Religious-right activists have adopted a consistent strategy in trying to stop or repeal city ordinances barring discrimination against LGBT people: use faith to divide and cultivate fear, hate and contempt. The latest example is in Plano, where in December the City Council passed an ordinance barring discrimination against LGBT people in employment, housing and public accommodations. In their […]
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A Note on the Texas Freedom Network, #TFN20 Years Later
Appropriate, isn’t it? Today is the 20th anniversary of the handwritten note that essentially launched the Texas Freedom Network, and it coincides with the start of the the latest session of the Texas Legislature — a session that will feature some of the same far-right politicians and issues TFN has fought for 20 years. Let’s call the […]
Parade of Gun Fanatics at the Texas Capitol
Post by Kory Watkins. This appalling and incredibly offensive video is from the office of Texas state Rep. Poncho Nevárez earlier today, the opening day of the 2015 legislative session in Austin. Issues involving the Second Amendment and gun safety laws aren’t in the Texas Freedom Network’s issue set. But we oppose right-wing fanaticism, including the petulant, […]
The Week in Quotes (Jan. 4 – 10)
Here are some of the week’s most notable quotes culled from news reports from across Texas, and beyond. […]
Greg Abbott’s Hypocrisy
Texas Gov.-elect Greg Abbott is getting well-deserved criticism for his comments at a conservative forum about city ordinances that ban fracking and disposable plastic bags at stores. Claiming that such measures show that Texas is being “Californianized,” Abbott absurdly argued that they represent intolerable limits on freedom: “That is contrary to my vision for Texas. My vision is one […]
