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The Texas Legislature just wrapped up the 86th Legislative Session — which means LGBTQ Texans can now rest a little easier, knowing that Dan Patrick and his cadre of anti-equality crusaders won’t have the opportunity to legislate discrimination again until January 2021. A Bittersweet Conclusion Of the 20 anti-LGBTQ bills

CONTACT:  Susan Risdon, 214-226-6741 [email protected] EQUALITY TEXAS BLOCKED NEARLY 20 ANTI-LGBTQ BILLS THIS SESSION; ONE ‘DOG WHISTLE’ MEASURE PASSED, BUT IT DOES NOT EXPAND EXISTING LAW Austin, Texas-May 28, 2019-Pointing to the death of 20 anti-LGBTQ bills, Equality Texas, the state’s largest LGBTQ rights organization, said the death of 20

Angela Hale, Equality Texas, 512-289-2995, [email protected] Proposed Trump Administration Rollbacks of ACA Nondiscrimination Regulations Jeopardize Transgender Texans’ Access to Health Care Austin, Texas – May 24, 2019 – Equality Texas, the largest statewide organization solely dedicated to securing full equality for LGBTQ Texans today blasted the Trump Administration for once

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT:  Susan Risdon, 214-226-6741 [email protected] Equality Texas Statement on the Murder of Muhlaysia Booker We are devastated that Muhlaysia Booker of Dallas, Texas has become the third transgender woman of color to be killed this year. We call upon the Dallas Police Department to pursue their investigation

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT:  Susan Risdon, 214-226-6741 [email protected] ANTI-LGBTQ BILL SB 1978 PASSES THE TEXAS HOUSE, MOVES TO THE GOVERNOR EQUALITY TEXAS DECRIES PASSAGE OF ANTI-LGBTQ ‘DOG WHISTLE’ MEASURE Austin, Texas-May 20, 2019-Today, the Texas House passed SB 1978 (Hughes) in a 79-62 vote, a measure that began as the