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4 06, 2026

Dallas LGBTQ Community Defies Setback as Pride Celebrations Continue Without Rainbow Crosswalks

By Paul Goldberg|2026-06-04T19:45:49-07:00June 4th, 2026|Categories: LGBT Politics, LGBT Politics USA|Tags: Dallas LGBTQ News, Dallas Pride, Governor Greg Abbott, LGBT Business Finance News, Texas LGBTQ Rights|

By Paul Goldberg - Senior Correspondent | LGBT DALLAS, TX — (June 4, 2026) — Pride Month celebrations are underway across Dallas as LGBTQ residents, community leaders, and business owners reaffirm their commitment to visibility and inclusion despite the recent removal of the city's iconic rainbow crosswalks along Cedar Springs Road. The crosswalks, located in [...]

6 11, 2025

Federal Court Revives Texas Drag Ban — A Dangerous Setback for LGBTQ+ Rights

By Paul Goldberg|2026-06-04T19:01:29-07:00November 6th, 2025|Categories: LGBT Politics, LGBT Politics USA|Tags: civil liberties, Civil Rights Division, drag ban, gay Texas news, Governor Greg Abbott, lgbt politics, LGBT Politics USA, LGBT Rights News & Updates | JRL CHARTS LGBT Politics, LGBTQ Health Services, lgbtq news, lgbtq politics, paul goldberg, Texas LGBTQ News, U.S court of appeals|

By: Paul Goldberg, Senior Political Correspondent | JRL CHARTS NEW ORLEANS, LA — (November 6, 2025) — In another troubling blow to LGBTQ+ civil rights, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has revived portions of Texas Senate Bill 12, a controversial measure that critics have long condemned as a thinly veiled attack on [...]

22 05, 2025

Texas Passes THC Hemp Ban Amid Medical Marijuana Expansion

By Paul Goldberg|2026-06-04T19:01:26-07:00May 22nd, 2025|Categories: LGBT Politics, LGBT Politics USA|Tags: Cannabis Dispensary News, Cannabis Industry Updates, Cannabis Research & Business Updates, Governor Greg Abbott, Hemp Regulation Texas, JRL CHARTS Cannabis News, Lt Gov Dan Patrick THC Ban, Medical Marijuana Expansion, paul goldberg, Texas Cannabis Law 2025, Texas Hemp Business Council, Texas THC Ban. Hemp Industry News, THC Legalization News|

By Paul Goldberg, Senior Editor | JRL CHARTS Cannabis News AUSTIN, TX — (May 22, 2025) — In a dramatic move that could shake up the state’s multibillion-dollar hemp economy, Texas lawmakers have approved a bill banning the nonmedical sale of THC — the psychoactive component in cannabis — and sent it to Governor Greg [...]

2 10, 2022

Newsom Signs Bill Protecting Trans Minors fleeing Red States

By Paul Goldberg|2026-06-04T19:01:28-07:00October 2nd, 2022|Categories: LGBT Politics|Tags: California Protects Transgender Youth, California Transgender Minors Law, California welcomes transgender minors, Governor Gavin Newsom, Governor Greg Abbott, Governor Kay Ivey, lgbt mental health news, LGBT News – Breaking LGBTQ Headlines, lgbt politics, Politics & Culture | JRL CHARTS, State Senator Scott Wiener, Texas Governor Greg Abbott, trans youth healthcare|

SACRAMENTO, CA — (10-02-22) — California will now welcome transgender minors and their families from US states where Republicans have restricted access to gender-affirming therapy. The governor signed the legislation last Thursday. “We believe that no one should be prosecuted or persecuted for getting the care they need — including gender-affirming care,” said Governor Newsom [...]

14 11, 2021

Texas Schools Reject GOP Request for Records on LGBTQ Books

By Andy Powell|2026-06-04T19:11:11-07:00November 14th, 2021|Categories: LGBT Politics|Tags: Dallas LGBTQ News, GOP Request for Records on Classroom Books, Governor Greg Abbott, LGBT Politics Texas School Districts, LGBTQ Education Rights, Matt Krause targets LGBTQ books, Texas DEI Ban, Texas LGBTQ News|

AUSTIN, TX — (11-14-21) — The School districts of Austin and Dallas say they are rejecting the request made by Republican lawmakers targeting 850 books based on race and LGBTQ+ issues. Major Texas school districts are resisting a Republican state representative’s request that they provide information on books kept in classrooms and libraries, as part [...]

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