On Jan. 1, 2024, Texas Senate Bill 17 went into effect. Its purpose was to remove Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion programs and initiatives...
Registering to vote can be tricky, especially because Texas is one of eleven states that doesn’t have online voter registration. The...
In part two of this two-part series, Aislyn Gaddis looks at the larger context of the systems in place that allowed Fred Harris’ death, and...
Fred Harris, a 19-year-old with special needs, was murdered in the Harris County Jail in 2021. Fred’s killer was sentenced to 50 years in...
This summer has been historic as headlines filled with election updates dominate news feeds. But with updates flooding through, we wanted...
Many Texans may not have heard of Mary Frances Tarlton “Sissy” Farenthold. She was a legendary environmentalist in the state...
Despite being a mostly conservative community, New Braunfels, Texas, has become a safer space for LGBTQ+ people in recent years. In the...
In May 2023, a family-friendly drag show at a New Braunfels, Texas, church attracted protestors. In part three of Queer Texas, Heather...
After Cameron Wright confessed to assaulting Aliah Hernandez in 2014 in a New Braunfels, Texas hotel room, both the officer assigned to...
In December 2014, Aliah Hernandez, a trans woman, told police she was assaulted after revealing her gender identity to a man whom she met...