For Immediate Release: Equality Texas and the Transgender Education Network of Texas Release Statement on the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services Letter to Governor Abbott August 11, 2021 at 5:28 pm The language used in Gov. Abbott’s letter to Texas DFPS and in the DFPS response is offensive to our community and has nothing to do with the reality of life-saving affirming healthcare practices for transgender people, further illustrating that politicians and government appointees should focus on governing actual emergencies and not fictitious ones.

For Immediate Release: Equality Texas Celebrates All Eyes on Texas: Equality Texas’ 2nd Annual Gala October 14, 2020 at 1:31 pm Equality Texas will spend the night of October 17, 2020 honoring LGBTQ trailblazers across Texas at the ALL EYES ON TEXAS: Equality Texas' 2nd Annual Gala. It will be an evening of celebration, inspiration, and generosity in a year of great uncertainty and stress for our community.

All Eyes on Texas: Meet our 2020 Gala Honorees September 28, 2020 at 11:45 am When we come together for our virtual gala this year, it will be a night of celebration, inspiration, and generosity...and recognition of some of the people who have engaged, mobilized, and provided inspiration through their efforts.

For Immediate Release: Equality Texas and the Transgender Education Network of Texas (TENT) Condemn Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson’s Proposed Rule Change Excluding Trans People from Homeless Shelters July 27, 2020 at 12:38 pm Equality Texas and TENT condemn the Housing and Urban Development Department’s proposed rule that will undermine two Obama-era regulations prohibiting anti-LGBTQ discrimination in federally funded housing, including homeless shelters.

For Immediate Release: Equality Texas and Texas Pride Impact Fund Announce Launch of Queer Texas Crisis Fund June 29, 2020 at 1:32 pm The Queer Texas Crisis Fund will support organizations that are providing emergency relief to LGBTQ+ communities as a response to COVID-19 and/or are leading critical social justice work at the intersections of race and LGBTQ+ identities.

For Immediate Release: Equality Texas Elects New Board Members February 24, 2020 at 2:53 pm Equality Texas has announced new members of the Equality Texas Board of Directors.

For Immediate Release: Texas Equity PAC Endorses 29 Texas House Members for Re-Election Who Received an A on the Equality Texas Legislative Scorecard in Our Third Round of Endorsements for the 2020 General Election February 4, 2020 at 4:02 pm Today, the Texas Equity PAC endorsed 29 Texas House Members who received an A on the Equality Texas Legislative Scorecard for the 2019 Legislative Session.

For immediate release: Equality Texas Announces New Dallas Steering Committee Members and the Kick-off of Our First Major Event – Love Equality 2020 on February 15 in Dallas January 23, 2020 at 9:29 am Love Equality, an annual fundraising event and party benefitting Equality Texas, is a fun night of celebration, and dancing, with drinks and light food.

For Immediate Release: Equality Texas Celebrates Our 30th Anniversary by Honoring Our Strongest Advocates and Legislative Champions and Celebrating 30 Years of Protecting LGBTQ Texans November 25, 2019 at 1:37 pm Equality Texas, which incorporated in 1989, spent Saturday night honoring heroes, milestones, and victories across three decades of education and advocacy.

Transcript of Speech by the new CEO of Equality Texas, Ricardo Martinez November 21, 2019 at 3:28 pm I want to use this forum to promise that my leadership will be defined by clarity of purpose and led by the values of transparency, diversity, equity and inclusion, practical and strategic agitation, curiosity, humility and collaboration.