The ACLU has launched a national campaign to help promote and defend our civil liberties in the wake of terrorist attacks. The ACLU response can be found at www.aclu.org/safeandfree.

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...

Federal Court Strikes Down National Security Letter Provision of Patriot Act
In an ACLU case, a federal court today struck down the amended Patriot Act’s National Security Letter (NSL) provision. The law has permitted the FBI to issue NSLs demanding private information about people within the United States without court approval, and to gag those who receive NSLs from discussing them. Read More...

ACLU Concerned as Senate Passes New Version of HB 13
After passing the House two weeks ago, House Bill 13 has now passed through the Texas Senate. The bill had received a flurry of attention as a border security bill and for putting the massive database into the Governor’s hands, but many of those provisions have been stripped from it. Read More...

'Spying Eyes' are an affront to the Constitution, and the rights of American Muslims
An ACLU of Texas boardmember writes in the Houston Chronicle, "For more than four years I have watched FBI agents pose inappropriate questions to my clients. In the name of the War on Terror, agents have questioned thousands of Muslims, often U.S. citizens, in violation of the First Amendment of the Constitution. ..." Read More...

Congress Tries to Renew Patriot Act
As Congress finalizes a bill to renew the Patriot Act, the White House has hijacked the debate and forced lawmakers to draft a new and sweeping reauthorization plan, expanding government powers beyond even the scope of the original legislation. Read More...

ACLU Coalition Wins Major Victory Over Federal Government
ACLU and a diverse coalition of national nonprofits win a major victory in challenge to misguided CFC Government Watch List and Contribution Policies. Read More...

ACLU uncovers 'homicides' of Iraqis, Afghans in US custody
At least twenty one people have died from homicides while in US custody in Iraq and Afghanistan, according to an ACLU analysis of Department of Defense data. Read More...

Homeland security in Texas
ACLU of Texas believes America can be both safe and free Read More...

Protect Texans' privacy from homeland security abuses
In the wake of increasing government intrusion into our daily lives, Texans across the political spectrum expect the Texas legislature to establish reasonable limits on the collection and use of personal information by government authorities. Read More...

Iraqi detainees mistreated
Poorly trained interrogators mistreat Iraqi prisoners according to documents obtained under the Freedom of Information Act Read More...