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As the leading civil rights organization in the Lone Star State, we at the ACLU of Texas believe it is our duty to keep the public informed about the state of their civil liberties. The work we do at the legislature, in the courts, and in our communities is important, but there is no better defender of civil rights than a public that is informed and engaged.

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Apr 3, 2014

Wait, Did An Oklahoma Hospital Try to Ban Birth Control Prescriptions For An Entire Town?

Last week, women in Bartlesville, Oklahoma faced a terrifying possibility. According to a new religiously based directive from the town's main health care system, only one OB-GYN in the entire town would...

By By Kelsey Townsend, Reproductive Freedom Project, ACLU

Last week, women in Bartlesville, Oklahoma faced a terrifying possibility. According to a new religiously based directive from the town's main health care system, only one OB-GYN in the entire town would...

By By Kelsey Townsend, Reproductive Freedom Project, ACLU
Apr 3, 2014

Why is the U.S. Border Patrol Terrorizing Innocent Families?

Imagine you had just picked up your kids from school. You're driving home on a secluded country road when your car is pulled over by armed US law enforcement agents who threaten you with a knife and taser...

By By Clarisa Christiansen

Imagine you had just picked up your kids from school. You're driving home on a secluded country road when your car is pulled over by armed US law enforcement agents who threaten you with a knife and taser...

By By Clarisa Christiansen
Apr 3, 2014

Introducing the ACLU's NSA Documents Database

The public debate over our government's surveillance programs has reached remarkable heights since the first set of NSA disclosures in June 2013 based on documents leaked by Edward Snowden. Since then,...

By By Emily Weinrebe, ACLU National Security Project

The public debate over our government's surveillance programs has reached remarkable heights since the first set of NSA disclosures in June 2013 based on documents leaked by Edward Snowden. Since then,...

By By Emily Weinrebe, ACLU National Security Project
Apr 2, 2014

Meet the Five Winning Couples of "My Big Gay (Il)legal Wedding!"

Almost 200,000 supporters of the freedom to marry voted for couples from across the country, to win the "My Big Gay (Il)legal Wedding" contest. The winning...

By By Alicia Gay, ACLU

Almost 200,000 supporters of the freedom to marry voted for couples from across the country, to win the "My Big Gay (Il)legal Wedding" contest. The winning...

By By Alicia Gay, ACLU
Apr 2, 2014

As Mississippi Makes Clear, the Fight is Not Over

Last night, the Mississippi legislature passed a law that could open the door to allow individuals and businesses to discriminate in the name of religion -- despite opposition from ...

By By Kelsey Townsend, Reproductive Freedom Project, ACLU

Last night, the Mississippi legislature passed a law that could open the door to allow individuals and businesses to discriminate in the name of religion -- despite opposition from ...

By By Kelsey Townsend, Reproductive Freedom Project, ACLU