The separation of church and state protects the right of all Americans to practice the faith of their choice, or none at all, free of government interference. Unfortunately, Texas politicians continue to push their extremist views – undermining the true meaning of religious freedom.
Far-right politicians and extremists distort the true meaning of religious freedom by imposing their personal views on others and using religion as a weapon to discriminate, control, and divide us.
Texas Freedom Network fights for a state where no one religion is elevated over another and where all people — whatever they believe — are treated with empathy, kindness, and compassion.
TFN’s Religious Freedom Advocacy
At the Capitol
TFN fights for laws and policies that expand religious freedom in Texas and opposes efforts to erode the separation of church and state.
As a respected thought leader and watchdog of the religious right, TFN keeps a growing library of original research on a wide range of church-state issues — especially on the intersection of religious freedom and public education.
Turning Texas Public Schools into Sunday Schools? A Review of the State’s Proposed K-5 Reading Curriculum (2024 report)
Religious Freedom Attacked in Rushed and Dishonest Revision of High School Social Studies Standards, Texas Students Denied Quality Education FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 4, 2026 Contact: Andrew Freeman, [email protected] AUSTIN, Texas – The State Board of Education today approved a radical rewrite of high school social studies standards following a series of final amendments. Texas Freedom…
Texas Governor Greg Abbott says he’s protecting Texans from religious discrimination. Then, in the same breath, he told Fox News which religions don’t matter. https://youtube.com/shorts/ssb_jZdare8 Abbott recently threatened to pull grant funding from the DFW International Airport after it revealed plans to add Islamic ablution stations for pre-prayer washing. He made the same threat against…
West Texas billionaire oilman and lay minister Timothy (Tim) Dunn is a West Texas billionaire oilman and lay minister. Fellow Republicans have called him one of the “most powerful men in Texas politics” and likened him to a Russian oligarch. He has helped push Texas politics to the far right through sizable donations to right-wing…
While first coined in the 1940s, over the past decade, Christian Nationalism has become increasingly more common in American discourse. You might have recently heard it used by a politician during a rally or a pundit on the news. Perhaps even at your church by a pastor or friend. So, what is Christian Nationalism? Christian…
Texas Public Policy Foundation, Founder James Leininger is a major Republican donor and founder of the Texas Public Policy Foundation, a conservative think tank based in Austin. He has a history of meeting with evangelical conservatives and being a long-time supporter of former Governor Rick Perry. Most recently, news outlets reported Leininger helped push Governor…
Founder of WallBuilders David Barton is a former school teacher and self-proclaimed historian who was once named one of the 25 “most influential evangelicals in America” by Time magazine. He is also the president of WallBuilders, a Christian-advocacy organization based in Aledo, Texas, that opposes the separation of church and state. Barton is well-connected within…
Religious Freedom Attacked in Rushed and Dishonest Revision of High School Social Studies Standards, Texas Students Denied Quality Education FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 4, 2026 Contact: Andrew Freeman, [email protected] AUSTIN, Texas – The State Board of Education today approved a radical rewrite of high school social studies standards following a series of final amendments. Texas Freedom…
Texas Governor Greg Abbott says he’s protecting Texans from religious discrimination. Then, in the same breath, he told Fox News which religions don’t matter. https://youtube.com/shorts/ssb_jZdare8 Abbott recently threatened to pull grant funding from the DFW International Airport after it revealed plans to add Islamic ablution stations for pre-prayer washing. He made the same threat against…
West Texas billionaire oilman and lay minister Timothy (Tim) Dunn is a West Texas billionaire oilman and lay minister. Fellow Republicans have called him one of the “most powerful men in Texas politics” and likened him to a Russian oligarch. He has helped push Texas politics to the far right through sizable donations to right-wing…
While first coined in the 1940s, over the past decade, Christian Nationalism has become increasingly more common in American discourse. You might have recently heard it used by a politician during a rally or a pundit on the news. Perhaps even at your church by a pastor or friend. So, what is Christian Nationalism? Christian…
Texas Public Policy Foundation, Founder James Leininger is a major Republican donor and founder of the Texas Public Policy Foundation, a conservative think tank based in Austin. He has a history of meeting with evangelical conservatives and being a long-time supporter of former Governor Rick Perry. Most recently, news outlets reported Leininger helped push Governor…
Founder of WallBuilders David Barton is a former school teacher and self-proclaimed historian who was once named one of the 25 “most influential evangelicals in America” by Time magazine. He is also the president of WallBuilders, a Christian-advocacy organization based in Aledo, Texas, that opposes the separation of church and state. Barton is well-connected within…
