ACLU of Texas Files Demands for Documents on Implementation of Trump’s Muslim Ban
FOIA Filed As Part of Coordinated Campaign With 50 ACLU Affiliates
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FOIA Filed As Part of Coordinated Campaign With 50 ACLU Affiliates
HOUSTON —The ACLU of Texas responded today to a letter sent by state Rep. Kyle Biedermann, R-Fredericksburg, to Muslim leaders in Texas demanding they “renounce, repudiate, and oppose” radical interpretations of Islam with an open letter of its own.
WASHINGTON — President Trump today signed executive orders authorizing funding for the building of a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border, dramatically ramping up immigration detention, and threatening to defund cities and states that protect people’s rights without regard to immigration status.
AUSTIN — Today, Texas State Representative Steve Bonnen (R-Angleton) took to the House floor to demand the Obama administration pay $2.8 billion as a “reimbursement” for Texas’ unilateral funding of border enforcement initiatives.
HOUSTON— Today Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick and State Senator Lois Kolkhorst announced the filing of SB6, a North Carolina-style anti-transgender bill that targets vulnerable Texans for continued discrimination and humiliation.