The Asian pop culture festival NightMarket.Fun returns to Lakeline Park in Cedar Park on Nov. 14 for its second year.

The details: Organized by the Lunar Foundation, a local nonprofit supporting Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander artists in Central Texas, the family-friendly event runs from 4 p.m. to 10 p.m.

The festival features the following attractions and details:

• More than 100 local vendors and dozens of food vendors offering flavors from across Asia

• More than 20 music acts, headlined by Filipina rapper Ruby Ibarra

• Contests featuring competitive eater Raina Huang

• Traditional dance groups, martial arts demonstrations, movies by the lake, a kids' zone and a women's wellness area

Tickets start at $30 for adults and $0.99 for children 12 and under, and on-site parking passes are $20 in advance, with free parking available at Reed Elementary with a free shuttle service.

Williamson County commissioners approved three separate grants totaling $475,000 on Nov. 10 to subsidize medical, dental and behavioral health visits for uninsured residents who have no other way to pay for care.

Learn more: The healthcare grant agreements formalize a county-funded healthcare safety net called the Williamson County Uninsured Health Care Program, according to county documents.

The county will contribute:

• $200,000 to Lone Star Circle of Care

• $150,000 to Samaritan Health Ministries

• $125,000 to Sacred Heart

These grants will fund payments of $270 to the healthcare facilities for each qualifying patient visit.

Patients must be Williamson County residents, U.S. residents and have no other means to pay for the visit such as Medicaid or Medicare. The payments cover the following in-person visits:

• Primary and preventive medical care

• Dental healthcare

• Mental and behavioral health

State Rep. Senfronia Thompson, the longest-serving woman and Black legislator in Texas history, said she has the votes to become Texas House speaker when the legislature convenes in January.

What to know: Thompson released a list Nov. 6 of 90 House members whom she said pledged to support her speaker candidacy.

The 87-year-old was first elected to the legislature in 1972 and took office the following year. She would become the first woman and the first Black lawmaker to serve as Texas House speaker.

The context: Thompson's candidacy comes after Democrats swept Texas' statewide seats in the Nov. 3 election, ending 24 years of Republican dominance. Rep. Eddie Morales, D-Eagle Pass, threw his hat in the ring for speaker on Nov. 5 before endorsing Thompson less than a day later.

Quote of note: "I know that with the colleagues that are being sent to the legislature, both Democrats and Republicans working together, we can make a difference in the state of Texas and the lives of the people that we represent," Thompson said.