The Austin American-Statesman’s Chuck Lindell is reporting that we are not going to see a repeat of the fight on the House floor from two years ago that resulted in massive cuts to the state’s family planning budget: A brokered agreement will remove about a dozen family planning and abortion-related amendments from the state budget debate […]
Recent Blogs
Resolved: Texas Doesn’t Care about the Constitution
Moses State Rep. Phil Stephenson, R-Wharton In week full of religious liberty skirmishes at the Texas Capitol, we would be remiss if we did not flag the most ridiculous church-state proposal we’ve seen this session: HCR 58 by state Rep. Phil Stephenson, R-Wharton — a publicity stunt masquerading as a House Concurrent Resolution. The resolution concludes: […]
Louie 'Terror Baby' Gohmert Says Gun Safety Measure Is Like Gay Marriage and Bestiality
East Texas Congressman Louie “Terror Baby” Gohmert is back in the news, this time comparing proposed limits on high-capacity gun magazines to same-sex marriage and bestiality. It’s a slippery slope, he argues. From Talking Points Memo: “In fact, I had this discussion with some wonderful, caring Democrats earlier this week on the issue of, well, […]
Texas Bible Courses: 'Racial Origins Traced from Noah' (continued)
When we published Reading, Writing & Religion II: Texas Public School Bible Courses in 2011-12, we expected pushback from some of the districts we discussed. But no one has protested more vigorously than the minister who authored the Amarillo Independent School District’s Bible curriculum and currently teaches its course. This teacher has complained loudly and […]
Dear Religious Right: It's Not About You
If you happened to be on Twitter or on your favorite conservative website on Sunday, you may have noticed the latest faux outrage on the right. Search engine Google, on its homepage, transformed its famous doodle into a version featuring the late labor leader Cesar Chavez. The Google Doodle has become a bit of an […]
