Support Texas Rising TFN is empowering and training the next generation of young leaders through campus organizing, advocacy and civic engagement. We’re counting on your support. If you were worried about Texas’ future, then I’ve got to say: here’s a group that will give you hope. This weekend we were joined by 50 students from […]
Recent Blogs
Dallas Megachurch Pastor and Prominent Trump Backer Launches Two-Week Screed Attacking Evolution
Robert Jeffress, the far-right pastor of a Dallas megachurch and a prominent supporter of Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, on Monday launched into a planned two-week attack on evolution — and he pointed to the Texas Freedom Network and battles over science at the Texas State Board of Education. […]
The Week in Quotes (July 24 – 30)
Here are some of the week’s most notable quotes culled from news reports from across Texas, and beyond. […]
Dunbar Finally Defends Her Offensive Mexican-American Studies Text
Cynthia Dunbar, the former Texas State Board of Education (SBOE) member whose company is now trying to sell a seriously flawed and insulting Mexican-American studies textbook to Texas public schools, has finally spoken out about the textbook. And her explanations are kind of Trumpian. […]
The Proposed ‘Mexican American Heritage’ Textbook in Texas: Promoting Offensive Racial Stereotypes
Numerous news articles have been pointing to some of the problems with the offensive and factually flawed Mexican American Heritage textbook submitted for adoption by Texas public schools. One of the most jaw-dropping problems is how the textbook promotes stereotypes about supposedly “lazy” Mexicans. Prof. John Mckiernan-Gonzalez, a historian at Texas State University, noted the problematic passage in his review of the textbook for […]
