So now the truth comes out: anti-abortion activists paid Norma McCorvey, the plaintiff in the Supreme Court’s landmark Roe v. Wade abortion rights decision in 1973, to support their efforts later in her life. Their willingness to cheat and lie to ban abortion has been exposed for all to see. Check out our press release: […]
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Approval of African American Studies Course Is a Big Step Forward for Texas
African American Studies Joins Mexican American Studies as Elective Courses for the State’s Public Schools […]
TFN President: Ken Paxton Cynically Embraces Guns While Barring Essential Health Care
Federal Appeals Court Backs AG’s Threat to Fine, Jail Abortion Providers During COVID-19 Pandemic Just Days After He Declares Gun Stores Are Essential Businesses […]
Court Order Blocking Dallas Paid Sick Ordinance Is Especially Appalling During a Pandemic
Pressure groups, business interests and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton have cooperated in a full political and legal assault on earned paid sick ordinances in Dallas, Austin and San Antonio. Last night a federal court judge took their side and blocked the Dallas ordinance, leaving working families and young people vulnerable during a national health […]
Happy Birthday: TFN Marks 25 years as a Progressive Champion in Texas
Cecile Richards wanted to see for herself how much the religious right was expanding its influence in the halls of Texas government. So in January 1995, Cecile attended her first State Board of Education meeting, watching how religious-righters on the board were hijacking textbook adoptions to promote their political agenda. “It’s worse than I imagined,” […]
