Republicans have nominated yet another creationist to replace retiring State Board of Education member Ken Mercer of San Antonio. The GOP nominee also thinks slavery wasn’t the primary cause of the Civil War and is critical of sex education. Her election in November would simply fuel the state board’s endless textbook wars. Check out the […]
Recent Press Releases
Public Hearing: It’s Time to Teach the Truth on Sex Education in Texas
More than 260 people signed up to testify at a public hearing today as the State Board of Education considers an overhaul of health education standards — including standards on sex education — for Texas public schools. Check out our press release. […]
Just Texas Press Statement on the U.S. Supreme Court’s June Medical Services v. Russo Decision on Louisiana’s Anti-Abortion Law
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE The U.S. Supreme Court this morning rejected a Louisiana law imposing medically unnecessary restrictions that sharply limited access to abortion in that state. The Louisiana law included provisions virtually identical to those in a Texas law struck down by the Supreme Court in Whole Woman’s Health v. Hellerstedt in 2016. Rev. Erika […]
Texas Rising Leaders Express Relief over Supreme Court’s DACA Ruling
The Supreme Court today blocked the Trump administration’s efforts to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program established by the previous Obama administration for undocumented young people in the United States. We just sent out this press release from Texas Rising. […]
Texas Freedom Network Statement on the U.S. Supreme Court’s Decision that Civil Rights Law Protects LGBT People from Employment Discrimination
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Texas Freedom Network President Kathy Miller has the following statement on today’s U.S. Supreme Court decision that the 1964 civil rights law protects LGBT people from discrimination in employment: […]
