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Maria was born and raised in Plano, Texas. She attended The Hockaday School, an all-girls school, and is currently a Junior at
Barbara Jordan was the first Black person elected to the Texas Senate in 1966. She was also the first Black Texan to
Chiara Pride (Pronouns: She/They) is a former Texas Civic Ambassador for the Annette Strauss Institute for Civic Life and community advocate in
Melissa Alfaro serves as a community leader and a co-founder of the Hey Chica! movement, a Dallas-area organization dedicated to empowering Latinas.
Vanessa Fuentes recently secured her place on Austin City Council—a race that she won by a landslide against three other opponents. Her
Ivis Andrade is a former member of the Texas Women’s Foundation Young Women’s Advocacy Council and a current business graduate student at
Ariana Rodriguez was the first student at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi to bring sex education awareness to campus. She founded Islander Feminists,
Lone Star Parity Project received a special request this past week: a public thank you for our Contributor, Anna Taglioli. This was
Sometimes it takes a tragedy to shed light on shortcomings within the legal system. This was the case for Lavinia Masters. She
Nancy Rodriguez is a candidate for Dallas Independent School District Board of Trustees, District 2—facing off against the current incumbent in a
Phyllis Martinez Gonzalez presided over the Title IV-D Court located in El Paso, Texas for the past seven years. She recently ran
Misaki Collins is a born and bred advocate—having recently graduated from the University of North Texas with a degree in political science,
As a cofounder of the Sunrise movement, the speaker to introduce Senator Sanders during his first and final rallies of his presidential
Annette Strauss served as the 55th Mayor of Dallas, Texas—being only the second woman mayor and second Jewish mayor. She spearheaded the
For Cydnei Drake, there was no straight path to success. Everything she has accomplished thus far comes because of her dedication and
Born and raised in the Greater Houston area, Jaimy Blanco is a businesswoman and a Republican U.S. House of Representatives candidate for
Alicia McClung is running to represent District 8 on the Dallas ISD Board of Trustees. Alicia was born and bred in the
Sima Ladjevardian is running for United States Congressional District 2. When Sima was sixteen, her family immigrated to the United States to
As we are just a few weeks away from the 2020 elections, eyes across the state of Texas have been on the
Judge Andrea Bouressa was appointed to the 471st District Court in Collin County by Governor Greg Abbott on September 1, 2019. Serving
Vanessa Diosdado is the youngest candidate and only Hispanic woman running to represent Sulphur Springs City Council. At twenty years old, Vanessa
Passionate, tenacious, and persevering are three words to describe Elizabeth Hernandez – a Latinx woman candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives
A Houstonian throughout her life, Adrienne Bell is Texas’ 14th Congressional District candidate. Her passion transcends her work — from her circle
Women have been fighting for equal rights for over a century, but some victories have been achieved as recently as 7 years