Last week Texas House members shamefully bartered over the lives of transgender Texans and women’s access to health care services. Today the Texas Freedom Network joined with our coalition partners to call out this outrageous bargain. Here’s the press release we sent out: […]
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The Week in Quotes (April 2 – 8)
Here are some of the week’s most notable quotes. […]
Tell Texas House Members to Encourage Young Texans to Participate in the Political Process
Texas Rising activists have been doing wonderful work on LGBTQ equality, repro rights and public education this legislative session. Now we have an opportunity to advocate for the voting rights of young Texans. House Bill 209 by state Rep. Terry Canales, D-Edinburg, is up before the House Public Education Committee this Tuesday. HB 209 would […]
House Budget Vote: Big Defeat for School Vouchers, But the Right’s War on Women’s Health Care Continues
A marathon session in the Texas House on that chamber’s version of the state budget ended in the wee hours of this morning with a big victory in our fight against school voucher schemes but distressing actions in the continuing war on women’s reproductive health care. […]
Yes, the Texas Anti-LGBT Bills Really Are About Hate and Discrimination
Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick insists that SB 6 — the so-called “bathroom bill” — isn’t about discriminating against transgender Texans. It is, of course. Patrick’s own actions, and the actions of religious-right extremists he has brought in to help pass this discrimination bill, make that clear. […]
