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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> Norma Crosby <ncrosby@nfbtx.org> <br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, March 26, 2025 11:43 AM<br><b>To:</b> Pamela Chesser <pamiegirl@gmail.com><br><b>Cc:</b> member@nfbtx.org<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [NFBT] FW: [AVIT] Update on lawsuit, Texas v. Becerra (Related to Section 504)<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>Pam,<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>Just to give our members some context, the suit is currently paused, but our organization is still working to have it dropped altogether. You should also know that the name of the suit has changed with the change of administration. It is now captioned as Texas v Kennedy. This happens when a new administration takes over. The suit was and is against the secretary of Health and Human Services. That seat is currently held by Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. Thus the name change.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>I should also let you know that we are working on a resolution to be considered by our board calling on our attorney general to drop the suit altogether. Once adopted by our board and shared with Attorney General Paxton, I will share it with this list.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>Best regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><br clear=all><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Norma Crosby, President<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>National Federation of the Blind of Texas<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>1600 E Highway 6, Suite 215<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Alvin, TX 77511<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>(281) 968-7733 (Main Office)<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>(281) 968-7158 (Fax)<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><a href="mailto:ncrosby@nfbtx.org" target="_blank">ncrosby@nfbtx.org</a><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>To schedule a meeting with me go to <a href="https://calendly.com/ncrosby/meeting" target="_blank">https://calendly.com/ncrosby/meeting</a><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>"Live the life you want."<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><a href="https://www.nfbtx.org/" target="_blank"><span style='text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=77 height=96 style='width:.802in;height:1.0in' id="_x0000_i1027" src="https://docs.google.com/uc?export=download&id=1BGXFdLtIN-qPnlxADZFzWh9h0WSLUp70&revid=0B1nHDA-K_FaYYi9sNGJDUGNIb0JiVEFnYmJ4Q2hHai95OURJPQ" alt=NFBTX></span></a><a href="http://twitter.com/@nfbtx" target="_blank"><span style='text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=96 height=96 style='width:1.0in;height:1.0in' id="_x0000_i1026" src="https://docs.google.com/uc?export=download&id=1thBIuT3gU4Md2x1Lvc-YGIXR29zQ5Ago&revid=0B1nHDA-K_FaYQVN0ZERBa1RIT3MxNHZueTd3ZW5Sa082bitZPQ" alt="@NFBTX"></span></a><a href="http://facebook.com/BlindofTexas" target="_blank"><span style='text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=96 height=96 style='width:1.0in;height:1.0in' id="_x0000_i1025" src="https://docs.google.com/uc?export=download&id=1TfJ7mjj1taqAMvGPNWEHjQtrmW4PMqN9&revid=0B1nHDA-K_FaYcE5UT3ZZSTNJaHhUTnJoMFlHczY1bTkzZmIwPQ" alt=Facebook></span></a><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Wed, Mar 26, 2025 at 11:29<span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>\u202f</span>AM Pamela Chesser <<a href="mailto:pamiegirl@gmail.com">pamiegirl@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0in'><p class=MsoNormal><br><br>----- Forwarded Message -----<br>From: "Kenneth Semien Sr." <<a href="mailto:semien.k@outlook.com" target="_blank">semien.k@outlook.com</a>><br>Date: 03/26/2025 10:23 AM<br>To: <a href="mailto:alliancevit@googlegroups.com" target="_blank">alliancevit@googlegroups.com</a><br>Subject: [AVIT] Update on lawsuit, Texas v. Becerra (Related to Section 504)<br><br>Texas, along with 16 other states, has filed a lawsuit challenging <br>Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, arguing for its <br>unconstitutionality, particularly concerning the Biden administration's <br>update that included gender dysphoria as a protected disability. The <br>lawsuit, Texas v. Becerra, is currently paused, with a joint status <br>report due in April.<br><br><br>All the Best, Kenneth Semien Sr.<br><br>American Council of the Blind of Texas<br><br><a href="mailto:semien.k@outlook.com" target="_blank">semien.k@outlook.com</a><br><br><br><br>-- <br>To learn more about AVIT, visit the AVIT website: <a href="http://alliancevitexans.org" target="_blank">alliancevitexans.org</a><br>--- <br>You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Alliance of and for Visually Impaired Texans (AVIT)" group.<br>To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to <a href="mailto:alliancevit%2Bunsubscribe@googlegroups.com" target="_blank">alliancevit+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com</a>.<br>To view this discussion visit <a href="https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/alliancevit/MN0P223MB118909A645A8F9046255523880A62%40MN0P223MB1189.NAMP223.PROD.OUTLOOK.COM" target="_blank">https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/alliancevit/MN0P223MB118909A645A8F9046255523880A62%40MN0P223MB1189.NAMP223.PROD.OUTLOOK.COM</a>.<br><br>-- <br>National Federation of the Blind of Texas <br>"Live the life you want."<br>--- <br>You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Members" group.<br>To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to <a href="mailto:member%2Bunsubscribe@nfbtx.org" target="_blank">member+unsubscribe@nfbtx.org</a>.<br>To view this discussion visit <a href="https://groups.google.com/a/nfbtx.org/d/msgid/member/161787205.4.1743006553953%40localhost" target="_blank">https://groups.google.com/a/nfbtx.org/d/msgid/member/161787205.4.1743006553953%40localhost</a>.<o:p></o:p></p></blockquote></div></div><p class=MsoNormal>-- <br>National Federation of the Blind of Texas <br>"Live the life you want."<br>--- <br>You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Members" group.<br>To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to <a href="mailto:member+unsubscribe@nfbtx.org">member+unsubscribe@nfbtx.org</a>.<br>To view this discussion visit <a href="https://groups.google.com/a/nfbtx.org/d/msgid/member/CAPR0xm8LdweuH33Rs4EairCfJzSdFWko%3DO-PmuUpp_BxegsLTw%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer">https://groups.google.com/a/nfbtx.org/d/msgid/member/CAPR0xm8LdweuH33Rs4EairCfJzSdFWko%3DO-PmuUpp_BxegsLTw%40mail.gmail.com</a>.<o:p></o:p></p></div></body></html>