Texas is in the middle of a human rights struggle. This struggle ranges from issues such as immigration, freedom of religion and association, gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender fairness to freedom from unnecessary searches and detentions by peace officers. As awareness grows of the effects that the violation of these rights have on our communities, many activists have managed to make changes in local policies to protect the human rights of their community.
The ACLU of Texas is one of the organizations spearheading the multifaceted Campaign to End Racial Profiling. Currently, the organization is providing presentations and education on the effects that racial profiling has on our human rights and what can we do to reduce and hopefully eliminate racial profiling. The campaign seeks to reduce racial profiling in Texas through public education, grassroots mobilization, and ultimately through legislative advocacy.
The ACLU of Texas is asking YOU to join the battle against racial profiling and the violation of human and civil rights. We hope that the information we provide you can empower you and your community to make the necessary changes to protect your human rights. Thank you for taking a stance and making a difference.
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Racial Profiling Publications:
Read our latest racial profiling newsletter, The Witness, in English or Spanish.
The entire dataset collected for this study includes several million police-civilian contacts representing the majority of traffic stops in Texas. This report analyzes each contributing agency's self-reported statistics, as well as the quality of the reports produced, in order to better inform policy leaders, law enforcement agencies, and community members as they address the problem and the perception of racial profiling. This is the largest set of racial profiling data that has ever been collected and analyzed, and it is the first inter-department review of contraband data collected by Texas law enforcement agencies.
This manual was commissioned by the Texas NAACP Youth and College Division, as well as the Thurgood Marshall Legal Society, and it was produced in conjunction with the Campaign to End Racial profiling. Published in May, 2005, this manual reviews racial profiling statistics in eight college communities throughout Texas, and makes various interactive recommendations for organizing efforts around racial justice issues in college areas.
This manual, published in September 2001, as a joint project between the Texas Criminal Justice Coalition and the ACLU, explains the provision and effect of SB 1074 in simple terms, and it gives suggestions and advice on how communities can take full advantage of the terms of the law.
Racial Profiling News:
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(08/30/2005)
WASHINGTON – The American Civil Liberties Union and several other prominent civil rights groups today called upon Attorney General Alberto Gonzales to investigate the apparent attempt by the Justice Department to bury an unfavorable government report on racial profiling. |
ACLU of Texas Questions Segregated School Program
AUSTIN, TX – The American Civil Liberties Union Foundation of Texas today filed an open records request asking that the Beaumont Independent School District disclose information regarding the “Big 3 Conference” held at West Brook High School on March 29, 2008. The ACLU initiated its investigation after learning that only African-American, male students were required to attend the program, which included topics such as “Home Life,” “Thug Life,” ”Peer Pressure,” and “Lack of Discipline.” Read More...
Voting Rights Presentation Materials Now Available!
On March 8, 2008, the ACLU Foundation of Texas held a voting rights panel as a part of our 70th Anniversary Conference in San Antonio. The handouts from that panel are accessible below for your convenience. Read More...
International Human Rights Experts Denounce U.S. Record On Racial And Ethnic Discrimination
A United Nations committee today issued a strongly worded critique of the United States’ record on racial discrimination and urged the government to make sweeping reforms to policies affecting racial and ethnic minorities, women, and immigrants in this country. The American Civil Liberties Union called on the U.S. government to take vigorous steps to implement the committee’s recommendations and fulfill its human rights treaty obligations. Read More...
New ACLU Report Details Pervasive Racial Discrimination in America
Today, the ACLU and the San Antonio Human and Civil Rights Coalition commemorate International Human Rights Day by calling on the Mayor and City Council to adopt a resolution committing to enact policies to eliminate racial discrimination in the city. 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 Police Brutality Pleased With Success of Organizing Efforts in East Texas
The efforts of HipHop Against Police Brutality have paid off massively in Madisonville, TX, where city government has been drastically reformed amid scandal and corrupt police officers have been forced to resign. 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...
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...
End of an Era
The clock runs out on the state’s infamous regional drug task forces. By Nate Blakeslee in the March 24, 2006, issue of The Texas Observer magazine. Read More...
Racial Profiling Report Released
The Texas Criminal Justice Coalition, including the ACLU of Texas, Texas NAACP and Texas LULAC, released a new report on February 16th showing that racial profiling by law enforcement officers in Texas continues to be a problem. Read More...
Civil Liberties in the Wake of Katrina
Speech by national Executive Director Anthony Romero addressing ACLU's Alabama affiliate Read More...
