A new law in Texas raised the minimum age requirement to buy tobacco products, including e-cigarettes, from 18 to 21 on Sept. 1. According to texas21.org, about 10,400 kids under the age of 18 become daily smokers each year. Six states have already implemented 21-and-over laws, and Texas will be one of 8 states to be implementing the law in 2019. Is this going to change anything? Nope. If kids want...

Anyone who has ever been to an LGBTQ+ Pride event will know that it is an atmosphere of love and celebration, of having pride in who you are and who you love and celebrating the liberation that this distinction brings.  Having been to Houston Pride this past June, as a cisgender female on the queer spectrum, I was empowered by everyone’s displays of individuality and celebration. It was exhilarating...