Vaccine Misinformation is Coming Back to Bite
With a second child dead from measles and plummeting funding for healthcare, we are on track for another sweeping epidemic. Diagnosed at University Medical Center Children’s Hospital in Lubbock, the…
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North Texas Organizations Unite for Trans Day of Visibility
Driving past Main Street Garden Park, the chant: “When trans rights are under attack, what do we do, Stand up, fight back,” can be heard echoing from nearby Downtown Dallas…
Mosaic Union Helps Spur HHS Funding Release, No Assistance From Management Required
Workers at Mosaic Family Services found time in the thick of the bargaining phase of unionization to help spur action with Texas AFL-CIO to release necessary funding from Health & Human Services. As the Trump Administration’s funding cuts bear down on refugee services, the need for labor unions in the space becomes increasingly apparent.
Echoes of Injustice: Immigrant Detention, Boarding Schools, Mass Incarceration, and the Construction of “Enemies”
From the Alien Enemies Act to the detention of Venezuelan immigrants, history reveals a disturbing pattern of creating ‘enemies’ to justify oppression. Echoes of past injustices – Native American boarding schools, mass incarceration, and Japanese American internment – juxtaposed against mass deportations in today’s headlines are challenging the illusion that ‘it can’t happen here’.
District 4 Candidates Clash on Development, Policing at Monday Night Politics
“Monday Night Politics” saw Dallas City Council District 4 candidates Maxie Johnson and Kebran Alexander go head-to-head.
Women Hold Up Half The Sky: Dallas Marches for International Women’s Day
Dallas’ Women’s Day March affirmed the community’s discontent with the shifting political climate — and its white patriarchal aims.
Local Trans Texans on New Legislation, Trump’s Executive Order, and Existence as Resistance
The Trump administration’s anti-trans agenda and Texas’ anti-LGBTQIA+ bill filings is locally impacting Dallas trans, non-binary, and gender non-conforming people.
The Economic and Environmental Implications of HB3187 & SB1557
The House and Senate Bills threaten funding of public transportation, potentially putting services like DART on life support. But the potential ramifications of the bills reach far beyond bus service….
Red Flag Laws and the Effort to Disarm Abusers
As Domestic Violence continues to plague Texas, local groups attempt to keep weapons away from abusers. In the first two months of 2025, the Dallas Domestic Violence Dashboard reports that…
Mayor Pro Tem Tennell Atkins Allegedly Leads Charge to Bar Ex-Felons from City Council Race
Dallas City Council races face a ballot access battle. Are past convictions barring candidates unfairly? A legal gray area and whispers of political maneuvering threaten the right to run.