PULITZER-WINNING COLUMNIST LEONARD PITTS TO SPEAK IN HOUSTON JANUARY 25 Pitts Presentation to Follow Afternoon Symposium at Rice University on Religion in the 2012 Elections FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 10, 2012 Even as Americans grapple with the nation’s most difficult economic challenges in decades, religion and social issues continue to play a major role in […]
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STATE APPROVAL OF CHRISTIAN-THEMED LICENSE PLATE DISRESPECTFUL OF CHRISTIANITY, RELIGIOUS FREEDOM
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Encouraging Shift on Sex Education in Texas Schools
Encouraging Shift on Sex Education in Texas Schools Report Shows Big Increase in Public Schools Teaching Abstinence-Plus Sex Ed FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 21, 2011 A new Texas Freedom Network Education Fund (TFNEF) study shows a big increase over the past three years in the percentage of Texas school districts teaching about contraception along with […]
TFN PRESIDENT: NEW REPORT CONFIRMS TEXAS SBOE’S FAILURE ON CURRICULUM STANDARDS
TFN PRESIDENT: NEW REPORT CONFIRMS TEXAS SBOE’S FAILURE ON CURRICULUM STANDARDS Report for Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board Says New History Standards Fail on College Readiness FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 7, 2011 A new report for the board that manages higher education in Texas confirms that the State Board of Education (SBOE) recklessly put politics […]
TFN Honors Senator, Austin Activists at 16th Annual Gala
TFN Honors Senator, Austin Activists at 16th Annual Gala State Sen. Watson, Nancy and Dick Neavel to Be Honored at Oct. 20 Event FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Oct. 5, 2011 The Texas Freedom Network will honor state Sen. Kirk Watson and Nancy and her late husband Dick Neavel at the organization’s upcoming 16th annual celebration, Oct. […]
