Supreme Court Upholds Indian Child Welfare Act
Today the Supreme Court delivered a substantial win for indigenous and native tribes by upholding the Indian Child Welfare Act. In their ruling (known as Haaland v. Brackeen), the Justices also went against the state of Texas, which was challenging the Act. The Indian...
The Trial of the Millennium
It seems that after nearly a decade of biding time and dodging legal peril, Ken Paxton’s luck may finally be running out. The long-indicted Attorney General, having recently been impeached by an overwhelming and bipartisan vote in the Texas House, is awaiting his...
Op-Ed: Texas Youth Demand A Future Where We Can Be Free
The regular 88th Texas Legislative session — which ended on May 29 — showcased exactly how far extremist legislators will go in their attempts to take away the freedoms of everyday people. From attacking our freedom to pursue a fully-funded public education to banning...
Texas Pride
The purpose and meaning of Pride Month for LGBTQ Texans. Legislatively and politically speaking, this has been a brutal year for LGBTQ Texans. According to the Human Rights Campaign, across the country this year, more than 500 anti-LGBTQ+ bills were introduced,...
Jesse Tafalla Jr. Mourned In Dallas
Progressives in North Texas are mourning the loss of one of the brightest activists that the area has ever known. Jesse Tafalla Jr., who was an omnipresent titan for many progressive causes, passed away earlier this month. Tafalla was an active member in several...
Op-Ed: Book Bans Are Just The Start Of A Dangerous Trajectory For Texas
As I complete my freshman year of college, and seeing the push to ban books in school libraries from the Texas Legislature (and in other states around the country), it has me reflecting on where I was 18 months ago. I never would have thought the second half of my...
Texas Leaders And Activists Call For Supreme Court Reform
On Sunday morning at Reverchon Park in Dallas, a surprising scene unfolded just steps from the idyllic walking trails and baseball diamonds. A large bus bearing the phrase “Democracy demands a fair, ethical court” had rolled in carrying passengers that wanted to talk...
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...
A Brief History Of Pride In Texas
This was originally posted two years ago. Now, as attacks on LGBTQ+ Texans have intensified to dangerous and frightening levels from the rightwing, we wanted to re-share the long and mighty history of Pride in the Lone Star State. With many cities kicking off their...
DACA Back In The Courts
The long and winding legal wrangling over DACA continues tomorrow in Texas. However, it's most notable antagonist, Attorney General Ken Paxton won’t be there after he was impeached and suspended from duties. On June 1, Judge Andrew Hanen will hear oral arguments in...
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...
Taral Patel Launches Bid for Fort Bend County Commissioner
Much has been said about how rapidly Texas is changing, and perhaps no county reflects that better than Fort Bend. The county neighboring Harris has been among the fastest growing in the nation for years, and for more than a decade it has gradually become younger,...
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...
Sine Die: Impeachment Edition
Today may be Memorial Day 2023, but for the brave souls fighting some of the most extreme policies in the nation at the Texas capitol, it also serves as something of a holiday in its own right: Sine Die, the final day of the legislative session at which point there is...
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...