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2025 Pride: 8 ways to celebrate in Houston
| May 21, 2025
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From fashion shows to parades and business luncheons, these 2025 Pride events are happening right in Houston’s backyard.

Rainbow rundown: 9 Pride 2025 events in Dallas-Fort Worth
| May 21, 2025
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The Dallas-Fort Worth area is celebrating Pride 2025 in big ways. Check out these nine events from May to October that will show you that you belong.

Texas House votes to strictly define man and woman, excluding trans people from state records
| May 12, 2025
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If it becomes law, the bill would define sex based on reproductive organs and require state documents and policies to comply with that framework.

At UT, a Day of Drag and Defiance
| May 5, 2025
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Students gathered for a joyful protest of the university system’s drag show ban.

The financial cost of autism management: Navigating expenses and resources
by Stacker
| April 23, 2025
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While all 50 U.S. states have laws requiring private insurers to cover some level of autism-related care, coverage details vary, and out-of-pocket costs can still be significant, Rula explains.