ACLU Comment on Fifth Circuit Ruling Striking Down Texas Photo Voter ID Law
HOUSTON - Today, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ruled the Texas voter identification law violates the Voting Rights Act.
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HOUSTON - Today, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ruled the Texas voter identification law violates the Voting Rights Act.
DALLAS – The City of Dallas must respect the constitutional rights of homeless residents, warned the ACLU of Texas in a letter issued today to Dallas Mayor Rawlings and City Council members.
HOUSTON – Last night police officers in Dallas were gunned down while protecting community members exercising their right to protest peacefully.
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
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.
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.