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Together, our country celebrates May 2 as the National Day of Prayer, a time when many folks across faiths come together to pray. However, it’s also a vital reminder that true religious freedom means the freedom of conscience to choose…

Texas AG Ken Paxton announced he's suing the Department of Education over Title IX rules expanding the definition of sex-based harassment

On Wednesday, law enforcement arrested over 50 people during peaceful protests at the University of Texas in Austin. Charges have been dropped in all 57 arrests made during the protest.

Learn about the role of school boards and how you can show up for the education and rights of students in your district.

Texas Rising brought together student activists for the first HBCU Empowerment Summit this Saturday FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEApril 22, 2024 CONTACT: Emily Witt (she/hers), emily@tfn.org HOUSTON – Texas Rising, a leading statewide grassroots…

Meet Reverend Chris Jimmerson, the Co-Lead Minister at one of Just Texas’ Reproductive Freedom Congregations, the First Unitarian Universalist Church of Austin.

Easter falls on Transgender Day of Visibility this year. Here's why they're inextricably linked.

Across Texas and the nation, the far-right is engaged in a coordinated campaign to erase LGBTQIA+ stories and identities by banning books from schools and libraries. According to a PEN America report, Texas had the second-highest number of…

Meet Val Benavidez, who became the executive director in 2020 after serving as TFN’s chief program officer and field director for almost 14 years.

Katy ISD voted no on allowing chaplains who are unqualified to act as school counselors to serve as “mental health personnel and support."

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEFebruary 21, 2024 CONTACT: Imelda Mejia, imelda@tfn.org HOUSTON — The Galveston ISD Board of Trustees tonight rejected creating a new policy under SB 763 allowing chaplains who are unqualified to act as school…

Event photos can be found here. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEFebruary 14, 2024 CONTACT: Emily Witt (she/hers), emily@tfn.org EL PASO, Texas – Civic engagement organization, Texas Rising, today hosted a Valentine’s Day “Speed Dating” event…

The Cypress-Fairbanks ISD Board of Trustees tonight approved a policy allowing chaplains to be employed or accepted as volunteers to act as “mental health personnel and support” in the district’s public schools.

If the first meeting of 2024 is any indication, too many SBOE members are already more interested in playing politics than educating kids.

Senate Bill 4, which increases the minimum prison sentence for the Texas offense of housing or transporting undocumented people to 10 years, today went into effect.

Content warning: This blog discusses historical racial violence. If you keep up with public education, you’ve probably heard of PragerU by now. Maybe you even followed the controversy when far-right State Board of Education (SBOE) member…

Arguments in the case against Texas' ban on lifesaving gender-affirming care for transgender youth took place today at the Texas Supreme Court. We asked three families of transgender youth to share their stories.

On the anniversary of Roe v. Wade's historic passage, we've built a timeline of Roe v. Wade and how we go beyond its protections.

The 5th Circuit upheld an injunction blocking a Texas book banning bill, HB 900, which bans or restricts books in public school libraries.

Over 80 Texans have been arrested for the January 6 insurrection. Texas politicians and public figures incited the violence by questioning the validity of 2020’s free and fair election.

As Texas Freedom Network closes out 2023, we’re choosing to end the year reflecting on the successes made possible by advocates like you.

Meet the blue state booksellers fighting Texas books ban from Maryland: Matt Bormet and his wife Megan, owners of People's Book.

Gov. Greg Abbott has signed Senate Bill 4, allowing law enforcement to remove undocumented people from the state and take them to a port of entry.

The Texas SBOE is a board, made up of 15 elected members from across the state, that decides what is and isn't taught in our public schools.

The Texas Legislature has officially adjourned sine die, concluding the fourth special session of the year.

Board’s Final Votes on Which Science Textbooks to Adopt for Public Schools Exposes Hostility to Texas Students Learning Scientific Facts on Climate Change, Evolution FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 17, 2023 CONTACT:Emily Witt (she/hers),…

TFN spokespeople are available for comment in English and Spanish FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 17, 2023 CONTACT: Emily Witt (she/hers), emily@tfn.org AUSTIN, Texas – The Texas State House today voted to remove school vouchers from HB 1,…

The Texas House of Representatives tonight voted to pass SB 4, a bill that would allow law enforcement to remove undocumented people from the state and take them to a port of entry. The Texas Senate floor approved the bill last week. SB 4…

Amid political objections to content, particularly on topics like climate change and evolution, State Board of Education members today voted to withhold preliminary approval for science textbooks from more than half of the 22 competing…

The Texas House Committee on Educational Opportunity & Enrichment today held a hearing for HB 1, which proposes a school voucher program alongside the only proposed increased funding for public education.