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Anti-parent Bill Withdrawn From Hearing

by Tim Lambert 2 Comments

As a result of the overwhelming response from the parents and home school community of Texas, Sen. Royce West has pulled SB 1148 from consideration at the hearing of the Senate Jurisprudence Committee this afternoon. This means that testimony will not be taken on this bill today. THSC will, however, move forward with a press conference highlighting several families who have been devastated by lawsuits brought by grandparents.

Last session, as we attempted to respond to the continuing lawsuit abuse of single parents by vindictive in-laws, we sought to address the concerns of the Texas Family Law Foundation (TFLF), which represents the interests of the family law attorneys in Texas. TFLF refused to acknowledge in any way the problem these fit parents face and refused to support any changes to the grandparent access statute.

As late as last week TFLF told House and Senate sponsors of the Texas Parental Rights Restoration Act (HB 2547 and SB 1194) that TFLR would oppose these bills and that there were no changes that would enable them to support those bills.

Yesterday the lobbyist for TFLF approached me in the Capitol and told me that he would like to “work together to address our concerns about SB 1148.” This is a 180-degree change in direction by TFLF and is the direct result of the outpouring of opposition to SB 1148 that would dramatically undermine parental rights in Texas and result in an increase in lawsuits against fit parents.

Thank you for your response, and please continue to pray for us as we seek a legislative response to the family law lawsuit abuse against fit parents.

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Filed Under: Legislative, Parental Rights

About Tim Lambert

Tim Lambert, president of Texas Home School Coalition (the state home school support organization since 1986), has been involved in home school leadership in Texas since 1984. He and his wife Lyndsay taught their four now-grown children at home for 16 years, graduating the last two in 2000. As the head of the organization for the leading home school state in the country, Tim is recognized as an authority on home education issues in Texas. In this capacity, he has testified before numerous Texas legislative committees on issues related to home schooling. He often deals with state government agencies, including the Texas Education Agency and the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services, on home education issues and has served as an expert witness on home education in a number of court cases. He has also addressed such conferences as the Texas Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers on the topic.

Tim holds a B.A. in political science from Texas Tech University and is active in the political arena, having served eight years as Republican National Committeeman for Texas. He is committed to serving the home schooling community and to protecting parents’ right to choose the method of education of their children.

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  1. Michael Farnum says

    March 19, 2013 at 2:08 pm

    OUTSTANDING!

    Reply
  2. Dee Bleifeld says

    March 20, 2013 at 2:42 pm

    Woohoo! Keep up the great work!

    Reply

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