At UT, a Day of Drag and Defiance
Students gathered for a joyful protest of the university system’s drag show ban.
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Aren’t Reporters Supposed to Challenge Authority?
The historic newspaper strike in Fort Worth raises questions about the future of Texas journalism and puts union members through 24 days of hell.
Queer and Trans People Need Our Solidarity Now
In recent months, we have seen efforts to attack and dehumanize LGBTQ+ people reach new heights in the United States.
Indigenous Activists Set Up Protest Camp at South Texas Cemetery to Stop Trump’s Wall
Environmentalists, veterans of the Standing Rock protests and Carrizo/Comecrudo tribal members are vowing to stare down the president's bulldozers.
New Contract Could Give Austin One of the Most Transparent Police Departments in the Country
Activists are claiming victory after a drawn-out fight over police accountability, and encouraging other cities to follow suit.
‘Beyoncé in Formation’ is a Texas Professor’s Love Letter to Queen B
Part memoir, part pop-culture scholarship, this slim, engaging book uses Beyoncé as a springboard for wide-ranging ruminations on sexuality, motherhood and activism.
Dolores Huerta is Still Knocking on Doors and Registering Voters at 88
The iconic labor activist talks about the Latino vote, Howard Zinn and the ‘year of the woman.’
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Activists Take Paid Sick Leave Fight to San Antonio with 144,000 Signatures
On Thursday, San Antonians turned in roughly twice the number of signatures necessary to get mandatory paid sick leave on November’s ballot.
Militarization of Texas-Mexico Border a Sign of Complacency, but Not From Border Residents
You can come back to Brownsville, but be ready to put in some work.
Asylum-Seeker’s Release Shows Activists Can Win Under Trump’s ICE
But it ain’t easy.