Joint Press Release from the Texas Freedom Network and the American Civil Liberties Union of Texas CIVIL LIBERTIES GROUPS WARN AGAINST ‘RELIGIOUS REFUSAL’ LAWS TFN, ACLU of Texas Announce Effort to Track Instances of Religious Refusals FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 20, 2015 Two leading civil and religious liberties organizations in Texas are warning against efforts […]
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TFN PRESIDENT RESPONDS TO NEWS ABOUT NEW TEXAS TEXTBOOK CONTROVERSY OVER SLAVERY, MIGRATION
TFN PRESIDENT RESPONDS TO NEWS ABOUT NEW TEXAS TEXTBOOK CONTROVERSY OVER SLAVERY, MIGRATION Deeply Flawed and Politicized Textbook Adoption Process Makes This Controversy Unsurprising, Miller Says FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 5, 2015 Texas Freedom Network President Kathy Miller responded today to reports about how a new high school geography textbook mischaracterizes the slave trade as […]
NEW REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH & JUSTICE ‘ARTIVISM’ PROJECT LAUNCHES IN TEXAS
NEW REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH & JUSTICE ‘ARTIVISM’ PROJECT LAUNCHES IN TEXAS ‘Illuminate RJ’ Uses Art to Communicate Reproductive Justice and Abortion Experiences FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 31, 2015 Illuminate RJ, a new project that uses art as activism to create a Texas-specific narrative about reproductive justice and abortion, launched in Austin today with an event that […]
TFN PRESIDENT EXPRESSES DISAPPOINTMENT IN ABBOTT’S SBOE CHAIR CHOICE
TFN PRESIDENT EXPRESSES DISAPPOINTMENT IN ABBOTT’S SBOE CHAIR CHOICE Bahorich Appointment Almost Guarantees Continued Culture War Battles at SBOE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 18, 2015 Texas Freedom Network President Kathy Miller is expressing disappointment in Gov. Greg Abbott’s decision, announced today, to appoint State Board of Education member Donna Bahorich, R-Houston, as board chair: “If […]
EXTREMISTS UNDERMINED CHANCES FOR REAL PROGRESS IN TEXAS LEGISLATIVE SESSION
EXTREMISTS UNDERMINED CHANCES FOR REAL PROGRESS IN TEXAS LEGISLATIVE SESSION Tea Party Temper Tantrums Skewed Legislative Priorities FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 1, 2015 Texas Freedom Network President Kathy Miller issued the following statements on the end of the 2015 session of the Texas Legislature today: On the effect of tea party extremists on the Legislature: […]
