Press Releases

Multiple Local Advocacy Organizations Co-Sponsor Civic Engagement Program AUSTIN, Texas (July 12, 2010) – Equality Texas Foundation staff will train North Texas residents in Frisco this Saturday, July 17. The Equality Project is a public education program to teach attendees how policy issues affect Texas citizens. The project trains participants

Austin, Texas (July 6, 2010) – The Boards of Equality Texas and Equality Texas Foundation enthusiastically welcome Mr. Dennis Coleman to lead Equality Texas and Equality Texas Foundation.  As executive director, Mr. Coleman will lead a professional staff and hundreds of volunteers who advocate for inclusive polices at the local

Austin, Texas (June 23, 2010) – Equality Texas applauds Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) for including gender identity in its existing Non-Discrimination Employment Policy Statement. With a unanimous vote Tuesday night, the DART Board of Directors included a provision to explicitly prohibit employment decisions based on gender identity. Equality Texas Political

Austin, Texas (June 17, 2010) – Equality Texas is expressing deep concern that Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) has gutted its existing Non-Discrimination Employment Policy Statement.  At a June 15th meeting of the board, operating as the Committee of the Whole, the agenda called for amending DART’s Non-Discrimination Employment Policy

Austin, Texas (June 4, 2010) – Equality Texas and residents of the DART service area urge DART to add gender identity to the transit organization’s non-discrimination employment policy. On Wednesday, Equality Texas began an email campaign targeting DART’s 15-member Board of Directors, which is appointed by city governments. Equality Texas