National, State and Local Organizations


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Texas Home School Coalition
PO Box 6747 Lubbock TX 79493  voice: (806) 744-4441 fax: (806) 744-4446  email: staff@thsc.org
www.thsc.org

About the Texas Home School Coalition

The Texas Home School Coalition is dedicated to serving the home-school
community of Texas and promoting a greater knowledge, understanding and
acceptance of home education in our state.

HISTORY

The Texas Home School Coalition was established as a political action committee (PAC) in 1986 by Kirk
McCord of Hearth and Home Ministries and the late Brad Chamberlain. Because of the numerous law suits
against home schoolers across the state and harmful legislation being introduced in Austin, they saw a
need for a state-wide political organization to work for the rights of home schoolers in the state of Texas.
The founders, believing government restriction could not be justified academically or socially, formed the
THSC PAC to oppose any regulation of home education in Texas.

In 1995, THSC incorporated as an educational non-profit organization because most of THSC's work is
dealing with disseminating information to the public and to home educators. Its mission is to serve and
inform the home school community and promote home education in Texas. THSC, maintaining that
participation in the political arena is vital to maintaining their freedoms, continues to encourage home
educators to be active in the political process.

In February of 1998, HOPE for Texas merged with the Texas Home School Coalition. At this point, THSC
also became responsible for helping new home schoolers across the state as well as maintaining a
network of information and communication between and among the leadership of regional home school
organizations, local support groups, and individual home schooling families.

In 2000, the Texas Home School Coalition Association incorporated as a 501 (c)(4) advocacy organization
for Texas home school families. Its mission is to serve and protect home school families in Texas.

SUPPORT:
The Texas Home School Coalition is supported by contributions of individuals and families. The Coalition is
a nonprofit, 501(c) 3 organization, and under IRS rules, contributions are tax-deductible.

The Texas Home School Coalition (THSC) Association is supported by the sale of its resources and by
membership fees.
Home School Legal Defense Association
P.O. Box 3000 · Purcellville, VA 20134-9000 · Phone: (540) 338-5600 ·
Fax: (540) 338-2733 · E-mail: info@hslda.org
www.hslda.org

About HSLDA
Home School Legal Defense Association is a nonprofit advocacy organization established to defend and
advance the constitutional right of parents to direct the education of their children and to protect family
freedoms. Through annual memberships, HSLDA is tens of thousands of families united in service
together, providing a strong voice when and where needed.


HSLDA advocates on the legal front by fully representing member families at every stage of proceedings.
Each year, thousands of member families receive legal consultation by letter and phone, hundreds more
are represented through negotiations with local officials, and dozens are represented in court
proceedings. HSLDA also takes the offensive, filing actions to protect members against government
intrusion and to establish legal precedent. On occasion, HSLDA will handle precedent-setting cases for
nonmembers, as well.


HSLDA advocates on Capitol Hill by tracking federal legislation that affects homeschooling and parental
rights. HSLDA works to defeat or amend harmful bills, but also works proactively, introducing legislation to
protect and preserve family freedoms.


HSLDA advocates in state legislatures, at the invitation of state homeschool organizations, by assisting
individual states in drafting language to improve their homeschool legal environment and to fight harmful
legislation.


HSLDA advocates in the media by presenting articulate and knowledgeable spokesmen to the press on
the subject of homeschooling. HSLDA staff members are regularly called upon for radio, television, and
print interviews, and their writings are frequently published in newspapers and magazines across the
country. HSLDA’s own bimonthly magazine, The Home School Court Report, provides news and
commentary on a host of current issues affecting homeschoolers. And its two-minute daily radio broadcast,
Home School Heartbeat, can be heard on nearly 500 radio stations.


HSLDA advocates for the movement by commissioning and presenting quality research on the progress of
homeschooling. Whether it’s in print, from the podium, or on the air, HSLDA provides insightful vision and
leadership for the cause of homeschooling.


Home School Legal Defense Association . . . tens of thousands of American families working through more
than 50 dedicated staff members to preserve each other’s right to homeschool . . . together, “Advocates
for Family & Freedom.”
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