Op-Ed: Trans Teenagers In Texas Deserve So Much Better
I’m a therapist with almost a decade of experience working with transgender youth. Texas recently joined more than 15 other states that are restricting the rights of transgender youth to access medically necessary care. These laws unequivocally cause harm, as well as...
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Op-Ed: Targeting Young Texas Voters Is A Threat To Fair And Free Elections
Ever since I voted for the first time in 2018, my rights to do so have been under fire. Students like myself have been continuously targeted by our elected representatives, especially in states like Texas, where I have lived for the last 8 years. This includes...
Op-Ed: Put Texas Kids First
There are more than 73 million children under 18 living in the U.S. and over seven million of them call Texas home. The biennial Texas Kids Count report brings together data across five categories of child well-being including health, education, economic...
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Op-Ed: Targeting Young Texas Voters Is A Threat To Fair And Free Elections
Ever since I voted for the first time in 2018, my rights to do so have been under fire. Students like myself have been continuously targeted by our elected representatives, especially in states like Texas, where I have lived for the last 8 years. This includes...
The Texas House Votes to Impeach Republican AG Ken Paxton
Texas House debated and voted on 20 articles of impeachment including bribery and obstruction of justice. The issue now goes to the upper chamber where the Texas Senate will hold a trial. Today, the Texas House of Representatives voted to impeach Republican Attorney...
Texas Attorney General Accuses Fellow Republican House Speaker of Being Drunk on the Job
Paxton’s comment follows the surfacing of a video showing Phelan slurring his words while leading the Texas House. Texas Republican infighting has reached new heights as we approach the end of the legislative session. In a statement posted to twitter on Tuesday,...
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Right- Wing Extremist Sentenced For Solicitation Of A Minor
In a state defined by cruel right-wing politics, the anti-abortion group Texas Right to Life pushed the envelope even further than anyone else. They were crucial in masterminding cruel legislation like Senate Bill 8, which banned abortion at 6 weeks in Texas and...
The right’s growing grooming problem
For years, some of the most powerful figures in Texas politics have led a fight to vilify LGBTQ Texans and create artificial divisions in communities across the state. From attempting to ban popular drag shows to more startling efforts to outlaw health care options...
The Texas GOP’s darling: Jeff Younger
Jeff Younger is not a household name for most Texans, but he has been a dominant figure in Texas Republican politics over the last three years. He has built a prominent profile within the Texas GOP and was a catalyst in the effort to pass discriminatory legislation...
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