ACLU of Texas Response to Abbott Announcement on Syrian Refugees
HOUSTON — Gov. Greg Abbott announced Monday that Texas will not accept any Syrian refugees into the state after Friday's terrorist attack in Paris.
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HOUSTON — Gov. Greg Abbott announced Monday that Texas will not accept any Syrian refugees into the state after Friday's terrorist attack in Paris.
HOUSTON – The U.S. Supreme Court announced today that it will hear a Texas case that will decide whether states can restrict access to safe and legal abortion by imposing unnecessary regulations on providers that force many clinics to close.
LAS CRUCES, NM—Today, Commissioner R. Gil Kerlikowske announced additional phases to further study the use of body-worn and other camera technologies at U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP).
HOUSTON — Today, U.S. Customs and Border Protection Commissioner R. Gil Kerlikowske announced his decision to expand CBP’s review — but not its use — of body-worn cameras for its field officers and agents.
HOUSTON -- Today the Supreme Court agreed to hear all seven cases concerning objections by non-profit religious organizations to the Affordable Care Act’s contraception mandate.
HOUSTON – On Tuesday, Nov. 3, Houston’s Equal Rights Ordinance, or Proposition 1, was voted down. The following may be attributed to Terri Burke, Executive Director of the ACLU of Texas: