Tag Archives: Fort Worth
In Texas Transgender Suit, Who’s Facing Harm?
States play victim in federal court, but LGBT advocates say trans kids are the ones truly at risk.
Ken Paxton is leading a multi-state lawsuit against federal school guidelines for trans students, but LGBT advocates say trans kids are the ones at risk....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
The Texas Miracle #4: How to Die in Texas
On this week's podcast: Tips for shuffling off this Texas mortal coil, a Trinity River showdown and a prairie defilement that's nothing to sniff at.
This week on the Texas Miracle: tips for shuffling off this Texas mortal coil, a Trinity River showdown and a prairie defilement that's nothing to sniff at....Read More
Our Blue Period
When clinical depression strikes a marriage, the cracks are long and deep.
People with clinical depression are wired differently. In a neurotypical brain, mood-regulating neurotransmitters, such as serotonin, noradrenaline and dopamine...Read More
Texas Gone Wild: The Year in Fowl (and Other Animal) News
The biggest trend in our coverage, though, has been animals — biting, kicking, rotting, reading, running pets and pests that have kept us sent us running for ...Read More
Cities Given High LGBT Ratings Despite Trans Exclusions
Earlier this year, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) indicated it would not support Plano’s Equal Rights Ordinance due to an exemption allowing businesses to re...Read More
Shame for the Holidays: Fort Worth Council Member Takes on Panhandlers
Gyna Bivens conceded that her plan for 'most wanted' panhandler posters may be 'somewhat illegal.'
To Bivens, though, this isn’t about compassion for the homeless. It’s about personal safety. On Facebook on Wednesday, Bivens shared a few stories of people...Read More
Strangest State: Mum Etiquette, an Unattended Hearse and a Mighty Handy Oreo Thief
Strangest State is a recurring feature on local news you might have missed from around Texas. From profiles of small-town doctors to monstrous swamp creatures f...Read More
Texans Wait Longer for Abortions as Clinics Close
New research released Monday shows that Texans who seek abortion care are waiting longer to get services as clinics across the state have shuttered in the wake ...Read More