The Texas Senate is considering numerous bills designed to further restrict access to abortion care. Two of those bills are up for a vote by the full Senate in the coming days. Here, in brief, is what each bill is about: SB 258: Would require the burial or cremation of fetal tissue from an abortion. […]
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TAKE ACTION: #StopSB6 in the Senate
Senate Bill 6, the discriminatory anti-transgender “bathroom bill,” will get a vote by the full Senate this week. Please call your state senator and ask them to vote “NO” on Senate Bill 6! Submit your address below to find contact info for your state senator StateAKALARAZCACOCTDCDEFLGAHIIAIDILINKSKYLAMAMDMEMIMNMOMSMTNCNDNENHNJNMNVNYOHOKORPARISCSDTNTXUTVAVTWAWIWVWYASFMGUMHMPPRPWVIAAAEAPABBCMBNBNLNSNTNUONPEQCSKYTNone Required When you call, tell them: SB 6 is […]
How to Submit Comments to SBOE on Science Standards
The public comment submission period for proposed science standards is now open and will close on April 18. Texas science advocates can weigh-in with the State Board of Education by following the instructions below. How-To Guide: Click here to send an email to [email protected]. The subject of your email should be: “Proposed Amendments to 19 […]
#StopSB6: Tuesday’s Public Hearing on the Anti-Transgender Discrimination Bill in the Texas Senate
The avalanche of anti-LGBT discrimination bills has begun to move in the Texas Legislature. The Senate State Affairs Committee has set a hearing at 8 a.m., Tuesday, March 7, for Senate Bill 6, a bill that specifically targets transgender Texans for discrimination. Here’s everything you need to know to prepare for the hearing. For SB6 […]
TAKE ACTION: Keep Discrimination Out of Child Protective Services
On Wednesday, the Texas House is debating bills — HB 4 and HB 5 — seeking to overhaul the state’s Child Protective Services. We understand there may be an effort to amend the bills to allow child welfare providers contracting with the state to use their religious beliefs to discriminate against LGBT families wishing to […]
