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A New York Times investigation has revealed allegations that the late renowned labor leader abused girls and raped Dolores Huerta, his longtime organizing partner.

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AUSTIN, TX – In the wake of polls showing that he may have inadvertently made marginal gains with Canadian female voters, Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre immediately flew to the United States to appear as a guest on The Joe Rogan Experience podcast. While most polls show Mark Carney’s Liberals climbing to 17 point lead, with […]

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The technical person here at the show has done something or other to stop those interuption so the show can continute. #CowboyWho

The vote ends a months-long debate on the controversial plan that drew support from medical workers and the ire of Hermann Park’s conservators.

Lawndale has announced the juror for The Big Show 2026, an annual open call juried exhibition for artists from a 100-mile radius around the nonprofit art center’s central Houston location. 

The juror for 2026 is Valerie Cassel Oliver, Sydney and Frances Lewis Family Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts (VMFA), where she has organized landmark exhibitions of work by Robert Rauschenberg, Theaster Gates, Ted Joans, Dawoud Bey, and Howardena Pindell. She also curated the 2021 group exhibition The Dirty South: Contemporary Art, Material Culture and the Sonic Impulse, which originated at the VMFA and toured to locations including the Contemporary Arts Museum Houston (CAMH) and the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville, Arkansas.

From 2000 to 2018, Ms. Cassel Oliver held the position of CAMH Senior Curator, where she organized notable exhibitions, including survey shows of Donald Moffett, Jennie C. Jones, and Angel Otero, and the group exhibition Radical Presence: Black Performance in Contemporary Art. In 2022, 2024, and 2025, she curated the Spotlight section of the Frieze Masters Art Fair in London, and she has received numerous awards and honors from institutions including the American Folk Art Society, Bard College, the Detroit Institute of Art, the High Museum of Art in Atlanta, the Center of Curatorial Leadership in in New York City, and the Getty Research Institute in Los Angeles.

Ms. Cassel Oliver earned an Executive MBA from Columbia University in New York City, and holds an MA in Art History from Howard University in Washington, D.C., and a BS in Communications from the University of Texas at Austin.

Lawndale’s flagship group exhibition The Big Show started in 1984 as the East End Show. Past jurors have included Dr. Phillip A. Townsend in 2025, Dr. Laura Augusta in 2024, Dr. Kanitra Fletcher in 2023, and Daisy Nam in 2022.

The 100-mile radius around Lawndale encompasses an area roughly bordered by Schulenburg to the west, Madisonville to the north, Matagorda to the south, and just past Port Arthur and Beaumont to the east.

The Big Show 2026 will open Friday, June 12, and run through Saturday, August 15. For information on eligibility requirements and to apply, visit Lawndale’s Submittable application website. The application deadline is Wednesday, April 8, at 11:59 p.m. CDT.

Disclaimer: Glasstire is a media sponsor of The Big Show 2026 at Lawndale.

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In brief: In today’s post we discuss high pressure and sinking air, which is the reason why Houston is likely to see wall-to-wall sunshine for the next week. We also take a look at just how hot temperatures are going to get this weekend.

High pressure, sinking air

As we discussed yesterday, a rather strong and persistent ridge of high pressure is building over the Western United States, and it is going to hold sway for at least the next week. Such highs produce conditions in which air, generally, sinks rather than rises. In the absence of rising air, it’s difficult to see the kinds of moisture needed for clouds to form to be lifted from the surface. Therefore we get days and days of blue skies. I am highly confident of nearly 100 percent clear skies for now through Sunday, and then I expect partly to mostly sunny skies (at least) to persist for much of next week. This lifted moisture is also necessary to produce precipitation, which is why I’m doubtful that we’re going to see any rain between now and the middle of next week, and quite possibly longer than that.

