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AUSTIN, Texas – In an effort to ensure strong participation in the May elections despite coronavirus concerns, the ACLU of Texas sent a letter Thursday to Texas officials encouraging them to provide all eligible Texas voters the option of voting by mail and to continue with May runoff elections a
HOUSTON – The ACLU of Texas and a coalition of civil rights leaders today sent almost 500 letters to criminal justice officials urging them to take public health experts’ advice and release individuals who are at high risk of severe illness or death from COVID-19 from county jails.
HOUSTON – Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg announced a new program to allow private attorneys to prosecute certain misdemeanor cases instead of county prosecutors.
Sarah Labowitz, policy director for the ACLU of Texas, had this reaction:
HOUSTON – The ACLU of Texas and ACLU National today filed a lawsuit to challenge the ordinances in seven cities in east Texas that prohibit abortion providers and advocates from operating within their city limits.
BROWNSVILLE, Texas – The majority of voters likely to vote in the Democratic primary in Texas Senate District 27 – made up of the southern Texas Counties of Kleberg, Kenedy, Willacy, Cameron, and part of Hidalgo County – support policies protecting access to abortion and expanding protections for
DALLAS – The ACLU of Texas today filed a lawsuit against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement for failing to produce the search warrants used to raid a workplace in Allen, Texas in April 2019.