Remember the Texas Restoration Project? That’s the political front group formed in 2005 to organize conservative, fundamentalist Christian clergy in support of Gov. Rick Perry. The group ended up being funded largely through a Houston-based nonprofit that itself was backed by more than $1 million from wealthy Perry campaign supporters. We haven’t seen much from […]
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Once Again: Texas Tops in Fed Ab-Only Dollars
Once again, Texas leads the nation in federal funding for abstinence-only programs that don’t teach young people medically accurate information about responsible pregnancy and disease prevention. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has announced how much each state will receive in abstinence-only funding under the recently passed Affordable Care Act. Programs in Texas […]
Common Ground for the Right and Gays?
Last weekend offered two prime examples of how the political right’s treatment of gay and lesbian Americans is increasingly incoherent. As we reported last month, Texas Senator John Cornyn agreed to speak at a September 21 national fundraising event for the Log Cabin Republicans (LCR), an organization of gay Republicans. LCR has been working to […]
TFN Honors Activists at 15th Anniversary Gala
The Texas Freedom Network celebrates its 15th anniversary on Oct. 7 in Austin. We would love to see you at the celebration. Click here to purchase tickets or to help sponsor the event. We sent out the following press release: The Texas Freedom Network will honor two Texas activists for their extraordinary leadership on behalf […]
TFN’s Miller on the Anti-Muslim Resolution
Here is Texas Freedom Network President Kathy Miller’s testimony on Friday as the State Board of Education debate a resolution attacking Islam. From TFN TV: [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jU4Nn-L8Avg] […]
