News and Commentary

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
Advanced search
Aug 14, 2015

This Isn't the Training Our Police Officers Need

Smart Justice

This week the Houston Police Officers’ Union invited controversial psychology professor ...

This week the Houston Police Officers’ Union invited controversial psychology professor ...

Lewinski HPD
Lewinski HPD
Aug 7, 2015

A Hesitant Celebration of the Voting Rights Act's 50th Anniversary

Voting Rights and Democracy

The 5th Circuit’s ruling on Texas’s voter ID law is welcome, but not enough.

It was the best of times, and it was the worst of times. It began slowly enough, with boycotts and bus rides and sit-...

The 5th Circuit’s ruling on Texas’s voter ID law is welcome, but not enough.

It was the best of times, and it was the worst of times. It began slowly enough, with boycotts and bus rides and sit-...

Jul 29, 2015

Discrimination is not a Houston Value

LGBTQIA+ Equality

The most diverse city in the country needs an equal rights ordinance.

Houston is...

The most diverse city in the country needs an equal rights ordinance.

Houston is...

Jul 27, 2015

Supreme Court 101: What the Marriage Equality Ruling Teaches Us About Democracy

Now that the dust has settled and the hand-wringing over the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Obergefell v. Hodges seems mostly to have subsided, it’s worth reflecting on what the case means. In the...

Now that the dust has settled and the hand-wringing over the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Obergefell v. Hodges seems mostly to have subsided, it’s worth reflecting on what the case means. In the...

SCOTUS justices
SCOTUS justices
Jul 15, 2015

Democracy in Action at Hood County Book Banning Hearing

County governments almost never find themselves on the front lines of constitutional struggles, but you wouldn’t have known that had you attended the Hood County Commissioners’ Court hearing last Tuesday...

County governments almost never find themselves on the front lines of constitutional struggles, but you wouldn’t have known that had you attended the Hood County Commissioners’ Court hearing last Tuesday...

American flag
American flag