Here are some of the week’s most notable quotes culled from news reports from across Texas, and beyond. […]
Recent Blogs
NFL Texans Owner Bob McNair Pulls Donation from Pro-Discrimination Campaign in Houston
It’s been clear for a long time now that the pro-discrimination activists trying to kill the Houston Equal Rights Ordinance (HERO) simply can’t be trusted to tell the truth. Their deceitful campaign has been filled with wild distortions and mistruths. So we’re not really surprised that Bob McNair, owner of the NFL’s Houston Texans, just announced […]
Katz: Using Religion to Discriminate Is Wrong. Let’s Do Something About It
By Rabbi Neal Katz As a rabbi, my faith is supremely important in my life. That’s why it’s painful for me to see religion used as a tool to harm or discriminate. But it happens. And sadly here in Texas, some of our state leaders are even encouraging this misuse of religion. Today, I’m happy […]
TFN, ACLU of Texas to Track Instances of ‘Religious Refusals’ Used to Discriminate
We just sent out this press release with our partners at the American Civil Liberties Union of Texas: Two leading civil and religious liberties organizations in Texas are warning against efforts by elected officials to misuse religion to defend discrimination in the state. The American Civil Liberties Union of Texas and the Texas Freedom Network […]
Dan Patrick Pretty Much Says if Kim Davis Can’t Do Her Job She Can Quit
Well this is a bit of a surprise. Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, speaking to Texas Tribune editor Evan Smith on Friday, pretty much said that if Kim Davis or someone like her doesn’t want to do her job, she can quit. In yet another surprise, Patrick added that, though he disagrees with it, the […]
