Welcome to the ACLU of Texas Amarillo/HighPlains Chapter

If you believe your civil liberties have been violated, please click here to request legal assistance.  If you send the Amarillo/High Plains Chapter your complaint, by email or by letter, it will extend the  time that it takes for your complaint to be processed.

• Write to us: PO Box 2468, Amarillo, TX 79105
•  (806) 352-9401

Amarillo/High Plains Chapter Board

• Reverend Charles Kiker, President
• Michael Walsh, Treasurer
• Jim Murphy, Secretary
• Greg Lines, Legal Chair
• Jeff Bempong
• Denise Jackson, West Texas ATM Liaision
• Wayne Woodward

Requests for Legal Assistance

ACLUTX 2008 Summer Intern Announcement
The American Civil Liberties Union Foundation of Texas is accepting applications for summer 2008 law internships. The ACLU is one of the nation's foremost defenders of civil liberties and civil rights. We are a nonpartisan organization dedicated to defending the Bill of Rights through litigation, legislation, and public education. The Texas affiliate of the ACLU, founded in 1938, is headquartered in Austin, and includes a regional office in Houston and thirteen chapters with over 17,000 members statewide. Read More...

The High Plains Chapter takes action on group's, Question the War Amarillo, behalf!
The ACLU of Texas High Plains Chapter wrote letters expressing concerns to officials about the actions of Amarillo Police during the Amarillo group's, Question the War Amarillo, peaceful demonstration and vigil held on October 26, 2005. Read More...

Era of Tulia-style drug task forces coming to an end in Texas?
Scandals, mismanagement and skewed priorities at Texas drug task forces paid for by the federal Byrne grant program appear to finally be catching up to the rogue units. More have announced they'll close shop at the end of March Read More...