion to attend a rodeo in Texas.
HARDY was up for two ACM Awards on Monday night but he revealed to press on the red carpet he's already a winner after scooping $20,000 on the roulette wheel.MORE: Miranda Lambert celebrates five ACM nominations as she goes head to head with Carrie UnderwoodThe singer shared that he was a "tables guy" and that he had "won the most I ever have" the night prior while playing roulette. When asked what he had won, he shared that it was "twenty grand," admitting that he "did a thing" at a casino so they paid him in "$10,000 gambling chips" which couldn't be cashed in "but everything you won was real money so I put it all on black..."WATCH: Get ready for country music's biggest party!Hardy is up for Songwriter of the Year and also Best New Male Artist, which was revealed on Friday to have gone to Parker McCollum.Miranda was on hand to share the news with Parker and Lainey Wilson, who won Best New Female Artist, during a Zoom call days before the ceremony.MORE: Blake Shelton brings fans to tears with emotional messageParker on his call was in shock, sharing: "Are you serious? I'm getting blurry vision right now.
CBS Austin. I was there.
Zack Sharf A screening of Matt Reeves’ “The Batman” was disrupted on opening night (March 4) at the Moviehouse & Eatery by Cinépolis in Austin, Texas after a moviegoer released a live bat inside the theater. Annelise Holyoak, a spokesperson at Cinépolis, confirmed the news with CBS Austin and said the moviegoer was pulling a prank and not trying to actively harm anyone.“Local animal control was immediately contacted, and they have been overseeing the situation to ensure guest, associate and animal safety,” Holyoak said in a statement.
issued a directive instructing the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services to investigate parents who have allowed their transgender-identifying children to access gender-affirming medical treatments, such as puberty blockers and hormones. Abbott based his order on an opinion by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R), who opined that gender-affirming care renders patients infertile and should be considered “abuse” because it allegedly irreversibly impacts a child’s ability to procreate.In response, the White House condemned Texas Republicans’ actions, calling them “government overreach at its worst” and charging that such actions are politically-motivated.
directive from Gov. Greg Abbott (R) ordering the state’s Department of Family and Protective Services to investigate parents of transgender children based on the presumption that they are allowing their children to receive gender-affirming medical care.Abbott issued the directive, which he justified by citing an opinion issued last week by Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) that stated that all forms of surgical and hormonal interventions for transitioning youth constitute “child abuse” because the medical treatments for gender dysphoria can cause “sterilization” and thereby violate a child’s fundamental right to procreation.But five district attorneys signed an open letter calling Abbott’s order “un-American” and an “egregious invasion of privacy.”“We are deeply disturbed by GovernorAbbott and Attorney General Paxton’s cruel directives treating transgender children’s access to life-saving, gender-affirming care as ‘child abuse,'” the letter, dated Feb.
It’s hard to believe, but Matthew McConaughey was supposedly going bald years ago and he somehow stumbled across the simplest solution ever — but not without a doctor trying to take credit for his magical hair growth!
The Chicks are coming to a city near you as the multiple-time platinum-selling female trio are set to return to the major touring circuit for the first time since 2017. The 13-time Grammy-winning group announced on Monday that The Chicks Tour will be hitting 27 North American locations come June and will run through August.Tickets go on sale Friday. "While we were recording the 'Gaslighter' album, I was constantly picturing performing all of those songs on tour," band member Martie Maguire said in a statement.