The Dallas-area family says it is under investigation by the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services and at risk of losing their kids.
As some families in Texas prepare for worst-case scenarios, the American Civil Liberties Union and Lambda Legal have sued the governor to prevent the state’s child welfare agency from investigating parents seeking gender-affirming care for their children.
As one of only three Republican women governors in the country, Kim Reynolds could prove beneficial to a party trying to appeal to suburban White women.
Inflation, abortion, LGBTQ+ rights, voting, the Supreme Court and more may all come up as the president speaks more than a year into his administration.
The two Republican senators dropped the bill as an amendment to the Women’s Health Protection Act, which failed to pass the Senate Monday.
Elected officials, volunteers and advocates have raised concerns about confusion over new mail voting rules and the reversal of practices that made it easier for many women and people with caregiving responsibilities to cast a ballot.
A teenager’s family missed the warning signs of abuse before she was killed. Texas schools hope to prevent similar tragedies.
The 19th spoke to the chairs of the White House Council on Environmental Quality and Council of Economic Advisers, both the first Black women to hold their jobs, ahead of Tuesday’s State of the Union address.
The 28-year-old lawyer came close to defeating nine-term incumbent Rep. Henry Cuellar in Texas in 2020. This year, Cisneros said she ‘owed it to the folks here to try it one more time.’
Still, hesitation on some fronts may do little to stop the state’s remaining proposed anti-trans and anti-LGBTQ+ bills.