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Abbott's lead over Beto shrinks: poll

Abbott's lead now smaller than when Republican George W. Bush ousted Democrat Ann Richards in 1994

Salon · Jul 7, 2022

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 · Jul 6, 2022

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 · Jul 6, 2022

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.

ABC News · Feb 6, 2022

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 · Jan 21, 2022

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.

Daily Record · Jan 19, 2022