Despite calls from within the party for Republicans to return money they received from Defend Texas Liberty PAC or its leader, only Patterson has done so. Read: Read More
Texas Monthly – Former Education Secretary Margaret Spellings Isn’t Giving Up On Texas Public Schools
In the early eighties Margaret Spellings, an ambitious University of Houston grad, arrived in Austin to get involved in politics and quickly ended up working on education issues. (“It doesn’t take you…
Texas Monthly – The Movie That Shattered the Dallas Cowboys Myth
North Dallas Forty (1979) is widely regarded as one of the best football films ever made, although this is sort of like calling Friday the 13th a great movie about camping. There…
Tech Crunch – EU also warns Meta over illegal content, disinfo targeting Israel-Hamas war
The European Union has expanded its warning about illegal content and disinformation targeting the Israel-Hamas war circulating on social media platforms to Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram. Yesterday the…
Tech Crunch – Climate investor Katapult shows off its 23 new investments
Katapult, the Oslo-based global investment firm with a penchant for fostering early-stage, high-impact, climate-focused tech startups, is doubling down on its ocean and climate investments. From 2,500 applications, it picked 23 startups…
Tech Crunch – Stellantis, Samsung SDI to build second $3.2B EV battery factory in Indiana
Stellantis and Samsung SDI announced Wednesday plan to invest $3.2 billion into a new EV battery plant in Kokomo, Indiana. This is Stellantis’ sixth battery plant globally and its second in the…
Tech Crunch – VidCon is still kickin’
VidCon is a weird event. Over the last 13 years, the event has transitioned from just a fan convention to an industry-forward gathering where you’ll mingle with venture capitalists and Hatsune Miku…
Texas Monthly – Meanwhile, in Texas: Building the World’s Biggest Piñata, One Bag of Corn Nuts at a Time
A San Antonio artist collective sponsored by Hormel Foods built the world’s biggest piñata, a hundred-foot-tall elote filled with 1,920 bags of Corn Nuts. Six Cuban nationals were indicted in Houston for…
Tech Crunch – Third-party Reddit app Narwhal hopes to survive Reddit’s app purge with a subscription plan
After a nasty battle between the developers of third-party apps and Reddit management, ultimately resulting in a site-wide protest, many app makers were put out of business due to Reddit’s price increases…
Tech Crunch – TikTok’s Effect Creator Rewards fund now has lower eligibility requirements, an updated payout model and more
TikTok is updating its Effect Creator Rewards program with lower eligibility requirements, a revamped payout model, reduced payout increments and a lower threshold to start collecting rewards. The $6 million fund, which…