Texas Freedom Network

Texas Freedom Network
AbbreviationTFN
Formation1995
TypeNon-profit
Legal status501(c)(4) Educational Organization
PurposeReligious Freedom, Civil Liberties
HeadquartersAustin, Texas
Region served
Texas
Membership
19,000 members
President/Executive Director
Val Benavidez
AffiliationsTexas Freedom Network Education Fund
Websitetfn.org

The Texas Freedom Network (TFN) is a Texas organization which describes its goals as protecting religious freedom, defending civil liberties, and strengthening public schools in the state. It works to counter the activities of the Christian right.[1] Founded in 1996 by Cecile Richards, the daughter of former Governor Ann W. Richards.[2] The group had 19,000 members by 2004.[3]

  1. ^ Rozell, Mark (1997). God at the Grass Roots, 1996. Lanham: Rowman & Littlefield. pp. 45–46. ISBN 0-8476-8611-6.
  2. ^ Green, John (2000). Prayers in the Precincts. Washington: Georgetown University Press. p. 53. ISBN 0-87840-775-8.
  3. ^ Smoot Steps Down, Rachel Proctor May, The Austin Chronicle, October 15, 2004