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Welcome to the ACLU of Texas
Lubbock Chapter
IMPORTANT NOTE!! FOR A LIST OF CURRENT EVENTS PLEASE SEE BELOW. DUE TO IT PROBLEMS, WE HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO CORECT THE ACLU CALENDAR AND IT IS INACCURATE
If you believe your civil liberties have been violated, please click here to request legal assistance. If you send the Lubbock Chapter your complaint, by email or by letter, it will extend the time that it takes for your complaint to be processed.
Lubbock Chapter Board
- Vince Gonzales, President
- Harvey Madison, Vice-President
- Ted Reid, Treasurer
- Ben Newcomb, Secretary
- Danny Botros, Legal Chair
- E.A. "Art" Addington
- Jennifer Bard
- Jennifer Coulter
- Anne Epstein
- Rusty Gunter
- Debie Martin
- Grace Rogers
Upcoming events
none listed
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...
ACLU Brief at Texas Supreme Court: State Can’t Separate Families Based Solely On Beliefs
Brief Highlights Due Process Rights Of Families Impacted in FLDS Case 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...
ACLU Statement on YFZ Ranch - May 2, 2008
ACLU of Texas has serious concerns about the handling of the government's raid on the FLDS compound in Eldorado and that the government is not adequately protecting the fundamental rights of impacted children, mothers, and religious communities. Read More...
ACLU of Texas Observing FLDS Custody Hearings in San Angelo
The hearings are part of a standard fourteen-day process mandated byt the Texas Family Code. 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...
HipHop Against Policy Brutality, ACLU of Texas and Abilene NAACP to co-host Abilene HipHop Summit
Three civil rights organizations are joining forces to host the first annual Abilene HipHop Summit. Read More...
10th Annual Banned Books Report
BANNED BOOKS WEEK 2006: Which Texas school removed "The Bluest Eye" by Toni Morrison from its library shelves? Which school retained "To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee despite challenges of "racial slurs and bigotry"? What does acclaimed author Judy Blume have to say to Texans about censorship? Find out in "Free People Read Freely," ACLU Foundation of Texas' 10th annual banned books report, available here. Read More...
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