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Gov. Greg Abbott’s lead over Beto O’Rourke narrows to 6 points, poll finds

The Republican incumbent’s lead over his Democratic challenger shrank last month, according to a Texas Politics Project poll. The 6-point gap is smaller than when Republican George W. Bush ousted Democrat Ann Richards in 1994.

The Texas Tribune

John Cornyn’s disapproval among Texas voters worsened dramatically as he negotiated a bipartisan gun bill, new poll shows

The Republican U.S. senator shepherded landmark gun legislation through the Senate last month. Between April and June, his disapproval rating went from 39% to 50%, according to a Texas Politics Project poll.

The Texas Tribune

Will the threat to abortion rights be enough to get jaded Texas Democrats to vote?

Democrats are hoping voters will be more fired up to turn out for them this year because of abortion rights, but some voters in Texas expressed reservations that the party could deliver on the issue.

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The "Mother of Yoda" breaks silence on Baby Yoda and more

You might not recognize the name Wendy Froud (née Midener), but in the practical effects world, she’s a legend. Her work even earned her one of pop culture’s greatest monikers: the Mother of Yoda.

Inverse

This two-story porcupine built by Jim Henson's Creature Shop might be the world's largest puppet

Boris is not shy, but he is a bit prickly. He enjoys being the center of attention and squeals with indignation if anyone tries to remove him from the limelight. He loves bananas and his large, porcine nose wriggles with contentment as he bites into one.

Los Angeles Times

Muppets flat for sale: warehouse flat is in former studio where Muppets Christmas Carol and Babe were made

The former warehouse building was the base for the Muppets creators ‘Creature Shop’ and overlooks the Regents Canal.

Evening Standard

New Sesame Street documentary reflects on more than 50 years of radical children’s programming born of the civil rights era

Street Gang: How We Got To Sesame Street goes behind the revolutionary show that changed children's television forever by fusing education and entertainment with a guiding aspiration to reach inner-city kids and minorities.

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Review: Hilarious and profound, the new 'Fraggle Rock' is a thing of beauty

After more than three decades, Jim Henson's "Fraggle Rock" received a full-series revival Friday on Apple TV+, fashioned as a 13-part serial, with episodic elements, that plays adroitly to the original's themes of interdependence and self-acceptance. Apple had earlier streamed "Fraggle Rock: Rock On!," a modestly produced series of shorts…

Los Angeles Times

Fraggle Rock 'inspired' by Scotland as hit puppet show returns to screens

Scotland played a big role in the original series of Jim Henson's Fraggle Rock -with lots of cultural references to the country.

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