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Shawna Hodgson

February 2, 2021 By Shawna Hodgson Leave a Comment

Introducing Texas HB1386

If enacted, HB1386 will restore the right of ALL Texas-born adoptees to obtain their original pre-adoption birth certificate at age 18, without restrictions.

Filed Under: Latest News Tagged With: HB1386

February 11, 2019 By Shawna Hodgson 1 Comment

Thanks, Sen. Creighton and Rep. Calanni

It’s not easy to get a bill—especially a clean adoptee rights bill—drafted, agreed upon, and sponsored by representatives and senators in Texas who stand steadfastly behind it.

Filed Under: Latest News Tagged With: Legislation, Representative Calanni, Senator Creighton

February 5, 2019 By Shawna Hodgson Leave a Comment

TXARC Welcomes Reclaim the Records to Our Fight

Reclaim The Records, a national organization that has been instrumental in securing the release of over twenty-eight million public records, has joined TXARC as a strategic partner.

Filed Under: Latest News Tagged With: Reclaim the Records, Strategic Partners

January 23, 2019 By Shawna Hodgson 8 Comments

We Have A Draft Bill

After painstaking work with legislators and legislative staff that began in the fall, we now have a solid draft of a clean adoptee rights bill in Texas.

Filed Under: Latest News Tagged With: Legislation

December 31, 2018 By Shawna Hodgson 2 Comments

Fires, Floods, and Flying Monkeys

Truth should shroud adoption practices so that adoptees are not left powerless at the hands of those who profit from it.

Filed Under: Essays, Latest News Tagged With: Adoption Agencies, Truth

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