Features

Nov 30, 2020
3 min

Lavinia Masters: Changing the lives of sexual assault victims

Lavinia Masters advocated for testing of backlogged rape kits and is the namesake for HB8, The Lavinia Masters Act.

Nov 24, 2020
3 min

Nancy Rodriguez: Longest campaign in Dallas ISD history

Nancy Rodriguez is a candidate for Dallas Independent School District Board of Trustees, District 2—facing off in a runoff election.

Nov 9, 2020
4 min

Priscilla Yeverino: Inspiring change in Texas

Priscilla Yeverino is a co-founder of the Sunrise Movement and introduced Senator Sanders during his first and final TX presidential rallies

Nov 4, 2020
2 min

Annette Strauss: A tribute

Annette Strauss served as the 55th Mayor of Dallas, Texas—being only the second woman mayor and second Jewish mayor.

Oct 27, 2020
3 min

Alicia McClung: Giving back to the community that raised her

Alicia McClung is running to represent District 8 on the Dallas ISD Board of Trustees.

Oct 6, 2020
4 min

Jasmine Crockett: Taking the law into her own hands

Jasmine Crockett is running for the Texas House of Representatives to represent District 100 in the general election on November 3, 2020.

Aug 31, 2020
5 min

Averie Bishop: "If not me, then who?"

Averie Bishop simply phrased her approach to life as “if not me, then who?” She has guided herself into new territory with this concept.

Aug 17, 2020
3 min

Cecilia Silva: Bringing resources home

Cecilia Silva works as an administrator with the League of Women Voters of Dallas and as the Dallas County Site Coordinator for ReflectUs.

Aug 10, 2020
3 min

Staci Williams: Running for Texas Supreme Court

Judge Staci Williams is running for Texas Supreme Court, Place 7. She is currently the two-term presiding judge of the 101st Civil District.

Aug 3, 2020
4 min

Andrea Flores: Standing atop the shoulders of giants

Andrea Flores was the first Latina elected as Senior Class President at Texas A&M University.

Jul 6, 2020
4 min

Erin Nowell: Triumph through discomfort

Erin Nowell currently serves as a Justice on the Texas Fifth Court of Appeals in place 5.

Jun 22, 2020
2 min

Jessica González: Proof that women can get things done

Jessica González is currently serving her first term in the Texas House of Representatives, representing District 104.

Mar 23, 2020
4 min

Genevieve Collins: Captain of her ship

Genevieve Collins is a native Dallasite running for United States Congress in Congressional District 32.

Mar 9, 2020
3 min

Luisa del Rosal: Challenging the status quo for new candidates

Luisa del Rosal is running to win the seat for Texas House of Representatives District 114, an area serving large portions of North Dallas.

Nov 26, 2019
2 min

Amanda Arizola: Data tells the story

Currently, Arizola serves as Chief Analyst for Urban Theory and Dallas County Program Manager for Reflect Us.

Nov 25, 2019
4 min

Lupe Valdez: "You can't win being someone else."

Lupe Valdez Hispanic and first openly-gay candidate to receive the gubernatorial nomination by either major party.

Sep 9, 2019
3 min

Maria Lopez: No Nine-Digit Number

At only 18 years old, Maria Lopez is a powerful immigrant rights activist in the Dallas area.

Aug 1, 2019
3 min

Da'Shayla Foard: The Next Generation of Advocacy

Da’Shayla Foard, an incoming senior at Irma Lerma Rangel Young Women’s Leadership School, is already well versed in politics.

Jul 24, 2019
4 min

Karla Garcia: A lesson in people power

Karla Garcia now serves as the youngest and first-ever Latina to serve on the Dallas ISD Board of Trustees.

Jul 12, 2019
3 min

Cydney Walker: Bridging the gender gap

Cydney Walker is the Founder and Host of Coffee and Politics 101, a grassroots video series focused on local and state politics.