In 2019, then state Rep. Dade Phelan, R-Beaumont, turned heads with his comments saying he did not want to continue attacking the gay community. As House speaker, however, some say he has not been forceful enough in defending transgender Texans from similar attacks. Credit: Miguel Gutierrez Jr./The Texas Tribune
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Dade Phelan, a Republican state representative from conservative southeast Texas, turned heads in 2019 when he said publicly that he was “done talking about bashing on the gay community” in the Legislature, session after session.
FOX 7 Discussion: Texas Legislature debates possible abortion laws
FOX 7 Discussion: Texas Legislature debates possible abortion laws
Jonathan Saenz with Texas Values and Diana Gomez with Progress Texas discuss bills that would impose much stricter laws over abortions in Texas.
One of them would ban abortion after six weeks and another one would ban nearly all abortions if Roe v Wade was overturned.
Jonathan Saenz with Texas Values and Diana Gomez with Progress Texas join Mike Warren to discuss these bills.
Abortion âheartbeat billâ wins critical vote in Texas House
Abortion âheartbeat billâ wins critical vote in Texas House
SB8 is a new attempt to restrict abortions in Texas. It makes a heartbeat of an unborn child as the new standard. This is the worst day of the session, every single session, and the stuff keeps coming up, said Howard.
The response from Slawson was a reflection of the division in the House. This is the best day for tens of thousands of unborn children in the state, she said.
SB 8, a new attempt to restrict abortions in Texas, makes a heartbeat of an unborn child the new standard.
https://www.afinalwarning.com/511344.html (Natural News) Two members of a school board in Texas have been indicted by a grand jury in Tarrant County, Texas over conspiracy to violate the Texas Open Meetings Act. They violated the law by sending text messages regarding a proposed racial diversity plan, which has been strongly opposed by large sections of the community.
The grand jury indicted Carroll Independent School District (ISD) President Michelle Moore and Vice President Todd Carlton for knowingly engaging in communications outside of a public meeting. The two school board members were sending each other text messages regarding the district’s Cultural Competence Action Plan (CCAP). This plan will supposedly address the school district’s lack of diversity and inclusion.
Carroll school board president, vice president indicted on Open Meetings Act violations
Fort Worth Star-Telegram 2 hrs ago Elizabeth Campbell, Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Apr. 6 SOUTHLAKE A Tarrant County grand jury indicted the Carroll school board president and vice president on charges they violated the Texas Open Meetings Act by sending text messages concerning a proposed diversity plan.
The grand jury indictment says that Michelle Moore and Todd Carlton knowingly engaged in communications outside of a meeting about the district s Cultural Competence Action Plan.
The indictments stem from a lawsuit that Southlake parent Kristin Garcia filed last year alleging that the board members communicated about the district s diversity plan through text messages. The lawsuit claims the communication was about board business which was not conducted during an authorized meeting.