Tag Archives: Dan Patrick
El Paso County Challenges GOP Leaders’ Anti-Trans Rhetoric
Commissioners in El Paso County unanimously approved a resolution linking GOP leaders' recent statements against transgender rights to anti-LGBTQ violence....Read More
When Very Public Christians Go Astray
The Bible commands Christians to “abstain from all appearance of evil,” making things a little awkward for Texas officials facing criminal investigations....Read More
Texas Families Talk Back On Trans Discrimination: Ben and Ann Elder
"The Texas state government is bullying my child."
Houstonian Ann Elder, whose son Ben is a 10-year-old transgender boy, tells the Observer: "The Texas state government is bullying my child."...Read More
NBA, NCAA Moves Could Be Game-Changers for Anti-LGBT Legislation in Texas
The NBA and NCAA may have just dealt a preemptive, one-two knockout punch to anti-LGBT bills in the upcoming Texas Legislature, which convenes in January. First...Read More
The Texas Miracle #14: Make Pokemon Great Again
Texas country artist Coffey Anderson talks about his viral police video, plus the best Pokemon Go tips from Texas journalism's biggest Poke-fan.
News outlets are going wild for Pokemon Go, plus a Texas country music artist who's made the national spotlight thanks to a viral video about police....Read More
The GOP is Gaslighting America — on National Television
Today's GOP leaders aren't playing politics as usual. They're using abusive tactics to manipulate the public.
Trump's GOP isn't politics as usual — it's a party comfortable with using gaslighting and intimidation, tactics favored by abusers, to win at all costs....Read More
Friends and Poets Remember Sandra Bland on the Anniversary of Her Arrest
One year after a state trooper stopped Sandra Bland on Prairie View’s University Drive, a group gathered for songs, prayers and poetry to honor her and the fi...Read More
Dan Patrick’s False ‘Victory’ Over Fort Worth Bathroom Rule
Fort Worth ISD was already making changes to the parts of the district's trans student guidelines that Texas' GOP leaders say violate state Education Code....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