Discriminatory amendments are intentional and planned, and our focus is, has, and will always be equality for all Texas adult adopted people.
Contact Public Health Committee Members: No to Inequality
Contact committee members today to request that they do not consider the substitute bill for HB2725 and to reject discriminatory amendments.
HB2725 Is Dead. It’s Time to Unite on That
HB2725, as written and introduced in Texas, is dead. Some people won’t tell you that. We will.
HB2725: Where It Stands
Rep. Senfronia Thompson’s office told TXARC that it does not help to call or email before a request for hearing from the bill’s author is actually received.
Texas Bill and TXARC Partners in the National News
Rep. Gina Calanni’s efforts have been noticed and HB2725 is part of a larger story about adoptee rights and original birth certificates. The story in Mother Jones, which is here and also covers efforts in New York and Florida, features two TXARC partners as well as other advocates working on this issue. Shawna Hodgson, a […]
American Adoption Congress Endorses HB2725
The American Adoption Congress has endorsed HB2725, the adoptee rights bill sponsored by Texas State Representative Gina Calanni.