Mixtli is a finalist in the Outstanding Hospitality category. Chef Emil Oliva of Leche de Tigre is a finalist in Best Chef: Texas.
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Although an investigation into allegations of child pornography at the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth is closed, the case has prompted a Tarrant County lawmaker to propose a law outlining the types of artworks that should be barred from museums.
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Patricia Sánchez and Carmen Tafolla preview the April 3 Campoy-Ada awards for Spanish-language and bilingual children's literature.
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“You just want to have a really fun story. But bringing in mistakes – it’s like folding it into the taco.”
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Film productions are finding it more difficult to shoot in the Lone Star State because Texas can’t compete with neighboring state’s tax credits and incentive programs. But several proposals before lawmakers this year could change that tune.
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Val Kilmer died from pneumonia. He had recovered after a 2014 throat cancer diagnosis that required two tracheotomies.
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The Dallas County Commissioners Court honored Hector Cantú for creating the comic “Baldo.”
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April is National Poetry Month, and the city offers residents dozens of events to inspire their poetic creativity.
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Register on the Texas Film Commission website. The deadline to register is April 4.
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New on the shelves this week: An obit writer writes — and drunkenly publishes — his own obituary. A Hungarian teen stumbles into adulthood. And geriatric sleuth Vera Wong returns.
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Max Baca’s Los Texmaniacs are playing Gruene Hall this Friday. The band has won Grammys, toured the world for decades and earned the respect of fellow superstar musicians.