Dallas City Council rejects $25M partnership with ICE
| November 19, 2025
The Dallas City Council has backed the police chief’s decision to reject an offer to partner with Immigration and Customs Enforcement
WHY YOUR CIVIC ACTIVISM SHOULDN’T STOP AT THE BALLOT BOX
| November 13, 2025
Voting is only one component of being civically active, according to Khanay Turner, executive director of the Barbara Jordan Leadership Institute. Cast your ballot and then stay involved by talking policy with elected officials and holding them accountable, she added.
Her comments came during COURIER Texas' "Faith, Freedom, and the Future of Texas" event on Nov. 5 in partnership with Americans United for Separation of Church and State.
‘The supports aren’t there’ Fort Worth voter rallies for young people at ‘No Kings’
| October 29, 2025
This Fort Worth resident said she wants her children, and other young people, to get a world at least as good as the one she’s had. The decorated umbrella she brought to the Fort Worth ‘No Kings’ rally on Saturday only covers a fraction of her issues with the current administration, but yet she’s hopeful for a better future. #NoKings
Beto O’Rourke speaks out at No Kings Rally in Austin
| October 29, 2025
Beto O’Rourke gave an invigorating speech at the No Kings Rally Oct. 18. #NoKings
Sheila Jackson Lee’s daughter backs Christian Menefee for mom’s US House seat
| October 29, 2025
Former US Rep. Erica Lee Carter, daughter of the late Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, expressed her support of CD 18 candidate Christian Menefee at an Oct. 19 rally. Carter held the position for a few months after her mother's passing and was then succeeded by the late Rep. Sylvester Turner.
Who really runs the world — the people or a handful of elites pulling strings?
| October 24, 2025
Societies have been shaped by different power structures throughout history, and lately, one term has been gaining attention: oligarchy. But what does that word really mean, and what does Beyoncé have to do with it?