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Detention Hearings Without Lawyers: An Analysis of Initial Criminal Court Hearings in Travis County, Texas
Currently, people arrested in Travis County, Texas, are forced to appear in initial criminal court hearings — called “magistration hearings” — without an attorney representing them. April 30, 2024
Dressed To Express: How Dress Codes Discriminate Against Texas Students and Must Be Changed
No student should ever be punished for being who they are. Our new report shows that more than half of Texas public schools have dress code policies that shame and penalize students for simply showing up in the classroom as their authentic selves. February 1, 2024
The Harms of Border Patrol on Daily Life Along the Texas Border
In Texas border communities, Border Patrol agents are everywhere: schools, hospitals, grocery stores, and other public spaces. Between September 2021 and May 2022, the ACLU of Texas interviewed 152 people living in the Rio Grande Valley.
February 21, 2023
Smart Sentencing: The Right Strategy for Addressing Substance Use in Texas
In collaboration with the Texas Smart-On-Crime Coalition, this report includes critical recommendations to address the issues that come with incar
March 17, 2021
Dignity for Dallas
Dallas is at a defining moment. George Floyd’s murder by Minneapolis police officers sparked a national reckoning with policing and police violence targeting Black people.
September 10, 2020