The State Board of Education’s move on Tuesday to reject all health textbooks proposed for middle and high school students in Texas represents a big step backward for responsible sex education and a shameful surrender to fearmongering, Texas Freedom Network President Val Benavidez said today. […]
Recent Press Releases
Texas Climate Scientists to Education Board: Strengthen Coverage of Climate Change in Public School Science Standards
Open Letter Comes as Board Nears Final Vote on First Major Overhaul of Science Standards in 12 Years FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 4, 2021 AUSTIN, Texas – Dozens of Texas scientists who study and teach about climate change have signed on to an open letter calling on the State Board of Education to improve on […]
Texas Rising Action Releases Statement on Failure of Prop. A
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Nov. 2, 2021 AUSTIN, Texas — Texas Rising Action, the youth organizing arm of the Texas Freedom Network, today congratulated Austin voters for seeing right through the Republican-front group Save Austin Now and rejecting Austin’s Proposition A at the ballot box. Texas Rising Action Senior Director Rae Martinez released the following statement: […]
Faith Leaders Host Healing Space for Trans Community at the Texas State Capitol
For Immediate ReleaseSept. 29, 2021 AUSTIN — On Wednesday, the Texas Freedom Network’s Just Texas Project and several LGBTQ groups took to the Capitol Rotunda to host a faithful healing space for the trans community in Texas. The groups include the ACLU of Texas, Equality Texas, HRC, Lambda Legal, and TENT. Amid a historic assault […]
Texas Freedom Network and Abortion Access Coalition Head to DC, Join House Oversight Committee to Demand Federal Intervention
For Immediate ReleaseSept. 21, 2021 This week, Texas Freedom Network and its project Just Texas will be joining a delegation from the Trust Respect Access (TRA) coalition, the largest coalition of reproductive health, rights, and justice organizations in Texas, will travel to Washington, DC to advocate for federal intervention to protect abortion rights. The trip […]
