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Legislative Update for February 27, 2015: Feeling Targeted?
Dear Friend, This week in your Legislative Update: Feeling targeted? Legislative Fellow Ash Hall brings you an update on some of the bad bills headed our way this session and lets you know how you can get involved. Things are heating up in the 84th legislative session, but we’re keeping our cool
Action Alert: Transgender Texans Under Attack
House Bill 1747 and House Bill 1748, both by Rep. Debbie Riddle, are attacks on the ability of Texans to use the gender-segregated space appropriate to their gender. Use our ACTION CENTER to tell Rep. Riddle and your State Representative what you think! Transgender Texans, like all Texans, need to
Let Your Voice be Heard: Family Advocacy Day – March 23
After a successful day of advocating for policies and laws that are inclusive of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender Texans based on faith values, Equality Texas now sets its sights on advocating on behalf of Texas families. Family Advocacy Day—set for Monday, March 23—is an opportunity for you to meet
Action Alert: Anti-Marriage Backlash! Dangerous Legislation Filed
ACTION ALERT – IMMEDIATE ACTION NEEDED Senate Bill 673 by Sen. Charles Perry would punish state employees who comply with any future court order requiring Texas to recognize the freedom to marry. It is the senate companion of HB 623 by Rep. Cecil Bell. The bill would revoke all salary,
First Same-Sex Couple Married in Texas
Congratulations to Sarah Goodfriend and Suzanne Bryant, partners for almost 31 years, who earlier this morning became the first legally-married same-sex couple in the Lone Star State! Goodfriend and Bryant filed a lawsuit in Travis County District Court requesting that county clerk Dana DeBeauvoir be compelled to issue a
Legislative Update for February 13, 2015: My Job is So Hard
Dear Friend, This week in your Legislative Update: Daniel’s job is SOOOOOO hard, and Sen. Whitmire files a bill to ensure that LGBT teen sweethearts are treated the same way as their straight peers. There are one-hundred and eight days to go in the Legislative Session and we are pressing