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What is the Texas State Board of Education (SBOE)?
The classroom is no place for political theatre — that’s why Cecile Richards founded TFN in 1995 after attending her first State Board of Education (SBOE) meeting and observing how the far-right’s...
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The Blue State Booksellers Fighting Texas Book Bans From Maryland: A...
Learn more about the blue state booksellers fighting Texas books ban from Maryland: “Freedom of speech is the bedrock of any democracy. Books are a way to see outside of your own worldview and have...
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12 Ways TFN Activists Helped Improve Texas in 2023
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Texas-Sized Insurrection Influence: Here’s Who Conspired to Destroy Democracy...
Some Texans didn’t need to furiously refresh their Twitter feeds or switch on the news to experience the riotous chaos of the violent and deadly January 6 Insurrection, which took place three years...
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A Timeline of Roe v. Wade, Abortion Restrictions in America, and Our...
To honor the anniversary of Roe v. Wade’s historic passage, we’ve built a timeline of Roe v. Wade, abortion restrictions in America, and our ongoing relentless fight for reproductive freedom. In 2022,...
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Loving families share their stories as the Texas Supreme Court argues the ban...
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PragerU Kids Is Twisting Black History One Video at a Time
Content warning: This blog discusses historical racial violence. If you keep up with public education, you’ve probably heard of PragerU by now. Maybe you even followed the controversy when far-right...
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Patriotic math? Far-right Texas SBOE sets its 2024 priorities
In a troubling first State Board of Education (SBOE) meeting of 2024, the new far-right chair yanked consideration of a new American Indian/Native Studies course from the board’s meeting agenda....
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Meet Val Benavidez, Texas Freedom Network’s Executive Director
Val Benavidez became the executive director in 2020 after serving as TFN’s chief program officer and field director for almost 14 years. During her time as the Outreach Director and then Chief Program...
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In the Midst of Texas’s Book Banning Hysteria, We’re Celebrating Transgender...
Across Texas and the nation, the far-right is engaged in a coordinated campaign to erase LGBTQIA+ stories and identities by banning books from schools and libraries. According to a PEN America report,...
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Happy Easter! And happy Trans Day of Visibility!
Easter falls on Transgender Day of Visibility this year. People will be bearing witness to the resurrection of Christ while celebrating the lives and contributions of transgender folks. To some...
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Meet Reverend Chris Jimmerson, A Faith Leader Built, Sustained, and Guided by...
“Theologically, community and relationships are the entire basis of my faith and the religion that I serve as a minister. I don’t know how we would do anything but work for other people’s rights and...
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