The Texas House Committee on Educational Opportunity & Enrichment today held a hearing for HB 1, which proposes a school voucher program alongside the only proposed increased funding for public education. […]
Recent Press Releases
Senate Voucher Bill Heads to Senate Floor Without Public Opportunity to Testify After Last-Minute Meeting During Fourth Special Legislative Session
The Texas Senate Committee on Education today voted to advance Senate Bill 1 after they suspended the rules and held a last-minute meeting with no notice given to the public. […]
Bill Escalating Racial Profiling Reintroduced in Fourth Special Session of the Year Advances to Full House Vote, Texas Freedom Network Decries Continued Attacks on Border and Immigrant Communities
The Texas House State Affairs Committee today voted out HB4, a bill that would allow law enforcement to remove undocumented people from Texas and drop them at a port of entry. The legislation has been widely criticized by the community, legislators, and young Texans for its potential to separate families and put people at risk of racial profiling. […]
BREAKING: Texas Legislature Adjourns Sine Die, Texas Freedom Network Rebukes Gov. Abbott’s Failed Pursuit of Extremist Voucher Schemes and Attacks on Border Communities
The Texas Legislature today adjourned sine die, ending the third special session. Gov. Abbott is expected to call a fourth special session. […]
As Texas Bill Encouraging Racial Profiling Heads to Senate Floor, Texas Rising Action and Texas Freedom Network Call on Legislators to Reject Xenophobic Policies
HB 4, a bill encouraging racial profiling, will now head to the Senate floor. The legislation would allow undocumented people to be removed from Texas and dropped at a port of entry. […]
