Press Releases

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ACLU And ACLU Of Texas Urge States To Reject CCA Offer To Privatize Prisons

Coalition Of Policy And Religious Groups Call Selling Off State Prisons “A Tragic Mistake” That Could Add Debt To State Budgets

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

March 1, 2012

Quick Quote From Executive Director Terri Burke

ACLU Of Texas Responds To New Rule That Could Spell The End Of Texas Women’s Health Program

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

February 23, 2012

ACLU Wins Federal Court Challenge To Hidalgo County’s “Debtor’s Prison”

Court Rules That Jailing Youth Who Are Unable To Pay Truancy Fines Violates Constitution

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

February 16, 2012

Media Alert! ACLU Of Texas Public Education Director Will Answer: What’s Wrong With Texas’ Voter ID Law?

Dotty Griffith To Be Guest Speaker At Corsicana NAACP Meeting Feb. 14

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

February 7, 2012

Family Detention Centers Halted in Texas

Groups Call for End to Immigrant Family Detention

Contact: Bob Libal, Grassroots Leadership, [email protected], (512) 971-0487

February 7, 2012

Texas’ Effort To Speed Up Implementation Of Voter ID Law Is Irresponsible

Quick Quote From ACLU of Texas’ Executive Director Terri Burke

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

January 23, 2012