The Texas Freedom Network today announced its endorsement of Candis Houston in the March 1 Democratic primary to represent House District 142 in the Texas Legislature. Houston spent 13 years with Aldine ISD and is the Aldine American Federation of Teachers president. […]
Recent Press Releases
TFN President Calls for Removal of Conspiracy Theorist From Key Texas Curriculum Panel
Texas Freedom Network President Val Benavidez today called for the State Board of Education to withdraw the appointment of a conspiracy theorist to a key panel advising the board on what millions of Texas children should learn in Texas public schools. […]
Texas Freedom Network Statement on the 49th Anniversary of Roe Ruling
As Saturday nears, marking the 49th anniversary of the landmark Roe v. Wade U.S. Supreme Court ruling, which correctly found that access to abortion is a constitutional right, the future of abortion care is uncertain. […]
Texas State Board of Education Puts Politics Ahead of Science Education Again
The State Board of Education’s two-year overhaul of science standards that ended today offered another distressing example of how politics continues to trump teaching about science — and especially climate change — in Texas, Texas Freedom Network President Val Benavidez said. […]
Politics Trumps Health and Education in Texas Textbook Adoption
The Texas State Board of Education voted today to adopt new health textbooks from just one publisher after critics attacked all of the textbooks for content — even in optional units — that addressed topics related to sex education. Digital textbooks for elementary and middle school offered by three other publishers failed to win approval. […]
