Many counselors may be forced to limit or abandon conversations that some clients deeply desire.
On Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court heard
Chiles v. Salazar
, a case that strikes at the heart of free speech, religious liberty, and the proper boundaries of government regulation in mental health. Counselor Kaley Chiles, pictured above, wants to help young people distressed about their gender achieve their chosen goal to grow comfortable with their bodies and avoid harmful drugs and procedures. But a Colorado law is forbidding her from doing so, and Attorney General Salazar wants to enforce the “gag rule.”
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Come be inspired at the 2025 Texas Values Faith, Family, & Freedom Gala with Coach Joe Kennedy who won the football prayer case at the U. S. Supreme Court and Kelly Shackelford, President of First Liberty Institute, who represented Coach Joe Kennedy at the U. S. Supreme Court. You'll have the opportunity to meet College Athlete Brooke Slusser
the
Texas college athlete who stood firm to protect women's sports.
Enjoy an incredible evening with like-minded friends—it’s the perfect opportunity to engage in meaningful conversations, especially with a friend who finds politics to be a tough topic. Together, we can embrace the power of our voices, champion freedom, and ensure our representation in government!
Highlights include: Special presentations, a look ahead into 2026, and the 11th Annual Kelly Shackelford Award.
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Texas Values board member Kelly Shackelford recently met with President Donald J. Trump following The Religious Liberty Commission meeting, where Kelly serves as a member.
The Texas Ten Commandments Law (S.B. 10) passed by the Texas Legislature earlier this year continues being actively implemented in many school districts despite continued legal attacks from outside-the-state, leftist organizations and their supporters. The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and Americans United for Separation of Church and State (AUSCS) sued 14 more school districts in a Texas federal district court recently in
Cribbs Ringer v. Comal ISD.
The lawsuit is asking the court for an injunction to require those school districts to remove Ten Commandments displays and stop hanging new displays.
This is the third lawsuit filed so far to stop the Texas Ten Commandments Law from being implemented. An earlier court decision in
Rabbi Nathan v. Alamo Heights ISD
is currently on appeal before the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals after a district court judge ruled that 11 school districts were temporarily not required to post displays while the lawsuit is ongoing.
Despite these attacks, the Texas Attorney General’s office issued a
formal legal advisory
last week making it clear that all Texas public school districts, except for the 11 districts under federal court injunction, are required to display posters in accordance with state law.
Texas Values continues to help lead the rollout of S.B. 10 to uphold the historical and moral foundations of our laws as allowed by the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in
Kennedy v. Bremerton
and other case law. So far, at least 4,751 schools have been adopted with Ten Commandments posters or displays.
You can buy posters to donate to your local Texas school district at
www.RestoreAmericanSchools.com
and you can read more about the Texas Ten Commandments Law and recent news developments at
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Even if you cannot drop off posters to schools, please consider
making a donation
to help us continue to expanding a culture of freedom in Texas!
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Jonathan Covey, Director of Policy for Texas Values is interviewed by
CBS News
on the issue saying,
"It's undeniable that concepts like prohibitions against theft, prohibitions against murder, and honoring your father and your mother, those ideas have shaped the
foundations of a lot of legal codes, but especially those in the United States."
Watch the Chloe Cole Livestream Hosted by TPUSA TCU at Baptist Church
Last week, the story broke that the TPUSA chapter at TCU would no longer be holding their event on campus. Texas Christian University later issued a statement claiming their reasons for why the event was no longer being held on campus.
Nonetheless, we were happy that Birchman Baptist Church had agreed to host the event and Texas Values was proud to be a sponsor of it!
Watch the event
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