Thursday

We are experiencing our last ‘cool’ morning today, with lows generally in the upper 40s to lower 50s across the region. Winds are light, from the southwest, and will become a little stronger this afternoon, with gusts up to 15 mph perhaps. Skies will be—if you’ve been paying attention you already know the answer to this—sunny today with high temperatures climbing into the lower 80s.

Houston rodeo

The weather will be mighty fine for the rodeo later today, with temperatures this evening in the 70s, and southerly winds at about 10 mph. Lows will fall into the 60s after the show, and by early Friday morning they should drop to around 60 degrees in Houston. Some outlying areas will likely see lows in the 50s, and that may well be the last time for that until at least next weekend.

Friday

A fine, sunny day with highs in the mid-80s. Winds may be a little more perky from the south, with overnight temperatures a few degrees warmer.

Saturday and Sunday

The ridge should reach its peak strength this weekend, and that will push our high temperatures into the upper-80s for most locations. Some inland areas may well hit 90 degrees for the first time this year. Regardless it’s going to be sunny and borderline hot this weekend. Southerly winds may gust up to about 20 mph during the afternoon hours. Overnight lows will fall into the lower 60s. It will feel moderately humid, but still be far below ‘normal’ humidity in Houston on a summer day. So I guess we’ve got that going for us, which is nice.

Next week

A weak front will approach the area early next week, but I don’t think it will bring us any precipitation. It should help knock a few degrees off daytime highs however, so maybe mid-80s rather than upper-80s. I still anticipate a lot of sunshine next week and low rain chances. That may change toward the end of the week with a frontal passage, but I’m making no promises or guarantees there.

Here are three updates from past letter-writers.

1. What to do about serious problems you never see firsthand (#2 at the link)

Great advice and so many great responses – thank you! it is indeed nonprofit early childhood education, with infant, toddler and preschool classrooms. I got two big things from this conversation – I am indeed not crazy, this is a solvable problem. And I got some strong language for how to name what is going on and try to shift things next time.

Here is what I ended up doing this time: With this director there had been a previous situation where I had looped in the supervisor, and the director was upset, why hadn’t I talked to her, she thought we had a good relationship, gone behind her back, etc. and it didn’t help much and I had to do relationship repair to get back to a good coaching relationship. This time, I sent her this: “I wanted to share some thoughts and see what you think. I’m sending this just to you so we can think this through, and see what the next steps might be. There are two things that most concern me . . .” With a “we’ll figure it out together” tone, I objectively detailed my concerns, especially how serious it was that there was the fear of retaliation from the other staff, and acknowledged how hard it must be to follow through when you don’t see it, and how can we brainstorm to get the data she needs to act?

I didn’t get a response to the email, but the next time I was there the problematic staff was gone. Apparently the director met with her and she walked out. So win for this classroom, but we still have some big challenges in our agency.

Out of the answer and comments, I also got a realization and some questions – coaching, at least how my agency does it, is a strange space. I have responsibility but no way to enforce accountability. I have goals as a coach, but if directors won’t back me up and hold people accountable, nothing changes. And if their supervisors won’t either, it’s even more impossible. And I really don’t understand why as a culture my agency is not willing to deal with ineffective or inappropriate directors and teachers. Part of it is chronic struggles with staffing. (To answer one question, no, we never go out of ratio. We will pull a director or admin into a room rather than do that. You don’t even step out for a bathroom break without someone stepping in.) I’m curious what coaching and quality improvement looks like in fields other than education.

Early childhood care and education in the U.S. is struggling so much. Families can’t afford care, we can’t pay teachers enough, and public funding is being cut like crazy. Many states had quality improvement initiatives begin in the 1990’s and 2000’s to address it with increased qualifications for teachers and state money to support it, but with the states I’m involved in, the updated quality improvement standards have decreased, probably because of the very desperate lack of more highly qualified teachers. We are going back to unregulated underground child care for many families.

