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ACLU Releases Documents on License Plate Scanners From Some 300 Police Departments Nationwide

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT: Tom Hargis, Director of Communications, ACLU of Texas, 832.291.4776, [email protected]

July 17, 2013

Texas Legislature Could Make Bold Step To Preserve Privacy in Digital Age

Passage of Amendment Could Place Texas at Nation’s Vanguard in Privacy Protections for Cell-Phone and Internet Use

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May 15, 2013

ACLU of Texas Reacts to Drug Testing Proposal

ACLU Of Texas Challenges Constitutionality And "Mean Spiritedness” Of Proposal Aimed At Needy Families and Their Children

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November 13, 2012

ACLU Of Texas Seeks Details From State Agencies And Local Police On Automatic License Plate Readers

Information Sought On How Cameras Are Used By Police Agencies And How Data Is Stored

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July 30, 2012

ACLU Legal Experts To Speak On National Security At Texas Lyceum

ACLU Counsel Michael German And Dallas Attorney Michael Linz, Member Of ACLU of Texas Legal Advisory Panel, To Discuss Security And Civil Liberties

April 29, 2011

ACLU, EFF Contend Government Needs Probable Cause & Warrant to Track Cell Phones

Organizations Seek to Defend Privacy Rights

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January 17, 2011