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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.

Filter News
Jan 22, 2019

The Case Against Galveston County’s Pretrial Detention System Survives the Government’s Challenge

Smart Justice

If you are accused of a crime and arrested in Galveston County, Texas, you better hope you can afford to pay the preset bail amount to get out of jail. If not, then you will join hundreds of other people...

If you are accused of a crime and arrested in Galveston County, Texas, you better hope you can afford to pay the preset bail amount to get out of jail. If not, then you will join hundreds of other people...

Galveston Courts
Galveston Courts
Jan 11, 2019

How You Can Influence This Texas Legislative Session

Reproductive Freedom
LGBTQ equality. Abortion rights. Medical marijuana. Criminal justice reform. Immigrants’ rights. 
 
These are just...
LGBTQ equality. Abortion rights. Medical marijuana. Criminal justice reform. Immigrants’ rights. 
 
These are just...
Texas capitol Austin
Texas capitol Austin
Jan 8, 2019

A Look at Trump’s Biggest Border Lies

Border and Immigrants’ Rights

On Tuesday night, President Trump will address the nation in a primetime speech in which he’ll make his case for a 1,000-mile border wall, followed by a trip to South Texas’ Rio Grande Valley on Thursday....

On Tuesday night, President Trump will address the nation in a primetime speech in which he’ll make his case for a 1,000-mile border wall, followed by a trip to South Texas’ Rio Grande Valley on Thursday....

Border wall prototypes
Border wall prototypes
Dec 5, 2018

President Trump Is Accelerating the Militarization of the Southwest Border

Border and Immigrants’ Rights

For decades, the ACLU has fought back against the militarization of domestic law enforcement agencies and the use of the military in our communities. Nowhere is this militarization more pronounced than on...

For decades, the ACLU has fought back against the militarization of domestic law enforcement agencies and the use of the military in our communities. Nowhere is this militarization more pronounced than on...

CBP Riot Gear
CBP Riot Gear
Nov 20, 2018

Honoring Transgender Lives Lost

LGBTQIA+ Equality
It’s difficult to explain to cisgender folks—people who identify as the gender they were assigned at birth—what it’s like to live in a climate of fear.
 
How do you explain to non-...
By Emmett Schelling
It’s difficult to explain to cisgender folks—people who identify as the gender they were assigned at birth—what it’s like to live in a climate of fear.
 
How do you explain to non-...
By Emmett Schelling
ESchelling_Blog
ESchelling_Blog
Nov 15, 2018

We’re Ready to Fight for Abortion Rights in Texas

Reproductive Freedom
To say that the last couple of months in American politics have been tough for reproductive freedom would be a gross and callous understatement.
 
With Brett Kavanaugh now firmly...
To say that the last couple of months in American politics have been tough for reproductive freedom would be a gross and callous understatement.
 
With Brett Kavanaugh now firmly...
ASalvador
ASalvador