Leslie Rangel, a first generation daughter of Mexican and Guatemalan immigrants, is former deputy managing editor for The Barbed Wire. Her award-winning journalism is focused on issues of health, mental wellness, race, gender and social justice.
Culture
It’s been nearly five years, but Tashara Parker still remembers the October morning well: She woke up at 1:45 a.m., went to the Downtown Dallas WFAA TV studios where she worked as a morning anchor, sat in on the daily editorial meeting, did her makeup, put on
Culture
In 2009, 27-year-old Melissa Rojas left Texas. She moved from Dallas to California to pursue a dream career in fashion. At first, she worked as an unpaid intern, then she landed jobs as a stylist for Gina Rodriguez and a personal assistant for Lindsey Lohan. One year later,
Culture
What is this cruel, cruel world that Texas basketball fans are living in? First it was Dallas Maverick’s savior Luka Dončić — gone from the team in an absolute bullsh!t trade. Now San Antonio Spurs star Victor Wembanyama is out for the rest of the season due to deep
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It’s no secret that Texas is one of the most “extreme state legislatures on LGBTQ+ issues in the country,” as the senior director for legal policy for The Human Rights Campaign told the Austin American Statesman. In the first few weeks of the 89th session, organizations like GLAAD, Equality
Money
Welp, while y’all were all whining about egg prices (I’m plant-based), everyone forgot about beer. Thanks to a newly imposed 25% tariff on all steel and aluminum imports by the country’s sweetheart President Donald Trump, some Texas breweries are preparing to upcharge their beer because the
Immigration
For thousands of people across the state, Monday — dubbed “a Day Without Immigrants” — topped off a weekend of protests against Trump’s racist immigration crackdown. Dallas, Houston, Pflugerville, McAllen, and even deep East Texas saw hundreds of people marching and waving flags from a variety of Latin American countries as
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Traducción por Alejandra Rios El lunes, el presidente Donald Trump hizo el juramento de toma de posesión de su segundo periodo presidencial. El miércoles ya había firmado una serie de aterradoras órdenes ejecutivas y cambios en las políticas contra las comunidades inmigrantes. En su primer día, Trump declaró estado de
Immigration
On Monday, President Donald Trump was sworn in to his second term in office. By Wednesday, he’d signed a slew of terrifying executive orders and policy changes targeting immigrant communities. On day one, Trump declared a national emergency at the U.S.-Mexico border and signed an executive order
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While it may feel like the world is on fire (and rightfully so), mother nature sent parts of Central and South Texas a magical flurry of snowflakes overnight to put out the flames. Austin, San Antonio, and Houston were all under winter storm warnings or winter weather advisories on Tuesday.
Health
Texas Parks and Wildlife is urging Texans to stop feeding birds at area parks, take down bird feeders, and remove any bird baths. In case you missed it, bird flu is in Texas and has been since at least December, but this month, officials are raising alarms. Last week there
Culture
State Representative Venton Jones, a Democrat from Dallas, started Texas’ 89th legislative session on the right note: Love. Jones proposed to his long-time partner, Gregory Scott Jr., on the House floor at the Texas Capitol after being sworn in. “Our love symbolizes resilience, and our story reminds us that
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After the CIA released historical documents proving that the agency surveilled Mexican American and Puerto Rican civil rights activists during the civil rights era, Rep. Joaquin Castro and other members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus have requested the FBI do the same. The letter, dated Jan. 8, asked President Joe