Prominent Texas Republican Targets Critics with Lawsuit FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 20, 2011 A libel and defamation lawsuit filed against two former Texas State Board of Education (SBOE) candidates and an Internet writer appears to be an attempt by a prominent Texas Republican to chill free speech about his questionable past associations, Texas Freedom Network […]
Two Days after Rejecting Fact-Check Panels for University Academics, Board Votes Down Proposal to Set Standards for Citizen Reviewers FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 20, 2015 State Board of Education today rejected a new proposal to set specific criteria for determining whether individuals are qualified to review textbooks submitted for adoption in Texas. Texas Freedom Network […]
Texas SBOE Refuses to Tighten Process for Ensuring Accuracy in Textbooks Board Votes 8-7 to Reject Establishing Scholar Panels for Reviewing Proposed Textbooks for Factual Errors FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 18, 2015 Texas Freedom Network President Kathy Miller had the following statement today following a vote by the State Board of Education against a proposal […]
DEFEAT OF HOUSTON EQUALITY ORDINANCE DAMAGES TEXAS Governor, Lt. Governor Shamefully Pandered to Intolerance FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 4, 2015 The deceitful, fear-based campaign used to defeat the Houston Equal Rights Ordinance at the polls on Tuesday will seriously damage the reputation of the City of Houston and the State of Texas, Texas Freedom Network […]
Here are some of the week’s most notable quotes culled from news reports from across Texas, and beyond. Presidential candidate Ben Carson, explaining why he thinks abortion should be outlawed even in cases of rape and incest. During slavery, a lot of the slave owners thought that they had the right to do whatever they […]
