Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick is — predictably — criticizing a decision by the University of Texas to remove statues of Confederate Civil War leaders from honored spaces on its Austin campus. He is in desperate need of a history lesson. […]
TFNEF
Steve Hotze’s Conservative Republicans of Texas: A Cesspool of Extremism and Hate
How extreme are Steve Hotze and his Conservative Republicans of Texas hate group? Just take few minutes to scan through the group’s website. It’s a cesspool of extremism and open hate. As you read this summary of articles just from this week, remember that Hotze is one of the Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick’s key political allies. Then ask […]
David Barton Says Women Having Abortions Causes Really Bad Weather
David Barton, the phony historian who heads the right-wing, North Texas-based organization WallBuilders, is pitching his theory for why we see floods, storms and other devastating weather. It’s all those abortions: […]
Major Statewide Advertising, Public Education Campaign Targets Lies Behind Anti-Abortion Laws in Texas
Texas Freedom Network Education Fund’s Campaign Follows Report Showing Texas Tops the Nation in Anti-Abortion Laws That Conflict with Established Science FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 11, 2017 The Texas Freedom Network Education Fund today launched a major statewide advertising and public education campaign targeting the state’s ranking as worst in the nation for anti-abortion laws […]
Report: Texas Worst in the Nation in Scientifically Unfounded Anti-Abortion Restrictions
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 9, 2017 This morning the Guttmacher Institute released a report showing that Texas and Kansas top all 50 states in the number of anti-abortion restrictions that are premised on assertions not supported by rigorous scientific evidence. Guttmacher’s press release is online here. The article is online here. Following is a statement […]
