Langley’s song was written at a writing retreat in 2024, with assistance from country star Miranda Lambert. Unexpectedly, it started with a discussion about a pet kangaroo Lambert had once owned. “She told me the story about how she got pulled over [by the police] with a kangaroo in the passenger seat and a dog
The Austin Film Society has announced more than $300,000 in new filmmaker grant awards through the launch a new film funding program Texas Lights. Celebrating its 30th anniversary, AFS’s grants support emerging filmmakers. The launch of the Texas Lights fund will provide cash for rising artists to create independent films. “Thirty years of the AFS
The Trump administration has ramped up immigration enforcement efforts and arrests during Trump’s second term, sparking unrest across several US cities. The administration has defended its policies and the agency’s controversial tactics as necessary for public safety and to enact Trump’s campaign promise to secure the border and carry out mass deportations. The shooting in
Often used as shorthand for two opposing sides of America, California and Texas have finally found common ground — on data centers breaking ground. The two most populous US states announced limits on data center development on Monday. California Gov. Gavin Newsom, a Democrat, signed a package of new laws regulating data centers. The laws require
Elon Musk may be the richest man on the planet, but he and his mom aren’t particular about where they sleep—as long as it’s convenient. The man, reportedly worth $942 billion and the richest person on the planet, recently confirmed he’s living in an Airstream trailer in Memphis to oversee xAI’s Colossus expansion, a massive supercomputer center. It
AUSTIN, Texas — A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer shot and wounded a man Sunday afternoon in Austin, Texas, local authorities said, and anti-ICE protesters quickly gathered at the scene. The man was in serious but stable condition at a hospital after being shot once in the torso on the capital city’s north side,
