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
Sine Die was on Monday, June 2, and that doozy of an 89th Texas Legislative Session is over. This is the Last Lege Lowdown! […]
