Cecile Richards wanted to see for herself how much the religious right was expanding its influence in the halls of Texas government. So in January 1995, Cecile attended her first State Board of Education meeting, watching how religious-righters on the board were hijacking textbook adoptions to promote their political agenda. “It’s worse than I imagined,” […]
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It’s Over: A Look Back at the 86th Legislative Session
The 86th session of the Texas Legislature is history. Lawmakers left town on Monday following a session that, generally speaking, had fewer of the culture war fights we’ve come to expect. You can attribute that to elections, and it seems the results of last November have elected officials worried about their fates at the ballot […]
TFN STATEMENT ON THE END OF THE 2019 LEGISLATIVE SESSION
We just sent out the following statement on the end of the 2019 session of the Texas Legislature. […]
Texas House Vote for SB1978: Lawmakers Are Trying to Score Anti-LGBTQ Political Points
The Texas House just gave preliminary approval to SB1978, an anti-LGBTQ bill masquerading as legislation supporting religious freedom. The House must still pass the bill on third reading. The Senate has already passed it. We just sent out the following press release. […]
TFN Statement: SB1978 Is about Discrimination
The Senate just gave preliminary approval to an amended version of SB1978, the religious right’s so-called “Save Chick-fil-A” bill shielding businesses that promote discrimination against LGBT Texans. We just sent out the following statement: […]