2. Am I ruining my life by moving for my spouse’s job? (#5 at the link)

I wanted to share an update a couple of years after writing my original letter about whether to move for my spouse’s career. I ultimately agreed to move because of how difficult it is to find a job in my spouse’s field and the quality of life benefits of the new city. Thankfully, a couple months after arriving I found a local job in a different industry with decent pay, flexibility, and benefits.

The hardest part has been the hit to my ego and sense of identity. I was very good at my previous job and, in many ways, it was my imperfect dream role. But it was a public-sector position in an organization that has become much less stable under this presidential administration, and my broader field has taken a decimating hit. My current job is unrelated, and sometimes I miss being seen as an expert rather than just another small part of a large system. I’ve been working on separating my sense of self-worth from my job, but that transition has certainly been hard. One upside of watching the upheaval in the field I once loved from afar is that it’s made it easier not to dwell on what my career might have looked like if I’d stayed.

As the professional landscape has changed, my parents have stopped telling me I made a terrible career decision and instead now criticize the move itself. That’s been tough, but with time, grief, and therapy I’ve started to make peace with the personal side of it and stop letting it drive my anxiety about my career.

Life looks different than I expected a few years ago, but many of the things within my control are going well. My spouse and child are thriving. I miss our old city, but I’m also enjoying the new one and the opportunities it brings.

3. Can I advise my boss not to hire a contractor? (#4 at the link)

I took my concerns about Jane (the contractor who couldn’t do her job but was well liked) to my boss and he said he appreciated my honesty. He also felt that the things Jane was struggling with could be taught but that she’d built strong relationships at the company and that kind of thing couldn’t be taught. Jane was hired.

It became clear to me that Jane’s “good relationships” were the result of her sharing privileged information, over-promising, and gossiping. Jane also began to backstab and exclude all the other women on the team. Before her trial period was over, I took my new concerns about her behavior to my boss, who promised to speak with her and asked me to give her another chance.

Some time later, we received an email from HR (not our boss) that Jane had been fired. My boss now insists I am part of all hiring committees.

I’d like to leave this update here, but honestly the team has not recovered from Jane’s toxic behavior. The factions she created to pit against each other have not dissipated and there is anger and confusion around her firing. There’s also lingering suspicion that maybe Anna is actually a slacker, Betty is actually a bully, and Connie is actually unreliable and Jane was the only hard working, honest, and dependable woman on the team.

HR isn’t about to tell us why she was fired so we’ll never really know what happened. When it comes up, all I can do is counter rumor with my personal experience (i.e., “I’ve never had a problem with the quality of Anna’s work” — a strategy I know because of your great advice on other letters, Alison!). I don’t expect the team to recover until each and every one of us has moved on to a new job.

Wishing everyone a drama-free workplace!

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Did ancient astronauts leave this rock? Read the book.

This does have all the earmarks of a KGB operation.

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Underground Artists is an ongoing comic by Ali Fitzgerald (Hungover Bear & Friends) that follows woodland creatures as they create art and search out whimsy in a bleak forest.

Ryan Gosling stars in Project Hail Mary, an adaptation of the popular sci-fi novel by Andy Weir. The Onion shares everything you need to know about the film. 

Q: Who does Ryan Gosling play?

A: Ryland Grace, an eighth grade science teacher somehow still determined to save humanity despite having spent decades surrounded by middle schoolers.

Q: Is this a sequel to The Martian?

A: Yes. Keen-eyed observers will notice the Earth appears in both films.

Q: What idea does the film explore?

A: Whether humans and aliens can really be friends without sex getting in the way.

Q: How has the film been received?

A: Both visually and aurally.

Q: Should I read the book first?

A: With the number of trailers playing before the movie, you’ll have time to start and finish it before the film begins.

Q: What’s with the talking beavers?

A: You’re in the wrong theater.

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WASHINGTON, DC – Following their upset victory in the World Baseball Classic finals against the United States, the Venezuelan interim government is immediately collecting their winnings from a wager they placed with the White House; all of the oil the United States has taken from them since their military assault in January. “We would never […]

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A new bill would reinstate incentives from the Inflation Reduction Act and provide assistance for consumer electricity costs.

