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.
Out for a run the other day along a stretch on a busy road, I saw a "for sale" sign on a house. That got me to wondering about the downsides of living on a busy road, and further wondering: do people who...
Out for a run the other day along a stretch on a busy road, I saw a "for sale" sign on a house. That got me to wondering about the downsides of living on a busy road, and further wondering: do people who...
The NSA and FBI are targeting prominent American Muslims, including civil rights activists, academics, and a former government official, we learned in a ...
The NSA and FBI are targeting prominent American Muslims, including civil rights activists, academics, and a former government official, we learned in a ...
Have you recovered from last week’s brutal Hobby Lobby opinion...
Have you recovered from last week’s brutal Hobby Lobby opinion...
Imagine the government taking away your two children in a hearing that lasts less than 60 seconds.
Madonna Pappan and her husband, members of the Oglala Sioux Tribe in South Dakota, don’t have to...
Imagine the government taking away your two children in a hearing that lasts less than 60 seconds.
Madonna Pappan and her husband, members of the Oglala Sioux Tribe in South Dakota, don’t have to...
Eleven-year-old Luisa was too young to apply on her own for a visa to come from Guatemala to the United States where she hoped to be reunited with her mother. But since federal immigration authorities...
Eleven-year-old Luisa was too young to apply on her own for a visa to come from Guatemala to the United States where she hoped to be reunited with her mother. But since federal immigration authorities...
This past weekend's Fourth of July holiday made me nostalgic for the Independence Day celebrations of my childhood.
My parents are immigrants from Iran, and the Fourth was a big deal. We would...
This past weekend's Fourth of July holiday made me nostalgic for the Independence Day celebrations of my childhood.
My parents are immigrants from Iran, and the Fourth was a big deal. We would...