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.
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- Apr 19, 2021
- 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 13, 2021
- 3 min
Irma Duran: Ensuring opportunities and success for future generations
Irma Duran is currently running for Northside ISD Board of Trustees, a position where a woman did not serve until 1981.
- Apr 12, 2021
- 3 min
Rebecca Viagran: Deconstructing systemic barriers
Rebecca Viagran serves San Antonio City Council, District 3—an area encompassing part of San Antonio’s Southside where she grew up.
- Apr 7, 2021
- 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 6, 2021
- 2 min
Molly Lubbock: An activist for special education
Molly Lubbock is currently running for election to serve on the Falls City ISD Board of Trustees.
- Apr 5, 2021
- 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, 2021
- 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...
- Mar 15, 2021
- 3 min
Jada Andrews-Sullivan: Overcoming divisive politics with love
Jada Andrews-Sullivan represents District 2 on the San Antonio City Council, a position she was elected to as a first-time candidate.
- Mar 8, 2021
- 4 min
Shevann Steuben: An advocate for justice in every form
Shevann Steuben currently serves as the Texas NAACP Youth and College Division President, having been elected in the fall of 2019.
- Mar 2, 2021
- 4 min
Amy Kroll: Powered by people
Amy Kroll directs the LBJ Women’s Campaign School, a University of Texas program that trains women to run for office.
- Mar 1, 2021
- 3 min
Dr. Adriana Rocha Garcia: Championing the next generation
Dr. Adriana Rocha Garcia represents District 4 on San Antonio’s City Council, covering a portion of the city’s South side.
- Feb 22, 2021
- 2 min
Teneshia Hudspeth: A leap of faith
Teneshia Hudspeth is Harris County’s newly elected clerk—the first Black woman to ever hold this position.
- Feb 15, 2021
- 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, 2021
- 4 min
MacKenzie Jenkins: Educating, empowering, and engaging her community
MacKenzie Jenkins founded Justice She Wrote in 2016, while pursuing a degree at SMU.
- Feb 1, 2021
- 4 min
Melissa Cabello Havrda: Helping the community that raised her
Melissa Cabello Havrda sits in the District 6 seat for San Antonio City Council, the district she was born and raised in.
- Jan 27, 2021
- 2 min
Ann Richards: A tribute
Ann Richards was the first woman State Treasurer of Texas and the second woman to serve as Texas Governor. This is our tribute to her.
- Jan 25, 2021
- 3 min
Madeleine Keith: Bridging the ideological divide
Madeleine Keith's passion for people and politics has led her to branch the ideological divide.
- Jan 20, 2021
- 2 min
Sarah T. Hughes: A tribute
The Honorable Sarah Tilghman Hughes, a lawyer by trade, became the first woman federal judge in Texas.
- Jan 18, 2021
- 6 min
Dalila Reynoso: "You don't have to be an elected official to make a difference"
Reynoso currently works as a community advocate and organizer for the Texas Jail project.
- Jan 11, 2021
- 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.
- Jan 6, 2021
- 2 min
Barbara Jordan: A tribute
Barbara Jordan was the first Black person elected to the Texas Senate.. She was also the first Black Texan to serve in U.S. Congress.
- Jan 4, 2021
- 3 min
Chiara Pride: "You are enough"
Chiara Pride (Pronouns: She/They) is a community advocate in multiple fields like the LGBTQIA+ and disability communities.
- 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.
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