💥 ACTION ALERT! Arlington City Council LGBT Ordinance Update

As a strong friend of Texas Values, we need your help in the Arlington, Texas area to defeat a woke LGBT city ordinance at the Arlington City Council.  We need you to email and call the city council and prepare to come to the meeting and vote on this issue on December 9th.  

Here’s more information about this issue:

Earlier this year, the Arlington City Council suspended their entire anti-discrimination law out of fear that the highly controversial LGBT language it contained would cause the city to lose $65 million in federal funding from the Trump Administration. The Trump Administration has made it clear by executive order that these LGBT ordinances are inconsistent with federal law and cities could lose federal grant funding for keeping them in place. You heard from us recently that the city council met last week to discuss reinstating this harmful ordinance, but due to the efforts of Texas Values and others, as well as the absence of a key city council member, the decision to reinstate was postponed until December 9th. 

It’s our understanding the council is considering two options:

Option #1: The City Council reinstates the anti-discrimination ordinance with the LGBT language, but includes some type of disclaimer hoping to safeguard themselves from losing federal funding. Texas Values is opposed to Option #1. The details below make it clear why this option will not work.    

Option #2: Texas Values’ position is that Arlington City Council should vote to reinstate the anti-discrimination ordinance without the words “sexual orientation” and “gender identity.” This harmful LGBT language must be removed because: 

1. They contradict Texas statute. Texas Government Code 311.005 requires each individual to be identified as either male or female for government records. The Texas Legislature also passed legislation mandating that local governments take every reasonable step to ensure females and males do not enter the private sex-separated space of the other when located on government property. Any ordinance that includes “sexual orientation” or “gender identity” is legally consistent with Texas law, risking legal exposure. 
   
   2. The ordinance is materially inconsistent with federal law and recent U.S. Supreme Court opinions.
   
   3. The SOGI definitions jeopardize federal funding by signaling open defiance to federal agencies responsible for grants and program dollars. For example, Arlington’s recently secured $16 million federal grant for 2026 FIFA World Cup could be in jeopardy.
   
   4. The SOGI definitions will be weaponized by the radical left (who will likely ignore any disclaimers contained in Option #1) to use against people of faith and anyone with traditional values about biological reality. The definitions are vague, subjective, and easily manipulated – creating a powerful legal tool for activists to file complaints, have fines levied, and to intimidate and silence anyone with whom they disagree ideologically.
   
   5. If the ordinance is reinstated with “sexual orientation” and “gender identity” language or words, the Texas Values legal team will contact the Trump Administration directly about this matter and recommend that legal action be taken against the city. This issue has brought statewide and national criticism to the City of Arlington, and the vote by the council will be closely watched.

The December 9th meeting is almost here and we need your help! Call Arlington Mayor Jim Ross and the City Council members and encourage them to remove the words “sexual orientation” and “gender identity” from the anti-discrimination ordinance, if they choose to reinstate the ordinance.

Mayor Ross – (817) 459-6122

District 1 Council Member Galante – (817) 459-6141

District 2 Council Member Gonzalez – (817) 459-6143

District 3 Council Member Hunter – (817) 459-6141

District 4 Council Member Piel – (817) 459-6141

District 5 Council Member Boxall – (817) 459-6141

District 6 Council Member Pham – (817) 459-6143

District 7 Council Member Hogg – (817) 459-6143

District 8 Council Member Odom-Wesley – (817) 459-6141

You can also email them at:

Mayor Jim Ross: jim.ross@arlingtontx.gov 
Long Pham: long.pham@arlingtontx.gov 
Bowie Hogg: bowie.hogg@arlingtontx.gov 
Mauricio Galante: mauricio.galante@arlingtontx.gov 
Raul Gonzalez: raul.gonzalez@arlingtontx.gov 
Nikkie Hunter: nikkie.hunter@arlingtontx.gov 
Andrew Piel: andrew.piel@arlingtontx.gov 
Rebecca Boxall: rebecca.boxall@arlingtontx.gov 
Dr. Barbara Odom-Wesley: barbara.odom-wesley@arlingtontx.gov