The Texas Freedom Network (TFN) seeks a full-time temporary South Texas Field Organizer based in the Rio Grande Valley or Corpus Christi. The South Texas Field Organizer will oversee a relational organizing, field leadership development program.
Texas Freedom Network is an equal opportunity employer and encourages people of color, ethnic minorities, women, and individuals from the LGBTQIA+ community to apply.
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Texas Freedom Network Responds to First Investigation by Paxton Using New SB 8 Bathroom Law
Spokespeople available in Spanish and English for additional comment or interview at request FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEMarch 9, 2026 CONTACT: Imelda Mejia (she/her), [email protected] AUSTIN, Texas — Attorney General Ken Paxton announced Friday an investigation into Austin Independent School District following an allegation that a transgender student was allowed to use restrooms consistent with their gender…
Hey State Board of Education, what’s the rush?
Your February 2026 SBOE Rundown This week’s sprung-up-out-of-nowhere special State Board of Education (SBOE) meeting is over. The politicization of our classrooms, on the other hand? Not so much. Wednesday’s public hearing and discussion on the social studies curriculum standards exposed the far right’s approach to teaching millions of Texas public school students: We’ll tell you…
Texas’ Ten Commandments Law is in Court. Here’s Why TFN is Fighting SB 10.
By Calvin WarnerTexas Freedom Network Board Member Texas classrooms belong to all of us – to children of every faith, and of none. But when Governor Greg Abbott signed Senate Bill 10 into law in 2025, he handed the government a power it was never meant to have: the power to tell Texas children what…
Public Education Advocates Warn Texas Required Reading List Undermines Teachers and Endangers Religious Freedom of Families
Extensive List Under Consideration by State Board of Education Far Exceeds Legislative Requirements, Includes Bible Reading FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEJanuary 28, 2026 Contact: Imelda Mejia, 512-212-1758, [email protected] AUSTIN, Texas – The Texas State Board of Education is taking an initial vote today on a proposed required reading list that would mandate Bible passages and other religion-themed materials…
Texas Invited Christian Nationalism Into Every Public High School. We Should All Be Alarmed.
By Felicia MartinPresident & Executive Director, Texas Freedom Network Texas crossed a dangerous line in the separation of church and state that should alarm every parent, teacher, student, and anyone who cares about the future of our public schools. State leaders announced a formal partnership with Turning Point USA to create “Club America” chapters in…
Texas Freedom Network Releases Statement of Support for Jolt
Paxton’s Baseless Attempt to Revoke JOLT’s Tax-Exempt Status FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEDecember 2, 2025 CONTACT: Imelda Mejia, 512-212-1758, [email protected] AUSTIN, Texas – Texas Freedom Network today released a statement in support of Jolt Initiative, a nonprofit organization focused on increasing the civic participation of young Texas Latinos, after Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a Quo…
