Wimberley ISD LGBT Policy Voted Down After Texas Values Testimony

Monday night, after hearing testimony from our Policy Advisor Mary Elizabeth Castle, the Wimberley Independent School District Board of Trustees voted against a controversial school policy that would add “sexual orientation”, “gender identity”, (SOGI) and “gender expression” as special protected classes. The school district becomes the most recent local government and, possibly the first school district, to vote policies like this down. The Wimberley Board Meeting was packed with people who opposed the proposed SOGI policy.

Legislation similar to this policy was filed during the 86th Texas Legislative Session and earned the term “Ban the Bible” bills because these policies seek to criminalize people who hold Biblical views on marriage and sexuality. “Sexual orientation” and “gender Identity” policies empower the government to target people of faith, threaten free speech, and violate student’s privacy. We thank the Wimberley ISD School Board for doing the right thing by rejecting this “Ban the Bible” style policy.

2019 Gala in Houston Was An Evening to Remember

As the unashamed leader in the battle for faith, family, and freedom in Texas, Texas Values celebrated our 7-year legacy with hundreds of our supporters in Houston last Friday at our 2019 Gala. It was wonderful to be in a room packed full of our supporters to celebrate how the Lord has used Texas Values and Texas Values Action to help advance faith, family and freedom across Texas. We are thankful for the inspiring and encouraging messages that Dennis Prager and Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick both shared that reinforced why it is so important for Texas to lead.

One of the many highlights of the evening was the 2019 Kelly Shackelford Award being presented to Pastor Jorge Tovar of Laredo. Pastor Tovar, with the help of Texas Values, led the effort to successfully stop a “sexual orientation and gender identity” ordinance that would have punished people of faith in Laredo. Pastor Tovar has since led “Keep God in Texas” Conferences to awaken and equip Pastors on public policy in multiple cities across Texas. We look forward to continuing to work with Pastor Tovar and other pastors across the state to equip the church.