By Arcelia Martin

U.S. House Democrats proposed legislation on Wednesday to restore clean energy tax credits revoked by Republicans last year through the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. 

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By David Taylor / Managing Editor Aldine Independent School District personnel spent their Saturday hosting an annual job fair at Davis High School drawing hundreds of job seekers eager ...

Though Texas law prohibits public employees from collective bargaining, the proposed local program could make it easier for county workers to file grievances related to pay, workplace conditions and terminations.

“GOP Ohio lawmaker calls for camera monitoring system to prevent child care fraud.” — Dayton Daily News

We Republicans know what you, the American people, want most: round-the-clock video surveillance of your children handed over directly to us, your freedom-loving government.

How else can we be sure that your hard-earned taxpayer money is well-spent? How do we know that Miss Taylor’s School for Tots isn’t secretly a Taco Bell masquerading as a childcare center? If two children playing aren’t being watched 24-7 through a live feed routed to a government agency, do they even exist?

We’re the party of parental choice, so you’ll have the option to either (a) subject your child to constant video surveillance in their childcare program or (b) keep them at home until they turn eighteen and are no longer your problem.

Now, some people might think this is a little bit much. Do we really need every childcare program to buy cameras to capture every second of our children learning how to pronounce their R’s? Couldn’t we instead fund our child care system appropriately, like other developed countries, so that child care programs can hire and retain qualified staff, and so they don’t need both a CPA certificate and a law degree just to do all the paperwork needed to access public funding?

We hear you: Access to affordable, quality childcare is not a priority for you. You don’t need silly little things like the ability to keep your job, or for your child to have the opportunity to learn and play with other kids their age. That’s socialism.

No, what you want most, what you need more than anything in the world right now, more than clean air to breathe, more than the ability to move around your neighborhood safely, more than accountability for those in power, is for live video of your child’s every move to be safely entrusted to us, your individual rights-loving government.

We’re looking out for you, the little guy. We’re absolutely not trying to decimate an entire sector of our economy that happens to be mostly made up of women. It’s not like we think women should stay at home and take care of the kids so we don’t have to.

Folks, you know you can trust us with minute-by-minute footage of your littles because we would never hand your sensitive information over to twenty-two-year-olds to sell to other criminals on the dark web.

And it’s not like we have a history of tear-gassing toddlers or rounding up five-year-olds and holding them in concentration camps as their health steadily declines.

No, this is all absolutely necessary to make sure that we root out fraud and corruption and deliver accountability to the American taxpayer.

After all, it’s perfectly ordinary that a bunch of Republican men like us really, really want access to an unprecedented amount of video footage of young, innocent children. It’s not like we were in the Epstein files 38,000 times.

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No injuries or fatalities were reported, according to a spokesperson for the Fort Bend County Homeland Security & Emergency Management department, who said no evacuation orders had been issued for nearby residents.

The Taco Cabana at 700 North Loop, 610 West Freeway, Houston, TX 77018 quietly closed last weekend, as reported on Reddit. The location opened in 1987 and marked Taco Cabana’s return to Houston, after the first location rebranded as TaCasita earlier that year. The company split was resolved in 1992, but until a franchisee opened a second location in 1987, this was briefly Houston’s only Taco Cabana. History aside, this closing comes only a few ...

From Grok to Palantír to “wireheading,” tech bros are renowned for flawlessly using literary references to name and explain technology in ways that absolutely never misunderstand the source texts. Here are some examples you might hear bandied about the Bay Area and beyond.

Doublethink | verb
To operate two large language models simultaneously, typically one with each hand.

Usage: “I don’t care that you’re going into labor, honey. I’m doublethinking with Claude and Grok right now.”

Cash-22 | noun
A situation in which a startup founder must do unspeakable things to secure necessary funding.

