Five stories that have North Texas talking: Playboy Marfa has settled in Dallas; today is runoff election day; Robert Gates tells 四虎影院 he doesn鈥檛 plan to end the ban on adult gay leaders in the Boy Scouts; and more:
The controversial Playboy Marfa sculpture has a new life in Dallas 鈥� and it seems to be enjoying the attention. Last summer, Playboy installed the piece, a 40-foot sign with a neon-lit bunny, on Highway 90 near Marfa. The Texas Department of Transportation said it鈥檚 considered an advertisement and can鈥檛 be placed by a U.S. highway. The piece was eventually transported to Dallas and it outside the . Richard Phillips鈥� sculpture will be there through August. 鈥淧hillips鈥� exhibition will feature both past and new works that emphasize his career-long exploration of political and social identity, consumerism, eroticized desire and social constructs,鈥� the Contemporary says. It鈥檚 his first U.S. solo museum exhibition. Architectural Digest at his work.
Here鈥檚 video of Playboy Marfa coming down near Marfa:
Here鈥檚 some video from KXAS-TV (Channel 5):
- Today is runoff election day in Texas. The features incumbent David Dewhurst and State Sen. Dan Patrick. The race has been particularly nasty, featuring a and Dewhurst sat down with 四虎影院 earlier this month to talk about Will Rep. Dan Branch of Dallas or State Sen. Ken Paxton of McKinney win the At age 90, Ralph Hall is the oldest person in Congress 鈥� How will he fare in his runoff? There are other races, too. Before you head to the voting booth, get up to speed on the various races by listening to our And for sample ballots and voter guides.
- Incoming Boy Scouts president Robert Gates told 四虎影院 he doesn鈥檛 plan on pursuing an end to the group鈥檚 ban on gay adult leaders because it would be 鈥渄ivisive.鈥� Gates, the former defense secretary, CIA director and Texas A&M president, spoke with 四虎影院 before he delivered remarks in Nashville at the Boy Scouts of America鈥檚 annual meeting. Gates said he supports the Scouts鈥� decision last year to end its ban on openly gay youth -- and would have supported an end to the ban on adults. Gates says he'll be focused on Scout youth during his two-year term as president of the Irving-based Boy Scouts. 鈥淚 supported moving forward and would have supported a decision to include gay Scout masters and adult volunteers in Scouting,鈥� Gates told 四虎影院. 鈥淕iven the passions and the strong views that exist on both sides of the issue, to try and pursue it while I am president would be very divisive to the movement and could permanently fracture it.鈥�
On Monday, military veterans got together in Gainesville, perhaps for the last time. Seven decades ago, a group of Army recruits went through basic training in Gainesville. They were part of the 103rd Infantry Division -- they called themselves the 鈥淐actus Division鈥� and went on to help liberate the Dachau concentration camp. These men get together every year during Memorial Day weekend to remember their fallen comrades.
- There鈥檚 a glittering new exhibit at The Dallas Museum of Art, and the featured attraction is 1,000 years old. It鈥檚 a rock-crystal pitcher called the ewer. It鈥檚 a rare piece of Islamic art 鈥� just one of seven in the world. 鈥淚t was made from a single chunk of mineral quartz in 10th century Cairo. Yet its clear, glass-like surface is carved with delicate designs of cheetahs and flowers. Then the ewer disappeared, but in the 19th century, a master French goldsmith gave it an ornate spout and handle. Then it disappeared -- again.鈥� The ewer is part of the Keir Collection, which is coming to the DMA on a renewable, 15-year loan. Thanks to the collection, the DMA will have the third largest Islamic art collection in the country.
