Texas Rising celebrated Pride Month 2025 as an act of resistance amid constant attacks on LGBTQIA+ people at the state and national levels. […]
Recent Blogs
The Twenty-Two-Hour Hearing That Couldn’t Break Us: Texan Volunteers Fight for Democratic Process
By: Elva Mendoza and Erika Slaymaker Excitement and inspiration gave way to frustration, disappointment, anger, and aggravation. Calculations were made: how much sleep do I need to function at my morning meeting? Texas Freedom Network volunteers who traveled to the Texas Capitol on April 29 from as far away as the Houston area found themselves […]
Three Years Post-Dobbs, Just Texas is Building Reproductive Justice Power in Faith Communities
Learn more about abortion access in Texas and our Just Texas program’s reproductive justice work this Dobbs Decision Anniversary. […]
Reimagining Justice: What We Learned at Texas Rising’s First Houston Criminal Justice Summit
During Texas Rising Houston’s Criminal Justice Summit, students and leaders came together to ask: What would it take to build a justice system that actually serves people? […]
The Last Lege Lowdown
Well, heck, y’all, we made it! Sine Die was on Monday, June 2, and that doozy of an 89th Texas Legislative Session is finally over. This is the Last Lege Lowdown! […]
