Alexa Garcia-Ditta
By Alexa Garcia-Ditta:
The Grassroots Grow Up: Texas Industrial Areas Foundation Turns 40
A San Antonio group celebrates 40 years of empowering underserved communities to build power from within. Now, they're heading to the 'burbs. Read More
State of Texas: How Zika Virus Could Slip Through Texas’ Health Safety Net
With Zika on the way, Texas' weak health care safety net and shrinking access to reproductive services put pregnant Texans and their babies at great risk. Read More
Days After Supreme Court Ruling, State Data Shows Dramatic Drop in Abortions
Texas Latinas were disproportionately affected by restrictions in the state's anti-abortion law.
Data the health department was reluctant to release vindicates abortion providers who said anti-abortion regs would disproportionately affect Texas Latinas. Read More
Supreme Court Strikes Down Texas Anti-Abortion Law
As it unfolded: the day the Supreme Court issued the most important ruling on reproductive rights in a generation, striking down Texas' abortion law.
The Texas Observer staff liveblogs as we wait for — and report on — what could be the biggest ruling on reproductive rights in a generation. Read More
Recap: Chaos and Castros at the 2016 Texas Democratic Convention
The Clinton versus Sanders fight largely lay dormant at the 2016 Texas Democratic Convention — until it really, really didn't.
Though Texas Democratic Party officials had worked hard to paper over the divisions between Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton supporters throughout the weekend, the superdelegate debate exposed real animosity between the two factions. Read More
Castros: Texas Will Be ‘Competitive’ in 2016 Election
Congressman Joaquin Castro told reporters that "Texans don't seem to like Donald Trump very much," and Texas could be in play this November. Read More
Meet the First Out Trans Woman to Win a Texas Primary
At the Texas Democratic Convention’s LGBT caucus this morning, I caught up with Jenifer Rene Pool, the first transgender Texan to win a Democratic primary — or, any primary for that matter — in the state. Pool is running against … Read More
Judge Dismisses Anti-Abortion Activist’s Organ Trafficking Charge on Technicality
The Harris County DA still plans to pursue felony fraud charges against California anti-Planned Parenthood videographer David Daleiden.
The Harris County DA still plans to pursue a felony fraud charge against California anti-Planned Parenthood videographer David Daleiden. Read More
With More Texans Traveling for Abortions, Meet the Woman Who Gets Them There
With more Texans traveling out of state for abortions thanks to HB 2, a patchwork of nonprofits, like Fund Texas Choice, are helping arrange logistics. Read More