We regard it as such a respite from the troubles of the world that we often call the auditorium a “sanctuary.” How do we talk to our friends and the young people in our lives when a madman brings so much pain and death to a church? Gen. Patrick Caruana is chairman of the board
The Texas House Speaker who consistently stood in the way of efforts to protect the privacy and safety of women in restrooms, locker rooms and showers, now says he will not seek re-election. Dubbed a “moderate Republican” by the news media, Joe Straus was out of step with the people of the reliably conservative state.
With the devastating flooding from Hurricane Harvey still ongoing, Gov. Greg Abbott proclaimed Sunday, September 3, a “Day of Prayer.” “It is right and fitting,” he wrote in the proclamation, “that the people of Texas should join with their fellow residents and with others from across the country and around the world to seek God’s
The battle for student privacy in locker rooms and bathrooms continues in Texas. Today was the first day of a special legislative session called by Gov. Greg Abbott to deal specifically with several key issues, including legislation to keep men out of girls’ bathrooms, locker rooms and other intimate facilities. Earlier this year, the Texas
Texas Values is one of 40 state allies that Kansas Family Voice is proud to work alongside. Legislation designed to allow faith-based foster homes and adoption agencies to keep operating according to their faith-based principles (HB 3859) was signed today by Gov. Greg Abbott. The new law, called the Freedom to Serve Children Act, protects
The bathroom issue will be front and center in many states this year, and Texas is no exception. Right now, the state Senate is considering SB 6, the Texas Privacy Act, that would stop men from getting access to women’s bathrooms, locker rooms and changing areas. “Texans overwhelmingly oppose these attacks on women’s privacy and
Hearings are under way in the case of a California law that forces pro-life pregnancy centers to promote abortion. AB 775 requires licensed medical centers offering services to pregnant women to post a disclosure that California offers free or low-cost abortion and contraception services. It also forces non-medical centers to add large disclosures to all
This message must ring loud and clear to our seniors, and those with disabilities or terminal illnesses: “We will not abandon you to assisted suicide.” And, because of you, this message is being heard at state capitols across the nation. Through your support, CitizenLink (soon to be Kansas Family Voice), our national ally Focus on
Florida Governor urged to sign HB 1411 bill into law. The Florida Legislature passed HB 1411, a bill that cuts state funding to abortion facilities, including Planned Parenthood. If signed into law, the money that would have gone to Planned Parenthood now goes to hundreds of deserving low-cost community health clinics and women’s health centers.
Clinics are under pressure from declining abortion rates and big Planned Parenthood expansions. by Chuck Donovan The U.S. Supreme Court heard a case Wednesday that could determine the fate of many health regulations on abortion facilities. Whole Woman’s Health v. Hellerstedt originated in Texas, where the legislature passed a law in 2013 that, among other
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