Texas Values Launches Campaign to Protect Religious Freedom with Save Chick-fil-A Law

This week, we announced the launch of a new state-wide campaign to educate Texans on the Save Chick-fil-A Religious Freedom Law that went into effect on September 1st. At SaveChickfilA.com you can join our effort to spread the word about Texas’ newest religious freedom law that ensures state and local governments can’t punish Texans for simply living out their faith. 

The Save Chick-fil-A Religious Freedom Law, SB 1978, passed the Texas Legislature with bipartisan support and was signed into law by Gov. Greg Abbott on June 10, 2019. This law protects more than just Chick-fil-A. It ensures state and local governments do not punish Texans because of their membership or association with a religious organization or church, or because of their donation to a religious organization or church. The goal of this campaign is to educate and empower every Texan with their rights under this new law.

Leander Vote to End ‘Drag Queen Story Hour’ Gets National Attention

The Leander City Council recently voted 6-1 to require background checks for all presenters at library events after a private group sponsored a Drag Queen event that was held at the Leander Public Library. Our policy team testified at the meeting on the need for background checks as well as the dangers of the American Library Association’s promotion of these hypersexualized events to children. 

This week, the Daily Signal wrote a piece on the City of Leander’s actions to help stop these hypersexualized events, targeted at young children, from happening at its library. Texas Values members were interviewed for this national story. We encourage you to read and share the piece.