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Tell Your Lawmakers: Oppose Rep. Sanford’s Amendment! TUESDAY, MAY 26TH, Rep. Scott Sanford will try again to pass an amendment allowing child welfare agencies to discriminate against LGBT families Tell your State Representative to oppose the Sanford amendment permitting discrimination in Texas’ child welfare system. Rep. Scott Sanford has pre-filed

ACTION ALERT: IMMEDIATE ACTION NEEDED Insiders in the Capitol tell us that this afternoon, SUNDAY, MAY 24TH, Rep. Scott Sanford (R-McKinney) will try yet again to pass an amendment allowing child welfare agencies to discriminate against LGBT couples who want to provide loving homes for children who need them. Oppose

Building a State of Equality in Texas ACTION ALERT! IMMEDIATE ACTION NEEDED Rep. Cecil Bell’s HB4105 could be coming back as an amendment! On Thursday, State Rep. Cecil Bell may attempt to amend his “Defy the Supreme Court” bill HB4105 onto another bill being voted on the House floor, SB2065

Action Alert: Immediate Action Needed ALL HANDS ON DECK! The Texas House will vote next Tuesday, May 12th on HB 4105 which seeks to enshrine discrimination against LGBT people by denying the freedom to marry even if the Supreme Court rules in favor of marriage later this summer. Cecil Bell’s

In your legislative update this week: Two bad bills and one good one make it out of committee – with 38 days left in the session the next couple of weeks are crucial! Take Action! Tell your lawmaker to support equalizing the Romeo and Juliet defense HERE To oppose tax-payer

Cecil Bell’s HB 4105 has been voted out of the State Affairs Committee. HB 4105 attempts to subvert any future ruling by the Supreme Court in favor of the freedom to marry by prohibiting the issuance of marriage licenses to same-sex couples.  The state of Texas should not force county