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Welcome to the Houston Chapter of the ACLU of Texas
Please note: Do not send the Houston Chapter mail concerning a legal complaint or case that you wish the ACLU to accept.
If you believe your civil liberties have been violated, please click here to request legal assistance. If you send the Houston Chapter your complaint, whether by e-mail or by letter, it will extend the time that it takes for your complaint to be processed.
If you wish to contact the Houston Chapter about a matter other than a legal complaint or case that you wish the ACLU to accept, please send us a letter at the following address:
P.O. Box 132047
Houston, TX 77219
(713) 942-8146
Houston Chapter Board
- Curt Gibby, President,Community Outreach and Education Chair
- Kris Elvin O'Brien, Secretary
- Dick Steele, Treasurer
- Matt Sharp, Legal Chair
- Greg Gieselman, Radio and Media Committee Chair
- Floyd Brown
- Jeffery Rank
- Louis Hamer
The Houston Chapter produces a radio show titled Give Me Liberty
. Past broadcasts of the shows are available for download here.
Upcoming Events
Houston Chapter Annual Meeting + Banned Books Event
The Houston Chapter of the ACLU of Texas will host its 2009 Annual Meeting and Banned Books event on October 1.
 Featured speaker will be distinguished author Lou Dubose, editor of The Washington Spectator newsletter and former editor of Texas Observer magazine.
Dubose co-wrote several books with Molly Ivins, including most recently Bill of Wrongs: The Executive Branch’s Assault on America’s Fundamental Rights.
Buffet dinner will be served. Admission is free for ACLU members; non-members $25 at the door. Please RSVP.
"The Least of These" at Rice University
"The Least of These," a documentary about the Hutto case will screen on Wednesday, Sept. 30, starting at 7 p.m., in the Rice University Media Center.
 The screening is free and seating is on a first come, first-served basis.
The documentary takes a look at the T. Don Hutto Center in Taylor, Texas, a former medium-security prison that re-opened in 2006 as a family detention center. As information about troubling conditions at the facility began to leak out, activist attorneys -- including the ACLU and the ACLU of Texas -- sought to investigate and address the issues. In telling the story of their quest, the film explores the role of community and legal activism in bringing about change.
A panel discussion will follow with Barbara Hines, Director of The University of Texas at Austin Immigration Clinic; Marcy Garriott, Producer of "The Least of These;" and Lisa Graybill, ACLU of Texas Legal Director.
ACLU of Texas and Stages Repertory Theater
The ACLU of Texas and Stages Repertory Theatre will partner for the '09-'10 season to offer a special Civil Liberties subscription series that includes a ticket to each MainStage play plus a private post-performance discussion.
The first performance is Oct. 7.
 Now in its 31st season, Stages Repertory Theatre produces new work and interprets established work in new ways. Stages offers a range of additional programs that encourages conversation about important ideas and issues; and provides insight into other cultures and viewpoints to develop new generations of citizens, artists and audiences.
The ACLU subscription events are $175 per person and are open to the public, regardless of ACLU membership. Subscriptions may be purchased through the Stages Box Office, (713) 527-0123.
ACLU of Texas Draws Support in Religious Liberty Case
Groups file "friend of the court" briefs in support of ACLU of Texas client. Read More...
FROM THE LIBERTY BLOG:
You make us happy when skies are gray
""An alarming amount of public information is being kept secret from citizens, and the problem is increasing by the month..."
FROM THE LIBERTY BLOG:
Parental Involvement / Judicial Bypass
"On Tuesday, family law attorney Rita Lucido, co-founder and board chair of Jane's Due Process, presented a continuing legal education course on Texas' parental involvement laws related to access to abortion by underage women..."
FROM THE LIBERTY BLOG:
Al Franken!
"Last night I attended the annual gala of the Houston Chapter of the ACLU of Texas, with author, humorist and thorn-in-the-side-of-the-right Al Franken, and a sold-out crowd of about 300 ACLU members and civil libertarians..."
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