Features

May 3
3 min

Ana-Maria Ramos: Diligently Working for the Betterment of Texas

Ana-Maria Ramos currently serves as a representative for District 102 in the Texas House of Representatives.

Apr 27
4 min

Roxanne Martinez: "A voice for our children"

Roxanne Martinez is running for Fort Worth ISD's school board at the encouragement of her students.

Apr 26
3 min

Rebecca Acuña: A household name in Texas

Rebecca Acuña graced statewide headlines after she was selected as the Texas State Director for the Biden-Harris Presidential campaign.

Apr 20
3 min

Tara Wilson: Fighting for transparency and justice

ER nurse and Fort Worth City Council District 4 candidate Tara Wilson has spent the last five years deeply involved in advocacy for others.

Apr 19
7 min

Amanda Reichek: Stretching beyond the comfort zone

Justice Reichek serves as a Justice on the Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals along with twelve other Justices.

Apr 7
3 min

Meet the candidates of Arlington City Council, District 3

All five candidates running for Arlington City Council, District 3 are women. We asked them questions for our "meet the candidates" series.

Apr 5
4 min

Lauren Doherty: Representation matters

Lauren Doherty serves in Place 3 (at-large) on the City Council in Allen, a city north of Dallas.

Mar 29
3 min

Hosanna Yemiru: Embracing challenges and striving for a better community

Hosanna Yemiru is a rising example of an immigrant Black woman finding her way through the United States political landscape. Despite...

Feb 15
2 min

Deborah Armintor: When passion turns into adrenaline

Deb Armintor made history for receiving more than 27,500 votes in her reelection bid for Denton City Council Place 5.

Feb 8
4 min

MacKenzie Jenkins: Educating, empowering, and engaging her community

MacKenzie Jenkins founded Justice She Wrote in 2016, while pursuing a degree at SMU.

Jan 11
3 min

Maria Katsulos: An inspiration for young advocates

Maria Katsulos is a Presidential Scholar at SMU, double-majoring in history and English with plans to become a professor one day.

Dec 28, 2020
3 min

Melissa Alfaro: "When my voice is heard, my family's voice is heard"

Melissa Alfaro serves as a community leader and a co-founder of the Hey Chica! movement.

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 16, 2020
3 min

Misaki Collins: Finding your voice in local politics

Misaki has hit the ground running working within communities as a Commissioner on the Planning and Zoning Commission for the city of Irving.

Nov 2, 2020
3 min

Cydnei Drake: "Why not me? Why shouldn't I do this?"

Cydnei Drake is currently a school board trustee candidate for the Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District.

Oct 25, 2020
3 min

Candace Valenzuela: A voice for education

The Democratic nominee running to fill CD 24 is Candace Valenzuela, a woman of color with a deep passion for education.

Oct 21, 2020
3 min

Andrea Bouressa: Serving Texas with gratitude

Judge Andrea Bouressa was appointed to the 471st District Court in Collin County by Governor Greg Abbott on September 1, 2019.

Oct 12, 2020
3 min

Lulu Seikaly: A lifetime of advocacy

Lulu Seikaly is running for U.S. Congressional District 3, covering a portion of North Texas.

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 24, 2020
3 min

Cristal Retana: Lifting others while we climb

Cristal Retana is only the second Latina to be elected to the Farmers Branch City Council.

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