Legislative Update for April 25: The Good, The Bad and the Legislative

In your legislative update this week: Two bad bills and one good one make it out of committee - with 38 days left in the session the next couple of weeks are crucial!

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Legislative Update for April 17: Just 45 days to go!

This week in your Legislative Update: With just 45 days to go a lot of things are happening at once: Birth Certificates, Homeless Youth, Transgender Bounties and Indiana-style Religious Liberty bills are just the highlights of this week's update.

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Tell the members of the House State Affairs Committee to oppose HB 2801 and protect Trans students at bit.ly/1DoRTjO

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Rep. Anchia Addresses Texas House on HB537 (Birth Certificate Bill)

Representative Rafael Anchia (D-Dallas) makes a Personal Privilege Speech before the Texas House of Representatives urging the membership to help adopted children by giving them a birth certificate that reflects their real family.

Legislative Update for April 10: Marriage Fees, Surrogacy and Homeless Youth

This week in your Legislative Update: Daniel tells us about Rep. Bell's contingency plan in case of the freedom to marry and two good bills gain momentum.
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Legislative Update for April 2: Youth Homelessness and Appropriations

This week in your Legislative Update: The House Human Services Committee passes important Youth Homelessness legislation and the House debates the budget

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Learn more about the legislation we're working on at the LEGISLATIVE INFORMATION CENTER.
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Thank you for your support! Together, we are Building a State of Equality in Texas.

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