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Armed Community Groups Are Defending Texas Drag Queens From Christian Fascists
LGBTQ defenders in Texas are mobilizing to protect their communities amid sustained far right attacks on drag shows.
School Voucher Programs Are Hurting Special Needs Students They Claim to Help
Arizona's school vouchers have stripped millions from public school budgets. Now Texas legislators want to follow suit.
GOP Aims to Paint Telehealth Providers of Abortion Pills as “Drug Traffickers”
Meanwhile, a lawsuit in Texas threatens to take the abortion medication mifepristone off the market in every state.
Tax Break for Big Polluters Is Also Starving Public Schools in Texas
In December, legislators killed a controversial tax program known as Chapter 313, but its effects will last decades.
Texas Lawsuit Against Planned Parenthood Challenges Medicaid Reimbursements
Planned Parenthood is asking a judge for a ruling in their favor in a lawsuit brought by the state of Texas.
State Legislatures Are Now Targeting Health Care for Transgender Adults
Legislators in at least seven states have prefiled bills that would restrict or even criminalize gender affirming care.
Progressives Must Not Concede School Board Elections to the Right
Austin school board victories show how progressive organizing can beat anti-LGBTQ candidates.
Texas Tribe Sues Elon Musk to Protect Sacred Sites From SpaceX
The planned expansion of a SpaceX launch center may destroy ancient village sites and their artifacts and human remains.
Dept of Education Opens Inquiry Into Texas District That Banned LGBTQ Books
The district's superintendent was recorded expressing anti-trans viewpoints.
Texas AG Ken Paxton Asked Agency to Compile List of Trans Residents in the State
“Nothing good ever comes out of the government creating a list of people from a marginalized community,” a critic said.