It’s the year of Beyoncé (again), and we’re here for it. After the smash success of her Cowboy Carter album, you’d think she would take a rest, but it looks like she’s swapping (er, adding) whisky to the hot sauce in her bag, and y’all, the swag. Bey is releasing a new Japanese-style inspired whisky […]
Author Archives: Leslie Rangel
Leslie Rangel, a first generation daughter of Mexican and Guatemalan immigrants, is deputy managing editor for The Barbed Wire. Her award-winning journalism is focused on issues of health, mental wellness, race, gender and social justice.
Leslie was previously morning anchor for the Good Day Austin morning news show. She has also worked at KXAN in Austin, was founding evening anchor at KWKT in Waco, reported for KFOR in Oklahoma City and KFDM in Beaumont, Texas.
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Texans Are Expected to Die Younger Than Other Americans
Texas already ranks last in the nation for mental health care, child health care, and women’s health. And that’s not all — our state also has the most people who are uninsured, and now (are we surprised?) it’s among the worst states for life expectancy. The CDC says (at birth, in 2021), Texans can expect […]
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Is Texas Finally Fixing its Housing Crisis? A Record Number of New Apartments Could Help.
Four Texas metro areas are in the top 20 cities in the country for most new apartments under construction. Dallas, Austin, Houston, and San Antonio are booming, apparently. And before you start rolling your eyes about all the new people moving here (Californians), it’s important to know that there’s not even enough homes for people who already […]
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An Austin Drag Brunch Received a Bomb Threat. Did Cops Do Enough to Help?
Editor’s note: This story mentions threats of violence against the LGBTQIA+ community. When the clock struck noon on Sunday, June 9, patrons were excitedly lined up to get into The Brewtorium in North Austin for its monthly Legendary Drag Brunch — a “fabulous day of fun” marketed online with glamorous photos of four drag queens […]