Dear Mr. Governor, There is No Alternative to Abortion.
Dear Mr. Governor, there is no alternative to abortion. But we do have an alternative to you: Beto O’Rourke. […]
Emily Witt
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Campaign of Falsehoods and Misinformation Helps Derail Texas Social Studies Overhaul
Far-Right Groups Poison Overhaul with Culture War Objections, Demands to Sanitize History and Reject Inclusive Standards AUSTIN, Texas – An array of far-right groups today helped derail months of work on the first major overhaul of Texas social studies standards in a dozen years with a misleading and poisonous culture war campaign. After the State […]
Texas’ “Trigger” Law Is Now in Effect, but Our Fight for Legal, Safe Abortion for All Will Not Be Stopped.
Roe fell on June 24, 2022. And now, another dreaded moment has arrived. Our trigger law officially goes into effect. Today and every day, abortion is healthcare. Abortion is a moral good. Abortion is a blessing. […]
Texas Rising Students Speak on Healing and Remembrance In El Paso Three Years After the Tragic Loss of 23 Lives
On the third anniversary of the tragedy in El Paso, our Texas Rising Student Leaders from the community find themselves reflecting on what they remember that day, how El Pasoans continue healing together, and why their work as activists is essential as we continue building the power needed to create a world where our children always come home from school, and we can shop, see movies, go to concerts, and buy groceries for our families without fear. […]
Disability is not rare. Our celebration of the disability community should not be, either.
This Disability Pride Month, we’re called to move through the world using a lens that is inclusive and honoring of everyone. Further than that–we have a responsibility to become part of the change needed to create a world where disability pride is uplifted every single day. […]
