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Lavinia Masters at her home in Lewisville.

Thousands of Rape Kits in Texas Went Untested For Years. Lavinia Masters Is Ending That.

The Lavinia Masters Act, which goes into effect in September, is the culmination of more than ten years of Masters’ advocacy in Texas, where a backlog of about 20,000 untested rape kits was identified in 2011.

by Sophie Novack

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Texas Lawmakers Took on Sexual Assault this Session, but Largely Ignored Sexual Harassment

by Kate Groetzinger

‘The Penal System Today is Slavery’: Lawmakers Finally Start to Talk About Unpaid Labor in Texas Prisons

by Vicky Camarillo

Texas House Advances Bill that Could Actually Clear the Rape Kit Backlog

by Kate Groetzinger

Pro-choice protesters chant outside the Senate chamber Feb 19, 2019

How 50 Years of Feminism in the Texas Legislature Shaped the Fights We See Today

Legislators began tackling issues like funding family planning, equal economic opportunity for women and justice for sexual assault survivors in the early 1970s. Their work continues a half-century later.

by Kate Groetzinger

Deanna Maria Metzger, Victoria Neave Oct 18, 2018

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by Gus Bova

Apr 25, 2017

Fasting Lawmaker Gets Support, Death Wishes Ahead of ‘Sanctuary Cities’ Debate

House Democrats say they will fight SB 4 "with everything we've got" during Wednesday's debate.

by Lyanne A. Guarecuco

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Editor’s Letter: Introducing Our May/June 2025 Issue

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