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Keynote Speaker: Wendy Davis Wendy Davis is the founder of Deeds Not Words, an advocacy initiative that empowers millennial women to channel their passion and energy on issues of gender equality into actionable change. She was previously a Texas state senator and candidate for governor of Texas, who fought tirelessly for

Media Contact: Susan Risdon, 214-226-6741, [email protected] Denton, Texas –  The Briggle family met with Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and his wife Angela at the Briggle home in Denton Thursday evening before the Labor Day holiday.  Amber, her husband Adam, daughter Lulu and the couple’s transgender son MG met for conversation and dinner. 

Media Contact: DeAnne Cuellar, [email protected] Austin, Texas – Join us for our biggest fundraiser of the year, the 2016 Spirit of Texas Brunch, on September 25th, from 11:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. at The Rosenberg Sky Room in San Antonio. Our tenth annual Spirit of Texas Brunch brings together influential

Attorney General Ken Paxton continues his assault on the very existence of an estimated 1.4 million Americans who are transgender. Paxton is now seeking to deny transgender people access to competent medical care. Attorney General Ken Paxton continues to waste millions of dollars filing lawsuits against the federal government and

We are disappointed by the ruling, but despite this setback, we are hopeful and know that the civil rights of all students will ultimately prevail. Transgender Texans, and in particular transgender kids, must be afforded the most basic dignity to use the restroom. Paxton’s actions seek to punish and harm