The ACLU of Texas and the League of Women Voters of Texas, along with the Office of State Sen. José Rodríguez, will co-host a Citizen Training on Redistricting in Texas this weekend. The training will start with sign-in at 9:15, with the program running until noon Saturday (Nov. 23, 2019) at the Pat O’Rourke Recreation […]Read More
Despite a federal judge’s order preventing immigration officials from arbitrarily holding asylum-seeking immigrants in federal detention, attorneys representing some of the detainees said Tuesday that the majority of the immigrants are still locked up for no reason. Last month, U.S. District Judge James E. Boasberg granted a preliminary injunction preventing Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents from […]Read More
HOUSTON – Civil rights advocates are keeping a close watch on early voting that began this week in the presidential election to help Texans fully exercise their right to cast a ballot. With higher than usual turnout expected for the election on Nov. 8, the American Civil Liberties Union of Texas has set up a […]Read More
A new law protects Texas landlords from liability when they lease apartments to persons with a non-violent criminal history. The Texas Criminal Justice Coalition, which backed House Bill 1510 in the 2015 Legislature, has published a set of guidelines to help both landlords and potential tenants understand their rights under the new law, which went […]Read More
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