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Op-ed: The Fight for Abortion Rights is Just Beginning

Op-ed: The Fight for Abortion Rights is Just Beginning

On Saturday, May 14,  pro-abortion protests kicked off nationwide in 400 cities due to the United States Supreme Court set to overturn Roe v. Wade. Over 1,000 protestors gathered at City Hall at the Bans Off Our Bodies March of Mahogany protest in Houston, Texas,...

Op-ed: I Had an Abortion at 19, and I Don’t Regret it

Op-ed: I Had an Abortion at 19, and I Don’t Regret it

When Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signed Senate Bill 8, the overbearing and intrusive six-week abortion ban in the 2021 legislative session, a specific piece of my brain and heart that I closed off for a long time started to open up.  The shame and stigma surrounding...

Op-Ed: Abbott’s plan to bus migrants to DC falls flat

Op-Ed: Abbott’s plan to bus migrants to DC falls flat

Gov. Greg Abbott fulfilled his promise to bus migrants to DC this week, flooding the nation’s capital with a whopping… 70 people. Seriously, three busloads over three days and that’s all Abbott could muster. Not great for Texas’ reputation as the state where...

Op-Ed: Love democracy? Start local

Op-Ed: Love democracy? Start local

At the federal level, voting rights legislation has stalled. At the state level, Texas voters are facing voter registration form shortages and high rates of mail-in ballot applications being rejected. What’s a person who cares about voting rights supposed to do? Go...