Texas Catholic Voice May 1, 2023
In this issue of the Texas Catholic Voice: Help stop bad bills about immigration and payday lending … We’re hiring! Learn more … Bills in hearing, and much more! A Message from Jennifer Allmon, Executive Director Only 29 days to go in the 88th Legislature and the deadline for House bills to be reported from…
Read MoreTexas Catholic Voice April 24, 2023
In this issue of the Texas Catholic Voice: Divine Mercy … Common sense … And other unexpected activities this past week! A Message from Jennifer Allmon, Executive Director Last Sunday was the feast of Divine Mercy and we are grateful this week a judge has shown mercy to Ivan Cantu by withdrawing his April 26…
Read MoreTexas Catholic Voice April 17, 2023
In this issue of the Texas Catholic Voice: Air conditioning and parental choice … Dangerous immigration bills … Payday lending bills … And more! A Message from Jennifer Allmon, Executive Director Last Thursday St. Mary Magdalen Catholic School in San Antonio hosted Governor Greg Abbott for a parental choice in education event. About 300 parents…
Read MoreTexas Catholic Voice April 10, 2023
In this issue of the Texas Catholic Voice: Parental choice in education moving forward … Support bills in hearing on parental choice this week … El Paso has a new bishop … And more! A Message from Jennifer Allmon, Executive Director Happy Easter! There are 48 more days until Pentecost Sunday and the following day…
Read MoreTexas Catholic Voice April 3, 2023
In this issue of the Texas Catholic Voice: Bills making progress… Bills in committee this week … And more! A Message from Jennifer Allmon, Executive Director Thank you to everyone who participated in Catholic Advocacy Day on Tuesday. We had a fantastic turnout at the rally, and the Catholic school students did a phenomenal job…
Read MoreTexas Catholic Voice Mar. 27, 2023
In this issue of the Texas Catholic Voice: Join us on Tuesday, 11:30 am … Bills in committee this week … And more! A Message from Jennifer Allmon, Executive Director Our highly anticipated Catholic Advocacy Day is tomorrow at the Capitol! A few thousand Catholics will be in attendance, including 1300 Catholic school students who…
Read MoreTexas Catholic Conference of Bishops supports parental choice in education bills
AUSTIN — Recognizing education is one of the best means to escape poverty and that parents are best suited to determine the right educational choice for their children, the Texas Catholic Conference of Bishops (TCCB) supports a set of bills increasing parental choice in education. The bills have been filed by Sen. Paul Bettencourt, Sen.…
Read MoreTexas Catholic Voice Mar. 20, 2023
In this issue of the Texas Catholic Voice: Hearings this week on parental choice … St. Joseph, pray for us! … And more! A Message from Jennifer Allmon, Executive Director Exciting developments at the Capitol to report this week! The first hearing for bills on parental choice in education will be on Wednesday, March 22,…
Read MoreLetter to Attorney General Paxton about Blaine amendments
The anti-Catholic history of Blaine amendments Today we submitted a letter to Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton outlining the anti-Catholic history of Blaine amendments and the constitutionality of parental choice Education Savings Accounts in Texas. Thank you to Nicole Garnett and the Notre Dame Law School Religious Liberty Initiative for assistance. Read the letter here
Read MoreTexas Catholic Voice Mar. 13, 2023
In this issue of the Texas Catholic Voice: Parental choice prioritized … Bills in hearing this week … Pope Francis’ tenth anniversary … And more! A Message from Jennifer Allmon, Executive Director Last week we offered two events for parents interested in increasing parental choice in education. On Monday in Killeen families attended a presentation…
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