Being Fort Bend County’s first-ever County Judge of color has always been a huge point of pride, both for myself and my community. Because no matter where we come from, most of us want a safe, prosperous community where everyone can thrive. But recently - it has...
A recent survey from Asian Texans for Justice showed that the Asian American community in Texas is not only rapidly growing, but eager to get involved in elections. Despite this, the community is all too often ignored by political groups and progressive...
As an elected leader, our highest duty, and what we take an oath to do, is to protect the constitutional rights and freedoms of our constituents. One of the most fundamental of these is the right to vote. Most Texans agree that voting should be safe, easy, and...
Before fleeing the Taliban in 2016, I’d spent six years as a translator, conducting high-level military missions for American forces and government officials. I’d also worked for six years in the USAID funded project as an administrative executive and had both a...
It’s only been a few weeks since extremists on the Supreme Court rolled back abortion protections and Republicans are finally starting to see the consequences of their own actions. Not only have these extremists targeted abortion rights but now they’re also...
Harris County GOP candidate Alexandra Mealer claims to be a moderate. On national issues such as abortion, she not only avoids the tough questions, but often dodges discussing the issue entirely. In conservative spaces both online and in-person, she uses rightwing...
From the moment I saw that positive pregnancy test, I knew that I didn’t want to be pregnant. I was a senior in a typical Texas high school, working a part time job at my local McDonalds, who, up to that point, was told how to act, think and believe. But at that...
As a proud American and Texan, I am appalled by the platitudes declared in the new Texas GOP platform. The Texas Republican Party has reached a new low this year. This time, they have taken a jackhammer to the very foundation of our country and our...
In a press conference last week after the standard litany of prayers and thoughts was offered, Texas Governor Greg Abbott tried to pass off, once again, the massacre at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, and mass shootings in general, as attributable to lone wolves...