Marchers carry signs during a 2025 protest for LGBTQ+ rights.

Most transgender Texans in new survey say they’re afraid and considering leaving the state

‘I never thought I would be so afraid to be here that all I wanted to do was run away,’ said one trans person preparing to move out of state.

by Sanford Nowlin October 9, 2025October 9, 2025

‘I never thought I would be so afraid to be here that all I wanted to do was run away,’ said one trans person preparing to move out of state.

Senate Bill 8 forces transgender and gender non-conforming people to use the bathroom that matches the sex they were assigned at birth, in publicly operated institutions like schools, libraries, and even domestic violence shelters.

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How Texas’ bathroom bill weaponizes transphobia against public institutions

A legal expert called the new anti-trans Texas bathroom law ‘the most plainly unlawful, undemocratic legislation I’ve seen in recent history.’

By Kit O'Connell, The Texas ObserverOctober 4, 2025October 4, 2025

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Texas will require state documents to reflect sex assigned at birth

Many trans Texans have changed the sex listed on their birth certificate, driver’s licenses and other documents. They say their identities will be invalidated under bill headed to governor’s desk.

by Eleanor Klibanoff, The Texas Tribune May 28, 2025June 17, 2025

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Trans in the heart of Texas

A math professor in Uvalde finds that the roots of hate are surprisingly shallow.

by April Maria Ortiz, The Texas Observer December 21, 2024May 20, 2025

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Texas’ new drivers license rule may make it tougher for trans people to vote

A leading voter-education group said the state’s rule change will intimidate trans voters, create confusion at polling places.

by Sanford Nowlin August 22, 2024April 10, 2025

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Texas conservatives test how far they can extend abortion and gender-transition restrictions beyond state lines

Recent state and local legal maneuvers signal that Texas’ conservative movement could be wading into a complicated Constitutional morass the country hasn’t dealt with since before the Civil War.

by Eleanor Klibanoff and William Melhado, The Texas Tribune February 9, 2024June 25, 2024

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St. Mary’s Strip, Cannabis Legalization: The top 10 headlines in San Antonio this week

Many readers took a deep dive into our reporting on the woes surrounding the St. Mary’s nightlife destination.

by San Antonio Current Staff May 20, 2022September 3, 2024

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Study names Texas’ Greg Abbott the nation’s most-transphobic governor

Abbott, who issued a controversial order to investigate parents of trans children, beat out Florida’s Ron DeSantis for the dubious distinction.

by Sanford Nowlin May 17, 2022July 6, 2025

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$250K Shed, Isis Romero: The top 10 headlines in San Antonio this week

Apparently, people had a hard time believing a three-room shed east of downtown could be listed for $250,000.

by San Antonio Current Staff April 29, 2022May 7, 2025

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Gubernatorial hopeful Beto O’Rourke hits unifying themes at Friday stop in San Antonio

During the town hall, the former El Paso congressman accused the governor of being “fixated on transgender kids.”

by Sanford Nowlin April 22, 2022August 17, 2023

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Most transgender Texans in new survey say they’re afraid and considering leaving the state

How Texas’ bathroom bill weaponizes transphobia against public institutions

Texas will require state documents to reflect sex assigned at birth

Trans in the heart of Texas

Texas’ new drivers license rule may make it tougher for trans people to vote

Texas conservatives test how far they can extend abortion and gender-transition restrictions beyond state lines

Study names Texas’ Greg Abbott the nation’s most-transphobic governor

Gubernatorial hopeful Beto O’Rourke hits unifying themes at Friday stop in San Antonio

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