Sure, this legislative session has had its share of embarrassing, absurd, even confounding bills attacking everything from public education, to transgender Texans, to abortion rights, and even furries. But there are small victories to celebrate. The Texas House has approved a bill that would remove a ban on “homosexual conduct” from state statute. It’s the […]
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Hundreds of Texans Had Thoughts on School Voucher Scheme at Tense 23-Hour Capitol Hearing
If Texas lawmakers want to use taxpayer money to fund private education, they’re going to hear from a lot of concerned citizens. A contentious public hearing on the issue lasted almost 23 hours this week, as hundreds of people spoke to lawmakers. About 330 people registered for public testimony at the House Education Committee hearing […]
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Congressman and Former Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner Dies at 70
Congressman Sylvester Turner, who was just two months into his first term representing the 18th Congressional District of Texas, died on Tuesday, according to the Texas Democratic Party. He was 70 years old. Turner told the press in 2022 that he was cancer-free after secretly receiving treatment for bone cancer. Turner was elected to Congress […]
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50+ Bills Attacking Trans Texans Have Been Filed in the Legislature. Here Are the Ones to Watch.
It’s no secret that Texas is one of the most “extreme state legislatures on LGBTQ+ issues in the country,” as the senior director for legal policy for The Human Rights Campaign told the Austin American Statesman. In the first few weeks of the 89th session, organizations like GLAAD, Equality Texas, and the Transgender Education Network […]