‘Lagordiloca’ Street Journalist Drama In Works At Starz From Hilary Bettis, PatMa & Texas Monthly

Ellise Shafer administratorA federal judge has ordered Texas to suspend the state’s new law banning most abortions, according to the Associated Press.On Wednesday, Judge Robert Pitman of Austin, Texas explained why he believes the law is an “offensive deprivation” of constitutional rights in a 113-page opinion.“From the moment S.B.

A federal judge has ordered Texas to stop enforcement of the state’s recently implemented abortion statute, the most restrictive in the country, calling it a “scheme” to get around court precedent.

Selome Hailu editorThe Austin Film Festival has announced new additions to its 2021 lineup, including the Kristen Stewart-starring “Spencer” and Stephen Karam’s “The Humans.” The festival will take place in Austin, Texas and online from Oct. 21-28.“Spencer” will be the festival’s closing night piece.

Jessica Biel is to play Texas killer Candy Montgomery, who killed her church friend with an ax, in a limited true-crime drama series for Hulu.

Michael Bublé is officially kicking off the holiday season.

Fox’s upcoming musical drama Monarch gets some Tony-winning talent as Broadway’s Faith Prince joins the cast in a major recurring role. She will appear opposite stars Susan Sarandon, Anna Friel, Trace Adkins and Beth Ditto.

Matt Donnelly Senior Film WriterOrganizers behind the annual SXSW conference in Austin, Texas, are speaking out against restrictive abortion bills rolled out by state leadership this month.Just ahead of this Saturday’s National Women’s March in support of reproductive rights, the conference is pledging to stay in its home city and fight alongside the dedicated blue pocket of Austin.“SXSW stands against discriminatory laws and unequivocally supports civil rights for all persons, everywhere,” a

Eva Amurri (Undateable, Californication), Susan Sarandon’s daughter, will join her mom in Fox’s upcoming straight-to-series music dynasty drama Monarch, produced by Fox Entertainment.

Paris Texas (aka Louie Pastel and Felix) have shared a grungy new single titled ‘Girls Like Drugs’, coming hot on the heels of their debut EP from earlier in the year.Contrasting the vocalists’ sharp, swagger-inflected bars, the track rages on with barbed electric guitars and cymbal-heavy drums.

Martha Higareda (Into The Dark: Culture Shock, Altered Carbon) and Emma Milani (Solve) have joined the lead cast of Fox’s upcoming musical drama Monarch. They will appear alongside Susan Sarandon, Albie Roman, Anna Friel, Trace Adkins and Beth Ditto.

Wednesday night was Climate Night across all of late-night TV, with the hosts from “The Tonight Show,” “Late Night,” “Jimmy Kimmel Live!,” “The Late Show,” “The Late Late Show,” “The Daily Show,” “WWHL” and “Full Frontal” all addressing the issue of climate change.

Padma Lakshmi is speaking out about the upcoming season of Top Chef, which is going to be filmed in Houston, Texas.

@GovAbbott‘s heinous bills,” Lakshmi wrote on her Twitter page on Wednesday. “Our show highlights the small businesses that hire the very same women, BIPOC ppl & low-income folks that these laws harm most.”Texans are up against so much right now- a hateful anti-abortion bill, erasure of voting rights, and a humanitarian & Constitutional crisis at the border.Houston is one of the most diverse cities in the U.S.

Mónica Marie Zorrilla Starz is developing a drama series about Texan citizen journalist “Lagordiloca” (an alias for Priscilla Villarreal) penned by playwright and filmmaker Hilary Bettis, Variety has confirmed.Inspired by Texas Monthly’s coverage about Villarreal, the show centers on the titular protagonist’s rise as a street journalist and modern-day folk hero in her border-town of Laredo, as she seized the power of social media and pushed the boundaries of the first amendment to expose

Filipino actor, singer and songwriter Inigo Pascual has joined the cast of Fox’s upcoming musical drama Monarch in a leading role. He will appear alongside Susan Sarandon, Albie Roman, Anna Friel, Trace Adkins and Beth Ditto.

EXCLUSIVE: Michael Chiklis (The Shield) has signed on to star in The Senior, a football drama that Rod Lurie (The Outpost, The Last Castle) is directing from a screenplay by Bob Eisele (The Great Debaters), which is entering production in Texas this fall.