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.
Imagine being charged with a crime, going to trial, being found not guilty by reason of insanity, but remaining behind bars for years. You are denied access to a psychiatrist to treat your serious mental...
Imagine being charged with a crime, going to trial, being found not guilty by reason of insanity, but remaining behind bars for years. You are denied access to a psychiatrist to treat your serious mental...
Sometimes all it takes is a letter and an hour to do the right thing.
After the ACLU learned late last week about a plan to assign ninth-grade students at Lawrence Free State High School in Kansas to...
Sometimes all it takes is a letter and an hour to do the right thing.
After the ACLU learned late last week about a plan to assign ninth-grade students at Lawrence Free State High School in Kansas to...
Are our work emails, our medical records, and our financial information safe online? Or have we been leaving our digital doors unlocked?
Given the high-profile cybersecurity failures in recent weeks...
Are our work emails, our medical records, and our financial information safe online? Or have we been leaving our digital doors unlocked?
Given the high-profile cybersecurity failures in recent weeks...
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A police officer wearing a body camera shoots a...
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A police officer wearing a body camera shoots a...
Being transgender can be a lifelong battle against erasure.
We are erased by families who tell us we cannot be who we are; erased by governments who prevent us from obtaining identification that...
Being transgender can be a lifelong battle against erasure.
We are erased by families who tell us we cannot be who we are; erased by governments who prevent us from obtaining identification that...
I was 23 years old when I crossed the U.S.-Mexico border with my husband, aunt, and cousin.
Before we came to the United States, we lived in a community in Veracruz. My husband was in the Mexican...
I was 23 years old when I crossed the U.S.-Mexico border with my husband, aunt, and cousin.
Before we came to the United States, we lived in a community in Veracruz. My husband was in the Mexican...