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AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas legislature passed Senate Bill 31 on Wednesday, which claims to clarify when doctors may be allowed to provide abortions under certain limited exceptions.
AUSTIN, Texas – The Texas House passed Senate Bill 9 on Monday, which violates the right to a fair legal process by potentially keeping people in jail who would otherwise be able to post bond and return to their loved ones, regardless of what the judge in their case determined.
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court has blocked the Trump administration from using the Alien Enemies Act to remove Venezuelans being detained in northern Texas and held that the government must provide “constitutionally adequa
HOUSTON — A federal court in southern Texas today ruled the Trump administration’s invocation of the Alien Enemies Act (AEA) does not meet the “invasion” or “predatory incursion” requirement in the law, and blocked the administration from using it against anyone being held in the court’s judicial di
HOUSTON — The American Civil Liberties Union of Texas announced today Austin-based author KB Brookins and Houston-based painter Vincent Valdez as its artists-in-residence for 2025-2026.
AUSTIN, Texas – The American Civil Liberties Union of Texas along with a coalition of advocacy organizations voiced their opposition to voter suppression bills House Bill 5337 and its companion Senate Bill 16, in a press conference Thursday Morning ahead of the House Elections Committee. These bil