Welcome to the ACLU of Texas El Paso Chapter

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• Contact information is being updated as of October 4, 2006. For general ACLU of Texas information, see our contact page.

El Paso Chapter Board

• Francisco Dominguez, Acting President
• Selena Solis, Secretary-Treasurer
• Michael Wyatt, Legal Committee Chair
• Carlos Loweree, Outreach Chair

Requests for Legal Assistance

Listen to ACLU-TX radio: Give Me Liberty
Houston Regional Director Maida Asofsky hosts a monthly radio show on issues and people important to ACLU-TX. Read More...

Privacy concerns and REAL ID
ACLU's Matt Simpson today asked lawmakers to consider legislation to prohibit unauthorized reading of RFID chips and create security measures to make it more difficult for unauthorized collection of private information to occur. Read More...

ACLU Policy Statement Submitted to Legislators
The ACLU of Texas also submitted extensive testimony on several other issues before the Senate Transportation and Homeland Security Committee at today’s hearing, including outlining concerns regarding any proposal to permit or encourage immigration enforcement by local and state law enforcement and explaining the ACLU’s opposition to the implementation of the REAL ID Act in Texas. Read More...

Stand Up for Freedom! ACLU Membership Conference 2008
Washington, D.C., is the place where we'll gather in June to stand up for freedom! Read More...

Terri Burke Named Executive Director
The ACLU of Texas has named Terri Burke as its new Executive Director. Read More...

ACLUTX 2008 Summer Intern Announcement
The American Civil Liberties Union Foundation of Texas is accepting applications for summer 2008 law internships. The ACLU is one of the nation's foremost defenders of civil liberties and civil rights. We are a nonpartisan organization dedicated to defending the Bill of Rights through litigation, legislation, and public education. The Texas affiliate of the ACLU, founded in 1938, is headquartered in Austin, and includes a regional office in Houston and thirteen chapters with over 17,000 members statewide. Read More...

ACLU of Texas Shares United Nation’s Concern About Increased Level of Militarization on Border
Committee spotlights issue significantly overlooked in national immigration debate Read More...

Documents obtained by ACLU Reveal Lies from El Paso County Sheriff's Department
The ACLU of Texas released documents obtained through a public records request that show the El Paso County Sheriff's Department actively searching for undocumented immigrants. The Sheriff has in the past claimed they were only enforcing Texas law and not federal immigration law. Read More...

El Paso Sheriff makes a step in the right direction
The Border Network for Human Rights and the ACLU cautiously acknowledge positive step taken by sheriff's office to respond to community concerns. The Border Network for Human Rights and the ACLU Texas cautiously commend El Paso Sheriff Samaniego and demand further steps be taken to insure the protection of human and civil rights. Read More...

ACLU of Texas Condemns U.S. for Failing to Uphold Human Rights
On the same day that the American Civil Liberties Union released a report to the U.N. Human Rights Committee condemning the U.S. government for failing to comply with its treaty obligations to protect and preserve a range of human rights protections at home and abroad, the ACLU of Texas held a day of action designed to emphasize how a human rights framework can be used domestically. Read More...

Professor Mevin Potter Straus, Founder of the ACLU in El Paso
The ACLU of Texas sends condolences to the friends and family of UTEP Professor Melvin Potter Straus, a key leader in our organization and founder of the ACLU of Texas chapter in El Paso. Read More...

Four Texas cities pass resolutions opposed to the Patriot Act
Resolutions have been passed in 4 communities in Texas, and 385 more nationwide. These communities represent approximately 62 million people who oppose sections of the USA PATRIOT Act. Read More...