State News

Former New Braunfels ISD lead librarian Amanda Hunt says AI screening under SB13 stripped hundreds of LGBTQ and inclusive titles from shelves, and speaking out cost her a job she loved.

The fatal shooting of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo is the latest in a series of migrant deaths while in federal custody or interacting with agents in Texas since President Donald Trump returned to office in 2025.

As Texas schools implement SB 12, students across the state are organizing, speaking out, and challenging policies affecting transgender youth, LGBTQ clubs, and student support systems.

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.