The rest of the nation seems to be having second thoughts about the religious right’s radical agenda, but you wouldn’t be able to tell by looking at the Texas Republican Party platform adopted earlier this month. Religious extremists who control the party are doubling down, pushing a platform that’s as radical as any in the […]
Oh, this should be fun. The Texas Republican Party Convention is this weekend in Houston, and already social conservatives are pushing the party to take official positions that are sure to alienate mainstream folks. One delegate argued that the party platform should include a plank calling for the removal of naked people in paintings and […]
The Free Market Foundation, the Plano-based Texas affiliate of James Dobson’s Focus on the Family, has a new pitch for donations — and don’t expect much in the way of truth. Near the top of the list of whoppers in Free Market’s letter is a claim of victory in a lawsuit over a Bible class offered by […]
‘Dropout Recovery Program’ Could Lead to Private School Voucher Scheme in Texas Legislature Never Intended for Public Tax Dollars to Be Spent on Private School Tuition FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 27, 2008 AUSTIN – In Friday’s notification for a Request for Application for Dropout Recovery Programs, Education Commissioner Robert Scott made good on his threats […]
Divisive Curriculum Revision Process Exposes Dysfunctional State Board of Education, TFN President Says For Immediate Release May 23, 2008 AUSTIN – The State Board of Education’s confused, divisive and needlessly prolonged process for adopting new language arts curriculum standards has exposed how dysfunctional the education panel has become under the chairmanship of Don McLeroy, Texas […]
