reckon it’s about time I pitch in my two cents in the pot where Senate Bill 6, aka the Bathroom Bill, continues to swirl around and emit a scent foul enough to run off hungry buzzards. It’s a sad day in Texas when we have to have legislation on the use of a crapper, although it’s not the first law p...

As Texas’ controversial “bathroom bill” surpassed a major hurdle this week, a Dripping Springs-based group joins others, fearing passage of the measure could lead to discrimination against transgender people. Senate Bill 3, authored by State Sen. Lois Kolkhorst (R-Brehnam), passed by a 21-10 vote in...

f ever there was a character that exemplified the bully mentality, Scut Farkus from “A Christmas Story” is probably one of them. Farkus, along with his toadie Grover Dill, were the bullies that terrorized Ralphie Parker and his friends, using intimidation tactics to get what they wanted from their h...

By Alexa Ura of the Texas Tribune A proposal to gut cities’ and school districts’ trans-inclusive bathroom policies did not advance in the House ahead of a crucial deadline, nixing the measure’s chances of getting a vote by the full chamber. But that doesn’t mean that the issue itself is dead. Up ag...

By Alexa Ura of the  Texas Tribune In the aftermath of one troubled study on the economic impact of a “bathroom bill” in Texas, San Antonio tourism officials are returning to the legislative debate with another dire financial outlook. Legislation viewed by many as discriminatory toward LGBT Texans —...

Dripping Springs residents got some hard questions answered April 9 by DSISD school board candidates Trey Powers, Ron Jones and Barbara Stroud at the Candidate Forum held at Trudy’s Restaurant in Dripping Springs. The Dripping Springs Democratic Action Group hosted the forum; candidates answered que...

After a long debate Tuesday, Texas Senators approved Senate Bill 6, which would require transgender people to use public bathrooms of their sex at birth, by a vote of 21-10. The Senate must take up the bill again for its third reading before sending the bill to the House for its vote. The floor vote...

hat began as a social media call out to support a Walnut Springs Elementary transgender student has grown into a movement aiming to kill Senate Bill (SB) 6, or the so-called “bathroom bill,” within the Texas Legislature. While support continues to pour in for “Many Stripes, One Tiger,” (MSOT) Andy H...