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
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...
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....
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.
...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.
...By Richard Miles
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
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...
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