<img class="aligncenter" src="https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2016/08/17/TTE-Larson-Menendez_leadart-03_png_312x1000_q100.png" width="415" height="274" /> The Texas Tribune is pleased to present a series of events focusing on the issues at play in the run-up to the 85th Legislature — and what they mean for one of the state’s largest and fastest-growing cities and its surrounding communities. Join us in person or on our livestream for the second installment of this series: a conversation about public education, immigration, health care, spending and taxes, and other consequential matters with state…

Casa RAICES is in need of volunteers! Have you wanted to volunteer at Casa RACIES or to support families being release from detention, but didn't know how? Come join our volunteers training. You can complete the background check paperwork, get trained on volunteering and learn about other opportunities to support families in our community. Bilingual volunteers are preferred, but volunteers with limited Spanish proficiency can still provide support.

Running at Brick at Blue Star Arts Complex the 15th and 16th of September. Tickets are $12 or $10 for senior, student, military, Satco, or Sadu member. Connection Lost,a collaboration between Stephen Gaeth and Tara Wright, explores human connection and the ultimate disconnection, suicide. The performers use choreographed pieces, improvisational dance and acting, and scripted dialogue to explore personal/internal and interpersonal/external disconnection. In support of Suicide Prevention Month, Connection Lost promotes awareness and opens conversation about this challenging topic. An…