State News

Equality Texas is launching Pride with Purpose, a team-based fundraising campaign supporting statewide LGBTQ advocacy, education, and community resources during Pride Month.

Texas Children’s Hospital agreed to a Paxton-led settlement requiring a first-of-its-kind detransition clinic, a $10 million payment, and physician terminations.

Texas Tech students staged a horse-drawn funeral for academic freedom, protesting higher education policies they say threaten free expression and marginalized students.

The Texas Supreme Court lifted blocks on child abuse investigations tied to gender-affirming care, citing closed cases and moot claims, without deciding whether such care constitutes abuse.

A Supreme Court ruling on conversion therapy is prompting debate in Texas, where advocates argue the same logic could protect gender-affirming therapy, even as providers remain skeptical.

Trans-led firearm training is giving LGBTQ people a rare space to learn safely, build community, and navigate growing concerns about personal protection and anti-LGBTQ hostility.

A Texas law restricting certain public drag performances is now in effect after a federal appeals court ruling, raising concerns about free speech and potential impacts on LGBTQ artists.

Intersex Texans say Texas’ new sex definition law could create legal confusion, restrict government records, and increase pressure for irreversible surgeries on children born with variations in sex characteristics.

A federal judge ruled West Texas A&M did not violate the First Amendment by blocking Spectrum WT’s drag show, wiping out a pending appeal and prompting plans for a new challenge.

Texas crisis centers are bracing for increased demand after the 988 Lifeline removed its LGBTQ youth option, as advocates warn shrinking resources and uncertain funding could weaken support.