Wendy Davis, Kick-Ass, Filibusterer, is Officially Running For Texas Governor
Say goodbye Rick Perry and say HELLO Wendy Davis! (Sorry, I’m getting ahead of myself.)
Sen. Wendy…
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Texas GOP Walks The Plank of Its Own Platform As State Shimmers With Purple
Texas GOP Walks The Plank of Its Own Platform As State Shimmers With Purple
Texas gives me whiplash.
I could never say it is hard to love my state. Loving Texas is an immutable constant etched into the core of my being — and into my right shoulder, where I wear its shape as a tattoo that matches that of a dozen friends and countless strangers. Texas raised me, and it taught me to fight, to think, to dream and to always be my authentic self. It gives me breakfast tacos,…
We Won A Thing: Texas Judge Throws Out Parts Of Restrictive Abortion Law
We Won A Thing: Texas Judge Throws Out Parts Of Restrictive Abortion Law
Feature image via Aljazeera America
A federal judge has ruled certain provisions of a severely restrictive Texas abortion law unconstitutional, a decision that will keep clinics open to serve the women who need them.
The law in question is most commonly known as House Bill 2 — the bill State Senator Wendy Davis famously filibustered in summer 2013. After it passed into law, several abortion…
We Won A Thing: Judge Rules You Can’t Take The Same-Sex Marriage Out of Texas
We Won A Thing: Judge Rules You Can’t Take The Same-Sex Marriage Out of Texas
Holy fuck, y’all! A federal judge in San Antonio says that banning homogays from marrying each other in my beloved home state of TEXAS is unconstitutional. I knew we were next!
U.S. Judge Orlando Garciagranted the two same-sex couples who filed the lawsuit an injunction that strikes down the state’s same-sex marriage ban, but stayed it from taking into effect — pending the outcome of any appeals…
The People’s History: The Birth of the New Feminist Army in Texas
The People’s History: The Birth of the New Feminist Army in Texas
This article was originally published at RH Reality Check. Feature image by Daniel Cavazos
by Rocío Villalobos, Yatzel Sabat, Rockie Gonzalez, Lisa Fithian and Hallie Boas
An entire year has passed since the shouts heard around the world reverberated throughout the Texas Capitol and forced the state legislature to come to a screeching halt. Rise Up/Levanta Texas formed in late June 2013 as a…
Texas, Mississippi National Guard Won’t Process Benefits For Same-Sex Couples Despite Pentagon Orders
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Last week, the Associated Press reported that neither the Texas nor the…
BREAKING: Father of Murdered Texas Lesbian Arrested In Connection With Deaths
BREAKING: Father of Murdered Texas Lesbian Arrested In Connection With Deaths
Galveston area police arrested James Larry Cosby in connection with the murder of his daughter Britney Crosby and her partner Crystal Jackson. He is being charged with two counts of tampering with evidence in connection with the two deaths.
via ABC news affiliate
ABC News affiliate, KTRK in Houston reports that according to the Galveston County Sheriff’s Office, it appears the murders of the two…
Texas Abortion Restrictions: They’re Back!
On Wednesday, we brought you news about how a federal judge ruled part of the Texas abortion billth…
Celesbian-Studded Online Telethon For Abortion Access In Texas Starts NOW
Sarah Silverman and Lizz Winstead teamed up with the New York Abortion Access Fund and NARAL…