ACTION ALERT – HB 3859 House Floor Vote this Saturday! May 3, 2017 at 4:43 pm The Texas House will take a vote on Saturday, May 6, 2017 on HB 3859 by Rep. James Frank. The proposed bill would allow child welfare organizations, agencies and employees that contract with the state to discriminate against LGBTQ families and others when making foster care and adoption decisions.

Weekly Update April 21, 2017 April 21, 2017 at 8:19 pm This week has been one of the busiest yet in the Texas Legislature with several bills making their way through the process. Here is a recap of what’s happened this week.

#TransTuesday – 5 Fathers of Transgender Children April 18, 2017 at 7:39 am This #TransTuesday, Equality Texas highlights a conversation between five fathers of #transgender children in Texas. Please watch and share with the hashtag #TransTuesday.

Weekly Update April 14, 2017 April 14, 2017 at 5:29 pm Texas is leading the nation with the number of anti-LGBTQ bills filed. Currently 26 discriminatory bills have been filed in the Texas House and Senate this session that directly attack LGBTQ people with regard to restroom access, roll back of local nondiscrimination protections, and provide religious refusals for child welfare providers, county clerks, medical professionals, counselors, wedding service providers, and more.

SB 1536 April 9, 2017 at 6:59 pm

HB 3859 April 9, 2017 at 6:39 pm

HB 4246 April 9, 2017 at 6:12 pm

HB 4124 April 9, 2017 at 6:09 pm

SB 1341 April 9, 2017 at 5:27 pm

SB 0892 February 26, 2017 at 1:42 pm