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Down the Rabbit Hole: The Fight for Texas Adoptee Rights Then and Now

Date: Nov 6 • 17:45

https://www.eventbrite.com/.../down-the-rabbit-hole-the...

Our Down the Rabbit Hole event is in the October issue of their magazine. Turn to page 61 to see coverage.

They are a media sponsor of the event, and we are so grateful for their support of Texas authors and readers, and also of adoptees.

Down the Rabbit Hole: The Fight for Texas Adoptee Rights Then and Now

Performance, Panel and Book Signing

Friday, November 6, 2026, 6:00 to 9:00 PM

Bullock Texas State History Museum, Texas Spirit Theater, Austin

Emily Ramshaw moderates a panel with me and adoption reform advocates Marci Purcell Adoption Knowledge Affiliates, Renee Gelin of Saving Our Sisters, and Joellen Peters of Support Texas Adoptee Rights STAR. WONDERLAND is out November 3 from Unsolicited Press.

Free tickets and livestream!

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!!!HB 1887 PASSES THE HOUSE!!!

!!! THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT REPRESENTATIVE METCALF!!!

THANKS TO REPRESENTATIVES Lambert, Bumgarner, Martinez Fischer, Harris, Plesa FOR THIER SUPPORT
SEE FACEBOOK AND INSTAGRAM FOR UPDATES

HB 1887 PROVIDES TEXAS-BORN ADULT ADOPTEES OVER THE AGE OF 18 THE UNRESTRICTED RIGHT
TO REQUEST AND ACCESS THEIR ORIGINAL BIRTH CERTIFICATE

LINK TO THE BILL ON THE TEXAS LEGISLATOR WEBSITE

STAR is a ‌statewide‌ ‌501(c)(4)‌ ‌nonprofit‌ ‌organization composed‌ ‌of‌ ‌more‌ ‌than‌ ‌2,000‌ ‌Texas‌
‌adoptees, birth‌ ‌parents,‌ ‌and‌ ‌adoptive‌ ‌parents dedicated‌ ‌to‌ ‌advocating‌ ‌for‌ ‌legislation‌ ‌that‌ would‌ ‌
restore‌ ‌access‌ ‌to‌ ‌original‌ ‌birth‌ ‌certificates‌ ‌(OBCs)‌ for‌ ‌‌adult‌‌ ‌adoptees‌ ‌in‌ ‌Texas.‌
Supporting all adopted Texans age 18 or older access to a simple piece of paper, the vital record of their OBC.
The OBC is the vital record of the adopted individual's birth.
It is the primary identity document of human beings.

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