Press Releases
TEXAS HOUSE TO TAKE UP INDIANA-STYLE BILL SUBVERTING POTENTIAL SUPREME COURT RULING ON MARRIAGE
HB 4015 Would Put Texas on Collision Course with Freedom, Lead to National Uproar Similar to What Happened in Indiana FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Chuck Smith, 512.474.5475 (office), 512.294.3506 (mobile) Civil liberties and LGBT rights organizations today joined in warning the Texas House of Representatives against passage next week
CIVIL LIBERTIES GROUPS RAISE THE ALARM ON ANTI-LGBT BILLS IN TEXAS
Texas Pioneering Strategy to Subvert Supreme Court Ruling, Enshrine Discrimination in Law Contacts: Dan Quinn, TFN, 512.322.0545; Anna Nuñez, ACLU of Texas, 713.942.8146×110; Chuck Smith, Equality Texas, 512.474.5475 Civil liberties groups warned today that Texas lawmakers are leading the way on a strategy to subvert a potential Supreme Court
Equality Texas Urges City of San Antonio to Support Community Expectations for Non-Discrimination Ordinance
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Robert Salcido, 210-857-6928, robert.salcido@equalitytexas.org San Antonio, TX – Equality Texas is calling on the Mayor and councilmembers of San Antonio to embrace their shared responsibilities as leaders to protect all people, including LGBT people, from discrimination. Being treated fairly and equally, and protected from discrimination is especially
Texas Can Lead by Passing Nondiscrimination Laws
The following joint press release was sent this morning by Equality Texas, the Texas Freedom Network, and the ACLU of Texas. March 31, 2015 While outrage grows over potential discrimination allowed by religious refusal laws in Indiana and other states, Texas lawmakers are considering at least 20 bills in the
Equality Texas, HRC, and NCLR Applaud Introduction of Bill to Protect Kids from Conversion Therapy in Texas
For Immediate Release March 13, 2015 Contact: Chuck Smith, 512-474-5475 x1 (AUSTIN, TEXAS) – Texas State Representative Celia Israel has introduced a bill that would protect youth and their families from the discredited practice of conversion therapy. The bill—HB 3495—reflects the unanimous view of medical, mental health, and child welfare
