Press Releases
Merry Merry Martini Mixer to Benefit Equality Texas’ Lobbying & Advocacy Efforts
AUSTIN, Texas (January 27, 2011) â The 82nd Session of the Texas Legislature is now underway and Equality Texas (EQTX) is raising funds to continue its efforts to make Texas a state where all are treated equally with dignity and respect. The Merry Merry Martini Mixer is the first opportunity
Equality Texas Elects Col. Terrel S. Preston (USAF, Ret.) to Board of Directors
Austin, TX (September 20, 2010) – Equality Texas announces the election of Col. Terrel S. Preston (USAF, Ret.) to its board of directors. Col. Preston joins Paul Boskind, San Antonio; Whitney Kelly, Amarillo; Denise Mejia, San Antonio; Saul Reyes, Amarillo; Jeanne Rubin, Frisco; Rob Scamardo, Houston; Katy Stewart, Bryan; Lisa
Fifth District Court Reverses Dallas County Divorce Case
AUSTIN, Texas (August 31, 2010): Statement from Dennis Coleman, Executive Director, Equality Texas on today’s ruling In the Matter of the Marriage of J.B. and H.B.: The Fifth District Court of Appeals ruled today that Texas district courts do not have subject-matter jurisdiction to hear a same-sex divorce case. In
California’s Prop 8 Ruled Unconstitutional. Texans Must Stand Up for Equality Here at Home.
Rallies Today in Major Texas Cities AUSTIN, Texas (August 4, 2010) – Equality Texas celebrates today’s ruling by U.S. District Judge Vaughn Walker which found California’s Proposition 8 unconstitutional. Today’s ruling affirms that the law cannot treat people differently based upon their sexual orientation and that a majority cannot strip
Statement from the 2nd Texas Transgender Nondiscrimination Summit on the Araguz Case
HOUSTON, Texas (July 22, 2010) – We, the attendees of the Second Annual Texas Transgender Nondiscrimination Summit, issue this statement to demonstrate our support for Mrs. Nikki Araguz and to call attention to her plight and that of all transgender people in the state of Texas. Mrs. Nikki Araguz legally
