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HOUSTON — To protect against voter suppression on Election Day, the American Civil Liberties Union of Texas will be providing dozens of volunteer poll monitors at precincts throughout Harris County.
NEW YORK — The Trump administration is reportedly looking at executive action to block asylum seekers and immigrants from crossing the U.S.-Mexico border.
Omar Jadwat, director of the ACLU’s Immigrants’ Rights Project, had this reaction:
HOUSTON — As voters continued in mass to the polls during early voting, the Harris County Clerk’s office instructed poll workers Wednesday
DALLAS – Weeks ahead of the November 6th election, the ACLU of Texas hosted a public forum today to give the Dallas County district attorney candidates an opportunity to share their thoughts on smart justice reform.
DALLAS — More than 200,000 signed petitions were delivered today to Greyhound’s headquarters demanding the transportation company stop allowing Border Patrol officials to board buses and search or question passengers without a warrant or probable cause.
AUSTIN — In the past week, two lawsuits have been filed by Texas religious groups seeking to overturn Austin’s ordinances that protect LGBTQ people from discrimination.
Kali Cohn, staff attorney for the ACLU of Texas, had this reaction: