Posts Tagged: progressive
Reflecting on the 2018 Texas Election Results as Queer Latina Canvasser
Election results came around the same time that 5,200 U.S. military troops were deployed along the border of my home, the Rio Grande Valley. The Rio Grande Valley is the southernmost tip of Texas along the U.S./Mexico border. The area, aka the RGV, is the poorest area of the country with a Latinx population of over 90% and a poverty rate at over 68%. One in three people are food insecure and one in two children are food insecure. This deployment is costing us $220 million dollars. I know for a fact that, instead of creating unnecessary hysteria by deploying over 5,000 troops into my home, this money could have been used to help my community. This militarization is going to hurt the RGV a lot. This will make the… Read more »
10 Things Progressives in Texas Understand
Being a progressive in the south can be hard, especially in Texas. I know that it’s rough feeling like you’re always met with opposition, but we can get through it all AND affect change if we stick together. So I’ve compiled a little list, with the help of some fellow progressives, of the stresses, trials, and joys that we can all understand. You are, more often than not, one of the few (if not the only) members of your family that have progressive views. And we all have that one family member…you know who I’m talking about. We get called names…a lot. Ranging in intensity & creativity. Some of my faves are “dirty hippie,” “damn liberal,” & often some variation on the word “communist.” Wendy Davis is a queen for her famous… Read more »
