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Paxton suing school districts over mask mandates

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced today (Friday, Sept. 10) that his office has filed lawsuits against Texas independent school districts who have implemented mask mandates as part of their efforts to stem the spread of COVID-19, in defiance of Gov. Greg Abbott’s executive order GA-30, issued July 29, prohibiting any governmental entity or any “public or private entity that is receiving or will receive public funds through any means, including grants, contracts, loans, or other...

Paxton suing school districts over mask mandates

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced today (Friday, Sept. 10) that his office has filed lawsuits against Texas independent school districts who have implemented mask mandates as part of their efforts to stem the spread of COVID-19, in defiance of Gov. Greg Abbott’s executive order GA-30, issued July 29, prohibiting any governmental entity or any “public or private entity that is receiving or will receive public funds through any means, including grants, contracts, loans, or other...

Todrick teams up with Samsung in new video playing off ‘Nails, Hair, Hips, Heels’

How gay can a smart phone be? The Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 3 may have just set the record in this new video that sees Samsung’s foldable Flip 3 teaming up with Todrick Hall for a remix of Todricl’s monster hit video, Nails, Hair, Hips, Heels called, of course, Flip, Fold, Snap, Clack. According to a press release from Samsung, “Flip, Fold, Snap, Clack is a creative, colorful and fun new visual that puts the Z Flip3 at the center of a motif of stylish ways to stand out. The video...

Living in interesting times

“May you live in interesting times.” Google the phrase and you will likely find that it is said to be an “ancient Chinese curse.” What? A curse? How could that be a curse? There are, after all, many of us who would despair at the idea of impending boredom; so how could “interesting times” be a curse?! And yet, here we are — living in interesting times. And I know I, for one, wouldn’t mind a little boredom right about now. But we are in the midst of times so interesting, they are killing us....

 

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Honoring LGBTQ-owned businesses

Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson, second from left, presented a proclamation declaring September as LGBT Business Month in the city of Dallas to, from left, LGBT Chamber Foundation Chair Clint Thomson, LGBT Chamber Chair Gary Sanchez Chamber President and CEO. (Photo courtesy of the city of Dallas, via the North Texas LGBT Chamber of Commerce) North Texas LGBT Chamber gets city, county to recognize September as LGBT Business Month TAMMYE NASH | Managing Editor nash@dallasvoice.com Since the beginning...

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Peacock drops trailer for new UFO docuseries with Demi Lovato

We may know more about Demi Lovato’s personal life than their new show. Thankfully, Peacock reminds us of Demi’s newest project today – and its not a new album. The streaming service dropped the trailer for its new UFO docuseries Unidentified with Demi. The show will begin airing Sept. 30. The show is an unscripted series that follows them and their best friend Matthew and sister Dallas in search for truths about UFOs. The show will have the three investigating eyewitness...