Texas Senate Once Again Turns Religion into a License to Discriminate FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 2, 2019 AUSTIN – Texas Freedom Network President Kathy Miller has the following statement after the Texas Senate today voted to pass SB17, which bars state licensing agencies from taking action if licensed professionals use their religious beliefs as a […]
Recent Press Releases
New Polling: Majority of Texans Oppose Discrimination Against LGBT People
Just a day after the Senate State Affairs Committee advanced legislation allowing licensed professionals to use religion to justify discrimination against LGBT people, new polling shows that a majority of Texans oppose such laws. Check out our press release. […]
Lt. Gov. Patrick Is Turning Another Legislative Session into a Fight Over Discrimination
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick is pushing discrimination in the Texas Legislature again. Today the Senate State Affairs Committee took up a sweeping bill that would allow every licensed professional in the state to use their religious beliefs to justify discrimination against LGBT Texans. Check out our press release below. UPDATE: The State Affairs Committee gave its approval to SB17 […]
New Study Makes Clear that Texas Abortion Restrictions Blocked Access, Delayed Care Until Later in Pregnancy
Restrictions Were Never About Protecting Women’s Health, TFN President Says […]
TFN President Condemns Texas Attorney General’s Request for Federal Discrimination Exemption
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 12, 2019 AUSTIN – Texas Freedom Network President Kathy Miller is condemning Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s request that the Trump administration exempt publicly funded adoption and foster care agencies in the state from federal rules that bar discrimination for religious reasons. […]
