ACLU of Texas Sues Hidalgo County, Challenges ”Debtor’s Prison” for Truant Teens
The ACLU of Texas has filed a federal class action lawsuit against Hidalgo County. The lawsuit asks a judge to enjoin practices that have improperly sent dozens - possibly hundreds - of the county's low-income teens to jail for weeks at a time for fines related to school attendance violations they were unable to pay. Read More...

Fifth Circuit Upholds Religious Rights of American Indian Kindergartner
A federal appeals court today upheld a lower court ruling that the Needville ISD violated Texas state law by punishing a five-year-old American Indian kindergarten student for wearing his hair in traditional braids as a form of expressing his family's religious beliefs. Read More...

ACLU of Texas Annual Meeting and Conference Next Week
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Texas Annual Meeting and Youth Rights Conference is now little more than a week away with the event promising to be the premiere civil rights event of the summer in Texas. Read More...

ACLU of Texas Travel Alert for State Of Arizona
The American Civil Liberties Union of Texas alerts Texas residents to potential threats to the constitutional rights and civil liberties of individuals planning to travel or stay in Arizona. Read More...

City of Helotes Parade Ordinance May Violate First Amendment
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Texas today asked city officials in Helotes to respond to concerns that the Bexar County town’s parade ordinance is unconstitutional because it allows “unequal enforcement and targeting of an event based on its content.” Read More...

Alerta De La ACLU de Texas Para Los Que Viajen A Arizona
La ACLU de Texas emite una alerta respecto a posibles amenazas a los derechos constitucionales y libertades civiles en el Estado de Arizona. Read More...

The ACLU of Texas Seeks Director of Public Policy & Advocacy
The American Civil Liberties Union of Texas (ACLU) seeks a full-time, sophisticated, dynamic team-player to be its Director of Public Policy and Advocacy. Read More...

The ACLU of Texas seeks a Staff Attorney
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Texas, an affiliate of the National ACLU, seeks a full-time, permanent Staff Attorney, based in Austin, Texas. Read More...

Request Legal Assistance/Solicitud de Asistencia Legal
Read More...