The State Board of Education’s move on Tuesday to reject all health textbooks proposed for middle and high school students in Texas represents a big step backward for responsible sex education and a shameful surrender to fearmongering, Texas Freedom Network President Val Benavidez said today. […]
Transgender Awareness Week takes place this week, Nov. 13-19. It is a week to uplift the trans community and their voices, and it’s a prelude to Transgender Day of Remembrance on Nov. 20. This year’s Trans Awareness Week comes at a difficult time in Texas that has highlighted the urgent need to raise awareness. Since […]
By Marti Bier (they/them) TFN Director of Programs This past Sunday, a fire was set outside the sanctuary doors of my synagogue in Austin. Throughout the state this year, and particularly in the last few months, we have a seen a disturbing rise in antisemitic attacks. As a Jew and a Texan, I’m writing today […]
Open Letter Comes as Board Nears Final Vote on First Major Overhaul of Science Standards in 12 Years FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 4, 2021 AUSTIN, Texas – Dozens of Texas scientists who study and teach about climate change have signed on to an open letter calling on the State Board of Education to improve on […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Nov. 2, 2021 AUSTIN, Texas — Texas Rising Action, the youth organizing arm of the Texas Freedom Network, today congratulated Austin voters for seeing right through the Republican-front group Save Austin Now and rejecting Austin’s Proposition A at the ballot box. Texas Rising Action Senior Director Rae Martinez released the following statement: […]
