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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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Apr 18, 2017

With North Carolina, the NBA, and the NCAA Caving on Trans Rights, Texas Finds New Momentum for Discrimination

LGBTQIA+ Equality

This post originally appeared on the ACLU National website

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By By Chase Strangio, Staff Attorney, ACLU

This post originally appeared on the ACLU National website

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By By Chase Strangio, Staff Attorney, ACLU
Trans Protester
Trans Protester
Apr 12, 2017

Lawmakers Horse-Trade Away Texans’ Health and Safety

LGBTQIA+ Equality

In the backrooms of the Texas Capitol last week, members of the House of Representatives further chipped away Texans’ access to reproductive health care by voting to defund Planned Parenthood. Denying...

In the backrooms of the Texas Capitol last week, members of the House of Representatives further chipped away Texans’ access to reproductive health care by voting to defund Planned Parenthood. Denying...

Texas Capitol building
Texas Capitol building
Apr 11, 2017

Her reporting in Mexico could get her killed but she does it anyway. She has to. Here’s why.

Border and Immigrants’ Rights

More from ACLU of Texas’ Humans of the Border. An interview with a Mexican journalist who asked that her name not be used.

Once, before I divorced my husband, we were...

More from ACLU of Texas’ Humans of the Border. An interview with a Mexican journalist who asked that her name not be used.

Once, before I divorced my husband, we were...

Journalist on the Texas/Mexico border
Journalist on the Texas/Mexico border
Apr 5, 2017

And You Thought The Bathroom Bill Was Bad

LGBTQIA+ Equality

SB6 gets all the media attention, but it’s only the tip of the spear in Texas lawmakers’ sustained campaign to roll back LGBT equality.

SB6 is a terrible bill. A spiteful, unnecessary,...

SB6 gets all the media attention, but it’s only the tip of the spear in Texas lawmakers’ sustained campaign to roll back LGBT equality.

SB6 is a terrible bill. A spiteful, unnecessary,...

rainbow flag in blue skies
rainbow flag in blue skies
Mar 9, 2017

Immigrants versus Alt-Facts in South Texas

Border and Immigrants’ Rights

They used the bathroom at a ball game and got arrested. The community asked why. Turns out they’d been spied on by a government camera. But the Border Patrol told a different story.

Late last...

They used the bathroom at a ball game and got arrested. The community asked why. Turns out they’d been spied on by a government camera. But the Border Patrol told a different story.

Late last...

Border patrol with mother and son at La Joya baseball game
Border patrol with mother and son at La Joya baseball game
Mar 6, 2017

Top 5 Reasons for Texas Lawmakers to Raise the Age of Criminal Responsibility

Smart Justice

In Texas, adulthood usually means 18. Seventeen year olds cannot vote, serve in the military, or buy lottery tickets. There is an exception, though: kids are automatically charged, jailed, and imprisoned as...

By Nick Hudson

In Texas, adulthood usually means 18. Seventeen year olds cannot vote, serve in the military, or buy lottery tickets. There is an exception, though: kids are automatically charged, jailed, and imprisoned as...

By Nick Hudson
Prison bars in the shape of the state of Texas
Prison bars in the shape of the state of Texas