Today, Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed HB 1181, which mandates that porn sites implement age verification in order to prevent children from accessing adult content. Texas is the seventh state to pass legislation protecting kids from online porn, joining Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Montana, Utah, and Virginia. American Principles Project (APP) was involved from the start … Read more
On Friday, Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed SB 14, banning the prescription of puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones, and surgeries to children for the purposes of attempting to change their sex. Texas is one of 19 states which have acted to restrict these procedures in some capacity. In response, Terry Schilling, president of American Principles Project … Read more
Support has been building in recent weeks for Texas legislation which aims to protect children from obscene content online. American Principles Project (APP) has been active in advocating for passage of these bills, which would add Texas to a growing number of states taking action on this issue. Last week, APP Policy Director Jon Schweppe … Read more
WASHINGTON — Today, American Principles Project (APP) announced its endorsement of two Texas bills aimed at cracking down on children’s exposure to online pornography. The first bill, HB3570, would require all websites, including social media platforms, with large amounts of sexual material to implement age verification technology to ensure only adults can access the sites. … Read more
WASHINGTON — Today, American Principles Project (APP) announced its endorsement of two Texas bills aimed at cracking down on children’s exposure to online pornography. The first bill, HB3570, would require all websites, including social media platforms, with large amounts of sexual material to implement age verification technology to ensure only adults can access the sites. … Read more
In a decision released late yesterday, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced that sex-change procedures on children — including the use of drugs which halt the natural development of puberty and induce sterilization as well as surgical interventions — constitute “child abuse” under Texas law. This follows a similar finding last year by the Texas … Read more
WASHINGTON — Today, American Principles Project (APP) announced the release of “The Big Family Pledge” ahead of this year’s midterm elections. The pledge aims to help voters by getting candidates on the record regarding the most important issues facing America’s families. Candidates who sign the pledge promise to “actively support legislation, litigation, and other efforts … Read more
WASHINGTON — Today, American Principles Project (APP) announced the launch of a new $1 million grassroots lobbying campaign in Texas urging Governor Greg Abbott to take action to protect the state’s children from damaging sex-change procedures. The first ad — which calls on Abbott to support SB 1646 — will begin airing today on both … Read more
WASHINGTON — This week, over 150 Texas conservative leaders sent a letter to Texas Governor Greg Abbott pressing him to make a stronger effort to defend the state’s families from the woke left. The letter states: In addition to a regular session in which needed pro-family reforms were stalled, lawmakers have had three additional special … Read more
WASHINGTON — Today, American Principles Project (APP) announced the launch of its first state chapter: APP Texas. The new project aims to advocate on behalf of Texas families and hold state leaders accountable on issues of special importance to the family, including opposing the imposition of critical race theory and gender ideology in schools, protecting … Read more