For Immediate ReleaseSept. 21, 2021 AUSTIN, Texas — Today, the Texas State Senate Committee on Health & Human Services is holding a hearing considering SB 3, a dangerous and cruel bill that would ban transgender children from participating in youth sports corresponding to their gender identity. The effort marks the fourth time this year—once during […]
Recent Press Releases
Statement: Gov. Abbott Signs Voter Suppression Bill Into Law Amid Massive Protest, Texans to Fight Back at Ballot Box
For Immediate ReleaseSept. 7, 2021 AUSTIN, Texas — Governor Greg Abbott just signed Senate Bill 1 into law. After two special legislative sessions dedicated not to the ongoing COVID-19 crisis in our state, but to suppressing Texans’ right to vote, today is truly a dark day for democracy in Texas. Texas Freedom Network Executive Director […]
Texas Advocates and Health Care Providers Condemn Six-week Abortion Ban
Today’s new law harms Texans needing essential health care and fuels anti-abortion stigma For Immediate ReleaseSept. 1, 2021 AUSTIN — Today, Texas’ six-week abortion ban, SB8, takes effect. In addition to banning abortion after six weeks of pregnancy, this law allows anyone—including anti-abortion vigilantes—to sue abortion providers and anyone who helps a person obtain an […]
Texas Freedom Network Statement on the Final Passage of Anti-Voter Senate Bill 1
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Aug. 31, 2021 AUSTIN – Today, after months of advocacy to stop Governor Abbott and state leaders’ attempts to suppress the vote, Senate Bill 1 passed out of the Texas House and Texas Senate onto the Governor’s desk. Texas Freedom Network’s President and Executive Director Val Benavidez Issued the Following Statement: “It […]
SBOE Must Teach Texas Students the Truth on Sex Ed, Climate Change
Proposed New Health Textbooks Show Progress on Sex Ed in Texas, Science Standards Still Weak on Climate Change For Immediate ReleaseAug. 31, 2021 AUSTIN, Texas – As the State Board of Education hears public testimony on proposed new health textbooks and science curriculum standards today, the Texas Freedom Network called on the state board to […]
