The Texas Senate tonight advanced Senate Bill 1, a renewed school voucher bill, with an 18-13 vote. […]
Recent Press Releases
Religious Right’s Efforts to Ban Books in Texas Schools Fails in Court, Texas Freedom Network Celebrates Judge’s Order on HB 900
U.S. District Judge Alan Albright yesterday issued a written order stopping the state from implementing HB 900, which sought to completely ban or restrict materials in public school libraries by creating a vague and undefined rating system with multiple levels of review by several state agencies. […]
Texas Freedom Network Condemns Texas District Judge’s Ruling Attacking DACA, Urges for Permanent Protection of Immigrant Communities
The United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas today ruled that DACA is not lawful. […]
Texas Supreme Court Allows Bill Risking Lives of Transgender Youth to Become Law
The Texas Supreme Court today denied a request for emergency relief in a lawsuit that would have prevented Senate Bill 14 — which bans gender-affirming care for transgender youth — from going into effect September 1. […]
Right-Wing SBOE Member Julie Pickren Attempts to Politicize Texas Classrooms Through Announcement with Controversial Vendor PragerU
Julie Pickren yesterday claimed in a video that materials from PragerU, a controversial vendor already introduced in Florida public schools, will soon be available in Texas schools. Board members have not yet met to discuss the adoption of educational materials, nor have parents, students, or educators had the opportunity to testify publicly on the matter. […]
