Rest in peace, Virginia. We know you’re up there dancing.

5 people were killed, and 18 injured were injured at an LGBTQ nightclub in Colorado Springs. Sunday, November 20 is Transgender Day of Remembrance. x.com/TreyRuffy/stat…

Richard Fierro, the Army veteran who disarmed the Colorado Springs gay bar shooter, on what he thought about being at a drag show for the first time: “That is what I fought for, so they can do whatever the hell they want.”

Another mass shooting, this time at a Walmart in Chesapeake, Virginia, two days before Thanksgiving. This cannot keep happening. This is the 606th mass shooting of the year and the 31st in just the last 22 days. We have a gun problem.

Brittney Griner is free and on a plane back to the United States. She was released by Russia in 1-for-1 prisoner swap for arms dealer Viktor Bout, according to a U.S. official.

Lizzo honors 17 activists when she received her People's Choice Awards

Please read and share this important piece by our amazing intern sarah. Included in the blog are some highlights from the prominent Turnaway study (led by a demographer 💪) about the economic impact of abortion restrictions.

Loved being able to highlight how abortion restrictions doesn’t only impact women but our entire economy! #themoreyouknow

Regardless of what happens with the Speaker vote today, Republicans owe their slim majority to gerrymandering in Texas where based on their share of the vote they should have 21 seats among the Texas delegation instead of the 25 they drew for themselves. dallasnews.com/news/politics/…

Today is a historic moment in Texas history. Rep. Suleman Lalani, M.D. and I share the honor of being sworn in as the first Muslims and the first South Asians in the Texas Legislature. This moment marks a new era of representation in Texas.

aside from the crowd being disgusting, kinda crazy that this is the first time india has ever won or even been nominated for this award considering they make original songs for almost every single movie they release

The Taliban’s hatred of women extends beyond the living. It is now mandatory for store owners to cover the faces of mannequins. These dystopian images are a sign of how much worse life is going to become for Afghan women if the world doesn’t stand with them.

Check out our new TX Kids Count Data Book for the latest data on Texas children and what policymakers can do to improve child well-being. I’m so glad I got to work on this project with Coda Rayo-Garza, PhD and sarah!

i do what i wanna do. 💋

The next #ArenaAcademy begins in just under two weeks. In the coming days, we'll begin introducing some of the inspiring changemakers in this cohort. Today meet Sarah, who is attending #ArenaAcademy to learn how to use data to make an impact in her community.

Check out this new data brief on Texans with disabilties by sarah : everytexan.org/2023/04/19/dat…

We've got a new data brief for you. This one was prepared by sarah during her time at Every Texan as a Research and Data intern!