Sally Mann photographs are seized<\/p>\n
In January, the Fort Worth Police Department confiscated<\/a> photographer Sally Mann\u2019s decades-old images of her children in the nude from the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth. There were complaints, including from local officials, about the images amounting to child pornography. Ultimately, the photographs were returned<\/a> and no charges <\/a>were filed against Mann or the museum. <\/p>\n News Roundups<\/p>\n By signing up, you agree to our\u00a0Terms of Service<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Privacy Policy.<\/a><\/p>\n “What Remains” is 2003 book from Bulfinch Press by photographer Sally Mann about her work.<\/p>\n mike Gibson<\/p>\n The incident, though, thrust Tarrant County into a thorny debate around artistic expression and censorship. A Tarrant County representative<\/a>, in the months after, would propose a bill to fine museums up to $500,000 for displaying obscenity, citing the Mann controversy.<\/p>\n Dallas Cowboy Cheerleaders turn Netflix clout into a pay bump<\/p>\n The Cowboys franchise had been trailed by criticism over dancers\u2019 pay for years, most notably in the aftermath of former cheerleader Erica Wilkins\u2019s 2018 lawsuit<\/a>, where she accused the organization of paying her less than $7.25, the federal minimum wage. <\/p>\n The first season of the squad\u2019s Netflix show America\u2019s Sweethearts lightly broached<\/a> the subject of pay. Charlotte Jones, executive vice president of the Cowboys, acknowledged NFL cheerleaders were \u201cnot paid a lot,\u201d but said they \u201cdon\u2019t come here for the money,\u201d a remark some viewers regarded as dismissive.<\/p>\n A scene from Netflix’s “America’s Sweethearts.” <\/p>\n Netflix<\/p>\n In a historic labor win, the squad\u2019s pay has jumped<\/a> by 400% percent \u2014 a change announced in the second season of their Netflix docu-series America\u2019s Sweethearts, which was released in June. A group of veteran dancers had advocated for higher wages seemingly to no avail early in season 2. <\/p>\n Details remain scant on how the pay bump was eventually achieved, but squad director Kelli Finglass called the pay raise \u201c60-plus years long overdue,\u201d in the season two finale. <\/p>\n Local arts organizations lose federal arts funding, D-FW entities step up<\/p>\n As the Trump administration sought to reshape the federal bureaucracy, the National Endowment of Arts withdrew grants nationwide, citing new priorities. At least 13<\/a> North Texas groups lost funding, totalling<\/a> over $345,000. <\/p>\n Bishop Arts Theatre Center lost N.E.A. funding in 2025, but received a local TACA grant. Here, Sasha Maya Ada, left, and Franky D. Gonzalez discuss “A Dallas Hedda” before dress rehearsal in April 2025.<\/p>\n Jason Janik \/ Special Contributor<\/p>\n As some federal arts funding has waned, though, Texas entities have put up sizable investments. 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