The mayor of a 600-person town 40 miles north of Dallas greeted constituents Tuesday night as a woman, having revealed she is transgender days earlier in a post on the town’s website. Jess Herbst, the mayor of New Hope, Texas, became the first openly transgender public official in the state with her Jan. 23 announcement, explaining her life and inviting residents to come speak with her at Tuesday night’s town council meeting.
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Small Town Texas Mayor Comes Out as Transgender in Letter to Citizens
Jess Herbst, the mayor of New Hope, Texas, came out as transgender in advance of a public town meeting on Tuesday night. Herbst was appointed mayor of the town last year after serving as alderman, road commissioner, and mayor pro-tem, after New Hope’s mayor suffered a heart attack days before the election.