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The ACLU of Texas Police Accountability Project works on a wide range of topics, from racial profiling at traffic stops to undercover drug stings (like in Tulia) to homeland security. The police project aims both to educate and mobilize the public to promote reform, and to encourage law enforcement agencies to adopt best practices that limit misconduct and maximize accountability.

We do not take individual legal cases, but instead work through the political and policy-making process to promote reform.

ACLU Wants Accountability for Illegal Asset Seizures
The American Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU of Texas today welcomed Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott's opinion denying a request by Shelby County District Attorney Lynda K. Russell to use money she allegedly seized illegally from motorists to defend herself against a federal lawsuit accusing her of stripping drivers -- almost all of them black -- of their property without ever charging them with a crime. Read More...

ACLU of Texas Files Request for Ranger Recon Records
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Texas today filed an open records request seeking documents related to Gov. Rick Perry's recently announced directive to send Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) Ranger Recon teams to the state's border with Mexico. Read More...

ACLU of Texas Tours Dallas Fusion Center
Matt Simpson, Policy Strategist of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Texas, toured the Dallas Fusion Center this week at the invitation of Dallas Police Department officials. Read More...

ACLU of Texas Briefs City Regarding Austin Fusion Center Concerns
Staff members for the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Texas met with city staffers Tuesday in what was described by the ACLU as a productive meeting to address concerns surrounding the Austin Regional Intelligence Center (ARIC), more commonly known as a fusion center. Read More...

ACLU of Texas Meets with Austin Police to Discuss Fusion Center
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Texas continues to have substantial concerns about the privacy implications related to the recently approved Austin Regional Intelligence Center (ARIC). Read More...

City of Austin Declines to Release Fusion Center Information
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Texas today was notified that the City of Austin has sought intervention from the Texas Attorney General's Office (AG) with respect to an open records request filed by the ACLU for documents pertaining to the Austin Regional Intelligence Center (ARIC), commonly known as a fusion center. Read More...