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Projected birth increases leads Texas to revisit family planning funds
The Texas state legislature made substantial cuts to family planning funds in 2011, which is estimated to result in almost 24,000 more children born to low-income women in 2014-15 and cost taxpayers $273 million, reported the Texas Tribune. Now, those numbers are leading some lawmakers to shift their position, although…
Don’t Post Up Jesus
Last year, the Texas state legislature passed a law allowing for Bible classes to be taught in public schools. The classes are allegedly supposed to be non-denominational and focused on the history and literature of the Bible without any focus on preaching or proselytization. The Texas state legislature also passed…
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