As the leading civil rights organization in the Lone Star State, we at the ACLU of Texas believe it is our duty to keep the public informed about the state of their civil liberties. The work we do at the legislature, in the courts, and in our communities is important, but there is no better defender of civil rights than a public that is informed and engaged.
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May 30, 2019
Update May 2021: Two years after the tragic killing of Muhlaysia Booker, we mourn all of the Black and Brown trans women who continue to lose their lives to senseless violence. Recently, 38-year-old ...
Update May 2021: Two years after the tragic killing of Muhlaysia Booker, we mourn all of the Black and Brown trans women who continue to lose their lives to senseless violence. Recently, 38-year-old ...
May 25, 2019
Trump’s ‘Big, Beautiful’ Wall Crumbles in Court
Border and Immigrants’ Rights
From the beginning of his campaign for president, Donald Trump claimed that he was going to build a wall along the southern border. He said “...
By By Dror Ladin, ACLU Staff Attorney, ACLU National Security Project
From the beginning of his campaign for president, Donald Trump claimed that he was going to build a wall along the southern border. He said “...
By By Dror Ladin, ACLU Staff Attorney, ACLU National Security Project
May 24, 2019
‘She Can’t Be Forgotten’: Family of Unarmed 20-year-old Killed by Border Patrol Seeks Justice
Border and Immigrants’ Rights
Update May 2021: In the three years since Claudia’s death, the Gómez González family is still desperate to know what happened and why their daughter was killed. In May 2020,...
By Edgar Saldivar
Update May 2021: In the three years since Claudia’s death, the Gómez González family is still desperate to know what happened and why their daughter was killed. In May 2020,...
By Edgar Saldivar
May 21, 2019
Texas Has its Own Bad Abortion Legislation. And it’s About to Become Law.
Reproductive Freedom
On May 21, 2019, a day of action was held in cities across the U.S. to “...
On May 21, 2019, a day of action was held in cities across the U.S. to “...
May 15, 2019
How Bills Like Texas’ SB 17 Use the Law to Discriminate
Free Speech and Pluralism
Freedom of religion is a central tenet of our state and our country — that is why we have so many laws that protect our right to practice whichever religion we choose.
Yet there are...
By Adriana Piñon
Freedom of religion is a central tenet of our state and our country — that is why we have so many laws that protect our right to practice whichever religion we choose.
Yet there are...
By Adriana Piñon
May 3, 2019
We Stopped the State’s Attempted Voter Purge. Here’s How to Protect Your Right to Vote.
Voting Rights and Democracy
On April 26, 2019 in an historic settlement, acting Texas Secretary of State David Whitley ...
By Thomas Buser-Clancy
On April 26, 2019 in an historic settlement, acting Texas Secretary of State David Whitley ...
By Thomas Buser-Clancy