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Welcome to the ACLU of Texas Houston Chapter
If you believe your civil liberties have been violated, please click here to request legal assistance. If you send the Houston Chapter your complaint, by email or by letter, it will extend the time that it takes for your complaint to be processed.
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
- Giugi Carminati
- Floyd Brown
- Jeffery Rank
- Louis Hamer
Listen to our radio show!
ACLU of Texas, Houston Radio Program- Give Me Liberty
Houston Chapter Board Meetings
The monthly ACLU of Texas Houston Chapter Board meeting is free and open to the public. It is held at the ACLU of Texas office at 1214 West Gray (Lower Floor), Houston, TX 77019, the third Wednesday of every month at 7 p.m.
ACLU Houston Chapter to host Banned Books event October 25, 2008
The Houston Chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union will be hosting its annual Banned Books event on Saturday, Oct. 25 at Brazos Bookstore from 5-7 p.m. Local notables will be reading selections from books that have been banned, restricted or challenged in Texas public schools.
Light refreshments will be served from 5 to 6 p.m. and readings will commence from
6 to 7 p.m. The bookstore is located at 2421 Bissonnet, Houston, Texas, 77005.
The ACLU Houston Chapter’s Banned Books event coincides with the release of Free People Read Freely, Report on Banned and Challenged Books in Texas Public Schools published by the ACLU of Texas. Challenged books include renowned works by Harper Lee, Maya Angelou, C.S. Lewis and Toni Morrison. For the last two years, Houston ISD leads the state in number of reported book challenges.
For more information, contact the ACLU Houston Chapter, 713-942-8146 ext. 106 or Brazos Bookstore, 713-523-0701.
Texas ACLU Banned Books report link: http://www.aclutx.org/article.php?aid=625
Volunteer for the Houston Chapter
We depend upon the dedicated work of our volunteers, our success relies on your efforts. These are times of great challenge and opportunity, and the ACLU of Texas Houston Chapter is dedicated to protecting and defending the Bill of Rights of the U.S. Constitution. We are receiving a growing number of "requests for help" and the number of cases going to trial is increasing. We are expanding our community outreach efforts beyond our traditional role as a litigator against injustice. Be part of the team making Houston safe and free. Join us if you are not yet a member.
If you are interested in volunteering, please email us. Thank you!
ACLU of Texas Annual Meeting
Join us in Austin August 1. Free to members and non-members. Read More...
ACLU Sues School District For Punishing Kindergarten Student Because of Family's Religious Beliefs
The ACLU of Texas and the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) today sued to stop the Needville Independent School District from punishing a five-year-old American Indian kindergarten student for practicing and expressing his family’s religious beliefs and heritage. Read More...
Galveston County Jail Needs Evacuation Plan
A coalition of public interest groups calls upon officials to formulate emergency evacation plan for Galveston County Jail. Read More...
Stand Up for Freedom! ACLU Membership Conference 2008
Washington, D.C., is the place where we'll gather in June to stand up for freedom! Read More...
ACLU of Texas Questions Segregated School Program
AUSTIN, TX - The American Civil Liberties Union Foundation of Texas today filed an open records request asking that the Beaumont Independent School District disclose information regarding the 'Big 3 Conference' held at West Brook High School on March 29, 2008. The ACLU initiated its investigation after learning that only African-American, male students were required to attend the program, which included topics such as 'Home Life,' 'Thug Life,' 'Peer Pressure,' and 'Lack of Discipline.' Read More...
West University Place Cell Phone Ban Oversteps
The ACLU of Texas is concerned about a proposed ordinance banning cell phones in West University Place, near Houston. Read More...
Vidor School District Makes Pledge of Allegiance Optional After ACLU Challenge
The American Civil Liberties Union of Texas applauded the Vidor Independent School District (VISD) Board of Directors today for revising district policy to protect students' rights. Read More...
Terri Burke Named Executive Director
The ACLU of Texas has named Terri Burke as its new Executive Director. Read More...
ACLU hosts April 10th performance of I Am My Own Wife at Stages Repertory Theatre, Houston
On Tuesday, the ACLU Foundation will present a premiere performance of the Pulitzer and Tony Award-winning play I Am My Own Wife at Stages Repertory Theatre in Houston. Read More...
ACLU of Texas and NAACP challenge Houston parade ordinance
The ACLU and the NAACP filed suit in Houston federal district court challenging the City of Houston?s parade permit ordinance. Read More...
ACLU Hosts Shut Up & Sing Screening in Houston
The Weinstein Company and ACLU of Texas Will Host Special Screening of Dixie Chicks Documentary and Discussion with Filmmaker Read More...
Katrina One Year Later
A Special Report from the ACLU Read More...
Education Matters Event in Houston
ACLU of Texas is cosponsoring, with the American Jewish Committee and other organizations, a community meeting to discuss school funding in Texas. 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..."
ACLU of Texas in Houston CLE Course
Do Texans have a right to life? Learn about this question at the next presentation in the ACLU Houston CLE series! This Thursday, we present the Advance Directives Act and the Sun Hudson/Spiro Nikolouzos Cases with Mario Caballero and Earnest Wotring. Read More...
'Spying Eyes' are an affront to the Constitution, and the rights of American Muslims
An ACLU of Texas boardmember writes in the Houston Chronicle, "For more than four years I have watched FBI agents pose inappropriate questions to my clients. In the name of the War on Terror, agents have questioned thousands of Muslims, often U.S. citizens, in violation of the First Amendment of the Constitution. ..." Read More...
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..."
Benjamin Grant Levy, 1927 - 2005
The ACLU of Texas remembers Ben Levy - founder, leader and lifelong civil libertarian. Read More...
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