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Your Calls Help Protect Parental Rights
A bill that would have made it harder for parents to protect their children from unwanted visitation was withdrawn from the docket in the Texas Senate.

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False Truancy Charges Dismissed


Homeschooling Family Targeted by Truant Officer


Prosecutor Drops Charges against Homeschool Dad


False Truancy Charges Dismissed with HSLDA’s Intervention


Official Apologizes for Discrimination over Driver’s License


Mother Faces False Truancy Charges


School Districts Require Families to Fill out Unnecessary Forms


School Attempts to Send Truant Officer to Family’s Home


New Homeschool Family Required to Fill out Homeschool Form


Homeschool Group Told to Follow Day Care Regulations


School District Refuses to Withdraw Student


Homeschool Family Faces Fabricated Allegations


Family Accused of Sending Kids to Bed Too Early


Justice of the Peace Thanks HSLDA for Assistance with Truancy Case

 HSLDA Alerts & Information (TX)
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8/21/2013Daytime Curfew Vote Suspended in Blanco, TX
8/12/2013Texas--Action Needed to Oppose Blanco Daytime Curfew
6/6/2013Texas Legislature Now Adjourned!
5/20/2013Texas: Legislative Update
5/8/2013Texas: Legislative Update and Action Requested
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 State Legislation
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INACTIVE House Concurrent Resolution 38: Urges the U.S. Congress to Pass the Parental Rights Amendment
4/30/2013

INACTIVE House Joint Resolution 45: A Constitutional Amendment Protecting Private Schools from State and Local Regulation
2/7/2013

INACTIVE House Joint Resolution 77: Repeal Traditional Marriage Amendment
2/21/2013

INACTIVE House Joint Resolution 78: Repeal Traditional Marriage Amendment
2/25/2013

INACTIVE House Bill 391: Relating to a Suit for Possession of or Access to a Child by a Grandparent
2/11/2013

INACTIVE House Bill 393 and Senate Bill 1148: Relating to Possession of or Access to a Child by a Grandparent
4/19/2013

INACTIVE House Bill 462: Limiting Use of the Common Core Standards
6/14/2013

INACTIVE House Bill 704: Rejecting National Curriculum Standards
2/18/2013

INACTIVE House Bill 772 and Senate Bill 40: Relating to the Immunization Data and the Immunization Registry
5/7/2013

INACTIVE House Bill 1152: Expedited Hearing in Investigations of Child Abuse or Neglect
2/20/2013

INACTIVE House Bill 1240: Proposes a Study of the Common Core State Standards
2/25/2013

INACTIVE House Bill 1300: Same-Sex Marriage
2/25/2013

INACTIVE House Bill 1323: Protection for Individuals Alleged to Have Committed Abuse or Neglect
2/25/2013

INACTIVE House Bill 1374 and Senate Bill 929: Equal Access for Homeschool Students in UIL Sports
5/17/2013

INACTIVE House Bill 1643 and Senate Bill 573: Equal Access
3/20/2013

INACTIVE House Bill 1990: Including Certain Homeschool Students in School District’s Daily Attendance
3/5/2013

INACTIVE House Bill 2234 and Senate Bill 1269: Authorizing Home-Taught Driver Education Examinations
5/13/2013

INACTIVE House Bill 2547 and Senate Bill 1194: Relating to a Suit for Possession of or Access to a Child by a Grandparent
5/7/2013

INACTIVE House Bill 2793: Exemption to Compulsory Public School Attendance
3/21/2013

INACTIVE House Bill 2872: Stricter Truancy Regulations
5/14/2013

INACTIVE House Bill 3179: Conditioning Driver's License on School Attendance
4/16/2013

INACTIVE Senate Joint Resolution 29: Repeal Traditional Marriage Amendment
2/13/2013

INACTIVE Senate Bill 303: Anti-Parental Rights Health Care and Treatment Decisions
5/13/2013

INACTIVE Senate Bill 480: Creating Civil Unions
2/13/2013

INACTIVE The Texas Legislature has Adjourned
5/27/2013

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Texas v. Brown Family
School District Filed Truancy Charges for Illness

Texas v. Fillman* family
Justice of the Peace Thanks HSLDA for Assistance with Truancy Case

Texas v. Criswell family
False Report to Children Protective Services

Texas v. Heidenreich family
Homeschool Family Charged With 'Failure to Attend'

Texas v. Johnson family
Homeschool Family Charged With Truancy

Texas v. Rivera family
Homeschool Family Grilled in Court for an Hour

Texas v. McAuliffe family
Homeschool Truancy Charge Continued Over Missing Textbooks

Texas v. Simmons Family
Son arrested for truancy

Texas v. Anderson
New homeschooling family charged with truancy

Texas v. Leonard family
School district prosecutes homeschooling family

Texas Education Agency et. al. v. Leeper, et. al.

In the Interest of A.B.

State of Texas v. Diana Billingslea

State of Texas v. Patricia Rogers

State v. Dorcas Hill

State of Texas v. Richard G.

City of Balch Springs v. Edmon James

State of Texas v. Gini H.

State v. Mr. & Mrs. Edward Ortiz

State v. Family of P

State v. Mrs. E

State v. Mr. & Mrs. B
Parents charged with violating attendance law

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