Today Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick took a big step forward in his obsession with passing a bill targeting LGBT Texans for discrimination. The lieutenant governor rushed through committee — with virtually no notice or public hearing — passage of SB1978. We just sent out the following press release. […]
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Note to Texas HHS: Wearing Pink for Women’s Health Isn’t Nearly Enough
The anti-abortion ideologues who run the Texas Health and Human Services Commission want Texans to wear pink for women’s health on Tuesday. But that kind of chutzpah should have a lot of Texas women seeing red. […]
Senate-Passed Bill Would Force Texas Women to Carry Nonviable Pregnancy to Term
Just how extreme has the Texas Senate become under Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick? The chamber just passed a bill forcing women to carry to term a fetus suffering such a severe anomaly that it cannot survive. And the bill’s author claimed he was just closing a ‘loophole’ in the law. Another cruel lie. Another anti-abortion law. We […]
Five Faith Leaders: United In One Voice For Justice
Ready to take action? Here are two quick ways: 1. Sign the letter to lawmakers asking them to reject anti-LGBTQ bills: tfn.org/Faith 2. Come to the One Voice For Justice March & Rally on May 9: tfn.org/JusticeMarch […]
Next Anti-LGBT Bill Could Be Stirring in the Texas House
Just weeks after the Texas Senate passed SB17, a sweeping anti-LGBT discrimination bill, state Rep. Matt Krause, R-Fort Worth, has a message for fellow lawmakers: My bill is even more extreme. […]