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The American Civil Liberties Union of Texas is calling on Houston city and police officials to ensure that the upcoming negotiations over the city’s police union contract, which is set to expire at the end of the year, are held in public and allow for input from members of the community.
LAREDO, Texas — The American Civil Liberties Union of Texas and the law firm of Gibbs & Bruns LLP recently filed a class-action lawsuit on behalf of nearly 150 people detained as potential witness
WASHINGTON — In a 5-4 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court rejected the Trump administration’s attempt to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program and jeopardize the lives of 700,000 DACA recipients.
HOUSTON – With wide-spread protests planned in honor of Juneteenth, the ACLU of Texas today sent a letter to the largest law enforcement agencies in Texas demanding that they publicly commit to ending the use of force and violence against protesters and to end mass arrests of peaceful protesters.
HOUSTON – The ACLU of Texas along with 14 other civil rights organizations highlighted measures that should be put into place to protect the health and safety of Texans as they exercise their right to vote.
WASHINGTON — The ACLU of Texas, Center for Gender & Refugee Studies, Texas Civil Rights Project, ACLU of DC, national ACLU, and Oxfam have filed a legal challenge to the Trump administration’s order restricting