Press Releases

New ACLU of Texas Poll Reveals Widespread Concern Among Border Residents About ICE as Midterms Approach

63% of respondents in the Rio Grande Valley and El Paso say ICE has ‘gone too far’

Nightmare Over for Crystal Mason, Highest Criminal Court in Texas Dismisses State’s Petition for Review

The Court of Criminal Appeals let stand a lower court's ruling that acquitted Crystal Mason of illegal voting by dismissing the State’s Petition for Review as improvidently granted.
Court Cases: Texas v. Mason

Professors Seek Relief from Texas A&M Censorship Policy That Banned Plato, 'Moonlight,' and Teaching 14th Amendment History

The Board of Regents has restricted teaching of race, gender, and sexual orientation at one of the country’s largest public universities.

ACLU of Texas, Professors Sue Texas A&M System Over Censorship Policy, Detail Violations of Academic Freedom

Faculty have been instructed to remove educational materials — like the film “Moonlight” and writings by Plato — from syllabi following policy banning race, gender, and sexual orientation related topics