Good afternoon mayor and council (with a belated congrats to the new members of the council that have already begun doing great things for the city), my name is Sabrina Bustillos and I’m here in my capacity as a community member and advocate with the Texas freedom network and their Just Texas program, which works […]
Recent Blogs
Far-Right Conservatives Buy their Way into Texas State Board of Education
And just like that… the Texas State Board of Education takes a step back to resemble the board of culture warriors and far-right extremists we had in 2010. Since our founding, TFN has led education advocacy work as the watchdog of the State Board of Education, and we know the signs of an uprising from […]
Pomp. Circumstance. Hypocrisy. Another Abbott Inauguration.
We endured a third inauguration for Governor Greg Abbott on Tuesday, and the run-of-show was nothing new: Pomp. Circumstance. Hypocrisy. Blatant disregard for the separation of church and state. Anti-abortion rhetoric. Thinly veiled jeers at the LGBTQIA+ community. Undermining public education. No mention of the lives lost in Uvalde, TX last year or gun violence while touting a plan to “make our schools safer.” […]
The Long and Bitter, but Beautiful, Struggle For A New World: Honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in 2023
We are once again marking a new year—2023—and are about to celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. with a day in his honor. It’ll be 59 years since his historical “I have a dream” speech, but given today’s political and societal tensions, it feels as if we’re further and further away from reaching his vision […]
While Most Texans Watched the January 6 Insurrection on TV, Some Had a Front Seat
While many of us watched the news in horror as rioters stormed the Nation’s Capitol two years ago on January 6, some Texans had a front seat. […]
