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Welcome to the ACLU of Texas San Antonio Chapter
If you believe your civil liberties have been violated, please click here to request legal assistance. If you send the San Antonio Chapter your complaint, by email or by letter, it will extend the time that it takes for your complaint to be processed.
San Antonio Chapter Board
- Patrick Filyk, President
- Everett Turner, Vice President, Office Manager
- Michael White, Treasurer
- Karl Amrheim
- Steve Behr
- Erma Clack
- Vince Garcia
- Jeannette Hernandez
- Ed Pina
- David Plylars
- John Stanford
- Dee Villarrubia
- Rowland Martin
- Richard Alverado
Board Members Emeritus
- Terrelita Maverick
- Marylou Miller
- Jane Tuck
- Jane Macon
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...
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 Executive Director to Speak at Gala
Anthony Romero, National Executive Director of the ACLU, will speak at the ACLU Foundation of Texas gala celebrating the 70th anniversary of the founding in 1938 of the Texas Civil Liberties Union. Read More...
International Women's Day March and Rally in San Antonio!
The ACLU of Texas-San Antonio Chapter is co-sponsoring the International Women's Day March and Rally! Please click on the link to find out more information! Read More...
ACLU of Texas to Participate in Town Hall with San Antonio Police Chief
The ACLU of Texas announced today that it will participate in a town hall meeting with San Antonio Police Chief William McManus tonight. 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...
FROM THE LIBERTY BLOG:
Walk the walk on Martin Luther King Jr Day
"On Monday, January 16th, thousands of Texans will celebrate Martin Luther King Jr's legacy of libertation by marching in commemorative parades and attending rallies..."
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