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Statement from Equality Texas regarding today’s actions by Dan Patrick and Ken Paxton: The Lt. Governor and Attorney General demonstrated today that they are blinded by transphobia.    Federal education guidelines define the rights of every public school student, including transgender students, and we commend the Fort Worth School District

Paxton’s Extreme Political Agenda is Once Again on the Wrong Side of the Law “Indicted Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton once again demonstrates that his extreme political agenda has prejudiced his decision-making,” said Equality Texas board chair Steve Rudner. When the U.S. Supreme Court issued its ruling on marriage equality,

This week Equality Texas is proud to release a brand new video featuring the story of Ann, Jim, and Ben Elder, a family living in Friendswood, Texas. In the video, Ann and Jim, who have been married for 19 years, talk about raising their son Ben, who is transgender –

Contact: DeAnne Cuellar, [email protected], @deannecuellar Rockwall, Texas effort to discriminate against LGBT Texans has failed. Rockwall residents told their city council tonight that the Rockwall they love is not a city that would support discrimination. They made it clear that there is no factual basis or need for a “potty

Contact: DeAnne Cuellar, [email protected] Dallas, TX (April 29, 2016) – Today, a Denton County family with a transgender child, along with Equality Texas, the largest statewide organization dedicated solely to fighting for LGBT equality in Texas, announced communications between Tracy Murphree’s office had been abruptly cancelled. Murphree, a Denton County