A special session of the Texas Legislature got underway on July 8. Why Gov. Abbott felt the need to call for a special session has a lot to do with what did and didn’t happen during the regular session that ended in May. Even though the state faced critical issues like fixing the power grid […]
Recent Blogs
Texas Rising Action Releases Statement on New Census Data Allocating Two Additional Congressional Districts to Texas
Texas gained two new seats given new Census information. Find Texas Rising Action’s statement below: […]
Activists Move to Stop Anti-Transgender Bills in Texas Legislature
More legislation targeting transgender Texans is moving at the Capitol this week. Today TFN, Just Texas and the Transgender Education Network of Texas released the following statements. […]
TFN President Warns Against New Wave of Discriminatory Religious Exemptions Bills
Republican lawmakers in the Texas Capitol are once again pushing bills that seek to turn religious freedom into a license to discriminate. These bills are intended to slow or stop altogether progress toward equality for LGBTQ Texans. Check out our press release today. […]
TFN, Clergy Call Out Cruel Texas Legislative Assault on Transgender Youth and Their Families
TFN and clergy with Just Texas are calling out the growing legislative assault on transgender youth and their families at the Texas Capitol. One of the appalling bills moving at the Capitol this week would even brand parents as criminal abusers for loving and supporting their transgender kids. Others would ban transgender youth from school […]
