Our friends at the San Antonio Chapter of Americans United for Separation of Church and State are extending an open an invitation to their “First Amendment Day Celebration,” next Saturday, April 30. “First Amendment Day Celebration!” Celebrating the Constitution and the Bill of Rights 1 – 4 p.m., Saturday, April 30 Radius Center, 106 Auditorium […]
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The Week in Quotes (April 17 – 23)
Here are some of the week’s most notable quotes culled from news reports from across Texas, and beyond. […]
Terry Jones Does Something Good
Terry Jones has popped up again getting another hit of his addiction: media attention. Jones, the controversial pastor from a small church in Florida who threatened to burn the Quran, then didn’t, and then did, is in the press again for a protest he planned for today — one of the holiest days in Christianity […]
Blast from the SBOE Past
UPDATE Former state board member (and chairman) Don McLeroy contacted our office this morning to dispute the accuracy of information in this post. Specifically, Dr. McLeroy claims that the substitute English/language arts TEKS document given to board members only hours before the final vote was not – as we (and the Associated Press) maintained – […]
Take Action: SBOE Reform
Three days out of a once-a-decade process isn’t much. State Rep. Mark Strama, D-Austin, agrees. We at TFN also agree. And so did almost everyone else at last night’s hearing before the Texas House Committee on Public Education, which took testimony on Rep. Strama’s HB 3257. The legislation would require that any amendments to public […]
