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South by Southwest (SXSW) may be getting financial help from the state with the passing of new Texas House bill HB 4811 to ...
South by Southwest could get state funding to help pay costs associated with planning and conducting its annual conferences ...
The longtime Austin conference and festivals would be eligible for the state’s Major Events Reimbursement Program under a Texas House bill passed Wednesday.
In the Live Music Capital of the World, a harsh reality hits a high note: music industry workers say they’re underpaid by ...
If the bill becomes law, SXSW would join a list of other major Austin events that received funding from the state.
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Three Lone Star State cities were named among the top-20 metro areas that are worth visiting this summer, according to a new ...
The beloved Texan festival ups sticks to London for the first time, bringing music, art, film, live performances and ...
It's humbling to be recognized by your peers and by the entire state of Texas, which last time I checked is pretty big. - [Laura] Hawley, an Austin transplant, is the creator of the new FX show ...
President and chief programming officer Hugh Forrest is no longer leading the festival, the Austin Business Journal reports. SXSW started in Austin in 1987. Forrest first joined the then-infant ...
Forrest joined SXSW in 1989. He became chief programming officer in 1994, was promoted to co-president in 2022 and became the ...