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Some people might think a liberal Latina lesbian has no chance to unseat an incumbent Republican governor in a conservative state like Texas. Indeed, Valdez has won several. The daughter of migrant farmworkers and the youngest child in a family of 10, the native Texan put herself through college, sometimes working two jobs to do so. Then, in , she was elected sheriff of Dallas County, making her the first Latina and first lesbian to win that position in any county in the state and one of the first Democrats to win Dallas County-wide office in several years. She faced a hostile department but was reelected three times, serving until , when she resigned to begin her gubernatorial run. In the Democratic primary, she notes, she was up against eight men.

Jump to navigation Skip navigation. The ACLU of Texas defends the civil rights and civil liberties of all people in Texas, in courtrooms, at the state legislature, and in large and small communities throughout the Lone Star State. In Public Schools Every child in Texas deserves a safe, supportive learning environment. LGBTQ youth are often unable to find help when they are targeted for bullying and discrimination at school. When kids do assert their rights, they may face resistance, or worse, from teachers and administrators.

Democratic Party officials often hail Ms. Valdez, a spirited populist, at a recent party fund-raiser. But among some activists on the left, particularly those opposed to the immigration policies of President Trump and Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, there is anger over several high-profile incidents in which they deemed Ms. Valdez hostile to some progressive reforms to immigration and criminal justice policy.

We envision a Texas where lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer Texans and their families have full equality in the hearts and minds of our fellow Texans and in all areas of the law. Equality Texas works to secure full equality for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer Texans through political action, education, community organizing, and collaboration. The Equality Texas Foundation works to secure full equality for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer Texans through education, community organizing, and collaboration. In , a group of lesbians and gay men recognized the need to have our interests represented in the 66th session of the Texas Legislature. In , lesbians and gay men again recognized the need to be represented in the state government.