Update: The Texas Observer has a summary of the ramifications of this amendment. We just issued the following statement regarding today’s passage in the Texas House of Representatives of an amendment authored by state Rep. Matt Krause, R-Ft. Worth, that would force the state’s colleges and universities to give their official approval to student organizations […]
Approval of Rep. Krause amendment would require universities to sanction discrimination FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 15, 2013 Texas Freedom Network President Kathy Miller today criticized passage of a measure in the Texas House of Representatives that would force the state’s colleges and universities to give their official approval to students organizations that discriminate. “When given […]
Here are some of the week’s most notable quotes culled from news reports from across Texas, and beyond. […]
That’s the question Rep. Tim Faust, a state representative in the Minnesota House — and a minister — asked in announcing his vote in favor of same-sex marriage yesterday. The speech is quite moving and an eloquent defense not only of the importance of basic fairness under the law, but also of the beauty of the American secular […]
With Christmas celebrations on the brink of extinction in Texas, the Texas House intervened yesterday by passing the “Merry Christmas bill” to ensure public schools remain a welcome place for Jesus Santa. Santa’s attorney — and lobbyist for the religious-right group Texas Values — was at the Capitol to whip votes and remind us all of the […]
