Press Releases

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Angela Hale, Equality Texas, 512.289.2995 [email protected]   In a 5 to 4 decision today, the U.S. Supreme Court lifted a temporary stay of the Trump administration’s policy of barring most transgender people from serving in the military. The order permits the administration to stop transgender people from enlisting while the

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Angela Hale, Equality Texas, 512.289.2995 [email protected] Equality Texas Names Global Leader and Political Activist Samantha Smoot as Interim Executive Director The Largest LGBTQ Organization in Texas Offers Our Heartfelt Thanks to Legendary Leader Chuck Smith for his 15 Years of Service Austin, TX (Monday December 17, 2018)

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Angela Hale, Equality Texas, 512.289.2995 [email protected] Equality Texas Welcomes New Team Members to Stop LGBTQ Discrimination Austin, Texas (November 14, 2018) – Equality Texas, the largest statewide organization solely dedicated to securing full equality for LGBTQ Texans, today welcomes three new team members who are committing to

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Angela Hale, Equality Texas, 512.289.2995 [email protected] ELECTION RECAP: EQUALITY IS A WINNING MESSAGE Author of the Bathroom Bill in Texas House Goes Down in Defeat Austin, TX (November 7, 2018) – Equality Texas, the largest statewide organization solely dedicated to securing full equality for LGBT Texans, today

Statement from Chuck Smith, CEO of Equality Texas: The political map is changing in Texas tonight, and we see signs in this election of a bright future for the Lone Star State. Candidates up and down the ballot who ran on pro-equality messages had unprecedented success, including defeating anti-equality members