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JUST ANNOUNCED: Hi, How Are You Day 2026 with Nathaniel Rateliff on Friday, January 23rd 🎙️

We’re honored to once again host Hi, How Are You Project at the Paramount – a tradition now eight years strong, celebrating the life and legacy of Daniel Johnston while championing mental health awareness.

This year’s headliner, Nathaniel Rateliff, will lead an unforgettable night of music and reflection in support of open, honest conversations around well-being. Each year, this benefit concert raises essential funds for programs that empower young adults to care for their mental health and connect through creativity.

🎫 On sale Friday, October 31st: https://bit.ly/47wdNpP

Water seems to be the new oil in East Texas, and the fight is only just beginning. Should it like oil, be treated as a commodity sold to the highest bidder and squirreled away by the savviest investors? Or, because every living thing needs it to survive, should it be protected from market forces?

Kyle Bass, co-founder of Conservation Equity Management, sees potential in exporting water from East Texas to drier, fast-growing areas in the west. However, when nearby residents and local politicians got wind of his plan, the opposition was both swift and outspoken. In July, state Representative Cody Harris, the chairman of the Texas House Committee on Natural Resources, convened at a meeting at the Capitol to push back on Bass’s plan. For him, this conflict is inevitable: “In Texas,” he said, “whiskey is for drinking and water is for fighting over.”

Read more about this ongoing battle for the state’s most precious resource here: txmnth.ly/4odzEZL