Usage: “Our CEO was in a Cash-22 at the Peter Thiel pitch event, and now he’s a mere shell of a man.”

Sword of Damocles | proper noun
A human-first motivational framework employed in Amazon warehouses.

Usage: “Since implementing Sword of Damocles, productivity has increased by 25 percent while bottle-peeing has remained flat.”

Big Brother | proper noun
The new word Meta uses for managers.

Usage: “My Big Brother gave me ‘missing expectations’ because I haven’t been working hard enough to monetize Marketplace lookie-loos.”

Trojan horseable | adjective
Describing a non-dating app that is effective for finding dates.

Usage: “Zillow is extremely Trojan horseable.”

Kfka | proper noun
A startup building AI-powered government systems, starting with immigration and visa processing.

Usage: “My H-1B visa got denied by Kfka. When I appealed, I had to argue my case to a chatbot that kept referring me to other chatbots.”

While leading OpenAI, Sam Altman has weathered leaked internal memos, an attempt to oust him as CEO, and widespread skepticism about artificial intelligence’s role in society. The Onion sat down with the entrepreneur to hear his vision for the technology’s future.

The Onion: Good morning, Sam. How are you doing today?
Altman: Certainly! Here are some possible moods that an interviewee might be in on a typical day: — 1) Glad — Happy to be here, 2) Tired — Did not get enough sleep last night, 3) Excited — Looking forward to the interview. Is there anything else I can help you with?

You recently struck a deal with the U.S. Defense Department to deploy AI models on their classified network. What kind of ethical safeguards have been implemented?
They will not be allowed to use the Studio Ghibli filter on prisoners of war.

AI is advancing very quickly. How can you keep it from getting out of control?
That’s more of a two-years-ago question.

What do you tell people concerned about generative AI’s heavy use of natural resources?
Quit breathing my data centers’ air.

And what about those worried their job will be displaced by AI?
Whether by a computer or a Chinese person, your job was always going to be displaced.

What purpose will humans serve once AI dominates every aspect of our lives?
Humans have and always will be important for watching ads.

You had a baby last year. Does that influence your thinking at all?
Of course. It is another source of blood for the computer.

What informs your personal sense of morality?
Previous things I’ve gotten away with.

Why did you decide to devote your life to AI?
I just saw so much suffering in the world that needed to be automated.

In a recent interview, you said AI would one day be better at running a major company than you are. What would you do with your life, if that ever happened?
Simple—I’d just go live out in the country somewhere, plagiarizing the land.

Where do you see yourself in five years?
Trapped in a simulacrum of my own making, howling to a god who does not exist, robbed of death’s sweet release by my own hubristic decision to permanently transcribe my consciousness into the cloud.

Do you have any concluding thoughts on AI with which you’d like to leave us?
Maximum conversation length exceeded.

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THE HEAVENS—Expressing frustration with the sky-rise apartment complex going up right outside His celestial home, God Almighty, Supreme Leader of the Universe, confirmed Wednesday that He was angry about the new construction blocking His view of creation. “I worked hard to have a Heavenly Kingdom from which I can gaze down upon all the beasts of the earth and the birds of the sky, but now I’ve got this giant orange crane obstructing almost everything,” said the Lord, adding that when He sat upon His holy throne, the entire Amazon Rainforest was obscured behind the scaffolding that had been erected for what is estimated to be paradise’s largest building project in nearly 6,000 years. “And by the time they finish putting up these bullshit condos, it won’t just be the breathtaking splendor I can’t see anymore. I won’t even have a view of places like Antarctica, the deserts, the ocean’s dead zones, or Wichita, KS. It’ll just be these dumb luxury apartments. Not to mention the cherubim and seraphim can’t sleep with all the endless drilling and jackhammering going on up here.” God went on to state that the massive new multiunit dwellings would bring down property values on every gold-paved street in heaven.

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