The office met with community leaders on how it could protect LGBTQ+ people in the coming legislative session.
Locals are calling on assault charges against Rose to be dropped, claiming she was defending herself from attackers.
Rep. Lorena Austin is the nation’s first nonbinary Chicane legislator, which comes with complex politics in a historically conservative area—but it’s also rewarding.
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