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)
Iniya traces the roots of her advocacy back to Pinkerton Elementary School in Coppell ISD, near Dallas. She credits teachers there with inspiring and encouraging her to find her interests and her voice. But the roots Pinkerton nourished grew from seeds planted at home. Her family inherited a belief in advocating for what is right.…
Sue Anderson has been making a difference in the realm of education for over 35 years, first as a special education teacher for pre-school and elementary school children, then later as a professor, helping to prepare pre-service teachers to enter the profession. Yet she had not been deeply involved in education advocacy until a few…
Through public school, homeschooling during the pandemic, and now online school, 14-year-old Austinite Abdurahman has had at least one constant in his education: parents who taught him to be an inquisitive and deep thinker. They are raising him to critically analyze information rather than accept it at face value. When he heard about the proposed…
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…
Iniya traces the roots of her advocacy back to Pinkerton Elementary School in Coppell ISD, near Dallas. She credits teachers there with inspiring and encouraging her to find her interests and her voice. But the roots Pinkerton nourished grew from seeds planted at home. Her family inherited a belief in advocating for what is right.…
Sue Anderson has been making a difference in the realm of education for over 35 years, first as a special education teacher for pre-school and elementary school children, then later as a professor, helping to prepare pre-service teachers to enter the profession. Yet she had not been deeply involved in education advocacy until a few…
Through public school, homeschooling during the pandemic, and now online school, 14-year-old Austinite Abdurahman has had at least one constant in his education: parents who taught him to be an inquisitive and deep thinker. They are raising him to critically analyze information rather than accept it at face value. When he heard about the proposed…
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…
