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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.

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Nov 12, 2018

Greyhound is Throwing its Passengers Under the Bus

Border and Immigrants’ Rights
When he boarded a Greyhound bus in his home state of Utah bound for Louisiana, Deyvid Morales had one goal in mind for the four-day-long journey: Arrive in one piece to attend what he called “the college...
When he boarded a Greyhound bus in his home state of Utah bound for Louisiana, Deyvid Morales had one goal in mind for the four-day-long journey: Arrive in one piece to attend what he called “the college...
Greyhound throws its passengers under the bus
Greyhound throws its passengers under the bus
Nov 5, 2018

Election Day Traditions

Voting Rights and Democracy
As I have every election year for 45 years, I’m looking forward to tomorrow like a five-year-old waiting for Christmas morning.
 
I’ve already voted, though I rarely vote early....
As I have every election year for 45 years, I’m looking forward to tomorrow like a five-year-old waiting for Christmas morning.
 
I’ve already voted, though I rarely vote early....
TBurke Voting
TBurke Voting
Nov 5, 2018

Dallas Voters Must Learn About the District Attorney Before Election Day

Smart Justice
Tomorrow on Election Day, Dallas County voters will elect the most powerful official in the local criminal justice system, a position they may not know anything about: The district attorney.
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By Richard Miles
Tomorrow on Election Day, Dallas County voters will elect the most powerful official in the local criminal justice system, a position they may not know anything about: The district attorney.
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By Richard Miles
RMiles
RMiles
Nov 1, 2018

Warehousing Immigrant Children in the Texas Desert

Border and Immigrants’ Rights
Since June, the federal government has been operating a massive tent city in the West Texas desert to detain immigrant children who have traveled to the United States seeking protection from persecution...
By Victoria Lopez, Senior Staff Attorney, ACLU National Prison Project
Since June, the federal government has been operating a massive tent city in the West Texas desert to detain immigrant children who have traveled to the United States seeking protection from persecution...
By Victoria Lopez, Senior Staff Attorney, ACLU National Prison Project
Tornillo
Tornillo
Oct 31, 2018

Automated Translation Software is Confusing Some Texas Voters

Voting Rights and Democracy
Online translation tools can be useful to help order coffee when traveling abroad to a country where you don’t speak the language; but when it comes to translating important voting information for people...
Online translation tools can be useful to help order coffee when traveling abroad to a country where you don’t speak the language; but when it comes to translating important voting information for people...
Automated Translation Software is Confusing Some Texas Voters
Automated Translation Software is Confusing Some Texas Voters
Oct 30, 2018

Trump Administration is Illegally Turning Away Asylum Seekers

Border and Immigrants’ Rights

When President Trump announced on Monday that he planned to send some 5,000 military troops to fortify the southern border, even his supporters were quick to dismiss this as a political stunt. A convoy of...

By Edgar Saldivar

When President Trump announced on Monday that he planned to send some 5,000 military troops to fortify the southern border, even his supporters were quick to dismiss this as a political stunt. A convoy of...

By Edgar Saldivar
Border Checkpoint Bridge
Border Checkpoint Bridge