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AUSTIN, Texas — Gov. Greg Abbott filed an emergency petition Tuesday night to the Texas Supreme Court to remove House Democratic Caucus Chair Rep. Gene Wu for participating in the ongoing quorum break. The governor had previously threatened to “remove the missing Democrats from membership in the
HOUSTON — The American Civil Liberties Union of Texas published today a new comprehensive “Civil Rights Resource Guide For Incarcerated Texans (2025)” to empower people who are incarcerated in Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) prisons and their loved ones to advocate for themselves from in
SAN ANTONIO – The American Civil Liberties Union, the ACLU of Texas, and several other legal advocacy groups filed an amicus brief today in CCIA v. Paxton, arguing that a Texas law that restricts social media content for minors violates the First Amendment.
NEW ORLEANS – A federal appeals court upheld an injunction late Thursday night against Senate Bill 4 (88-4), endorsing a district court order that prohibits the anti-immigration law from being enforced in a major win for immigrant rights.
A federal court today blocked President Trump’s proclamation aimed at completely shutting down asylum at the border.
SAN ANTONIO — Sixteen Texas families of different religious and nonreligious backgrounds filed suit in federal court today to block a new state law requiring all public elementary and secondary schools to display a Protestant version of the Ten Commandments in every classroom.