Since 1995, Texas Freedom Network has stood shoulder to shoulder with Texans fighting for freedom. Together, we’re building a powerful statewide movement to defend public education, protect the separation of church and state, and expand access to the ballot box. With more than 180,000 supporters across Texas, TFN is organizing, mobilizing, and holding decision-makers accountable — because we’re going all in for Texas!

On May 20, we gathered with our Houston community to celebrate our movement, honor local leaders, and fuel the work ahead.

Thank you to our sponsors, honorees, speakers, MCs, and everyone else who made this event possible. And thank you to every single guest who joined us, showed support, brought friends, shared conversations, and continues to stand alongside TFN in this fight for Texas’ future.

Houston showed up in a big way, and we are deeply grateful.

Ian Haddock
TFN Power in Action Award

Ian L. Haddock is the Founder and Executive Director of The Normal Anomaly Initiative. For more than a decade, he has advanced the rights, visibility, and lived experiences of Queer People of Color through leadership roles across local, county, regional, and national organizations.

He currently serves a two- year term on the Houston Mayor’s LGBTQ+ Advisory Board, as a Patient Ambassador for a pharmaceutical company, and as the Principal Investigator of a regional study. 

Hayden Cohen
TFN Emerging Power Builder Award

Hayden Cohen is an activist, student, and dedicated advocate for youth visibility in policy making. Their journey in activism began in high school, where they worked to improve health education curriculum and served as Gender-Sexuality Alliance president for three years. 

Now, Hayden is the State Policy Director for Students Engaged in Advancing Texas (SEAT), a movement of young people developing transferable skills and ensuring youth representation in policymaking.

We're going all in for Texas. Will you?

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