Officials with the Black Tie Dinner announced today (Friday, Oct. 10), that Congresswomen Jasmine Crockett and Julie Johnson have just been added as featured speakers for the event.

“Their addition brings two barrier-breaking Texas

voices to a night that celebrates leadership, visibility and unity across the LGBTQ+ community,” according to a press release about the announcement.

Crockett, who represents District 30, is a “North Texas leader known for her authenticity and commitment to equality” and who “brings a powerful voice to an evening centered on resilience and representation,” the press release notes.

Johnson, representing Texas’s 32nd Congressional District, made history in 2024 as the first openly LGBTQ+ person elected to Congress not just from Texas but from the South as a wh

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