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 […]
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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] […]
Waving Money, Ignoring the Truth
During last week’s debate over a resolution attacking Islam, Texas State Board of Education member David Bradley, R-Beaumont Buna, once again insisted that the Constitution doesn’t protect separation of church and state. The speaker at the podium represents Americans United for the Separation of Church and State. From TFN TV: [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KGGVDfVYGLI] […]
