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ACLU of Texas Response to Dallas Police Shootings

HOUSTON – Last night police officers in Dallas were gunned down while protecting community members exercising their right to protest peacefully.

July 8, 2016

ACLU: DSHS Will Comply with Demand to Release Abortion Stats

HOUSTON – This week, the Texas Department of State Health Services responded to an ACLU of Texas demand that Commissioner Hellerstedt release the 2014 abortion statistics, which have been finaliz

June 30, 2016

ACLU of Texas Comment on Supreme Court Victory in Texas Abortion Case

HOUSTON – In a 5-3 decision issued this morning, the Supreme Court determined that Texas’s anti-abortion law, also known as HB2, imposed an undue and therefore unconstitutional burden on women seeking abortion care.

June 27, 2016

ACLU Comment on Grand Jury Decision Not to Charge McKinney Officer

HOUSTON — Yesterday a Collin County grand jury determined there was not enough evidence to warrant criminal charges against Eric Casebolt, the officer fired by the McKinney police department for using excessive force at a community pool party.

June 24, 2016

ACLU of Texas Comment on Supreme Court Immigration Ruling

HOUSTON – In a 4-4 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court today deadlocked in the case of United States v. Texas.

June 23, 2016

ACLU Comment on Supreme Court Fisher Ruling

WASHINGTON — In a 4-3 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court today upheld the race-conscious admissions program at the University of Texas at Austin. The ruling means the school will be able to continue using race as one of multiple factors in admissions decisions.

June 23, 2016