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ACLU Of Texas Board Elects New Board President

New And Returning Directors Begin 4-Year Terms

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Dotty Griffith, Public Education Director, ACLU Foundation of Texas

August 3, 2012

ACLU Announces Settlement in “Highway Robbery” Cases in East Texas

Consent Decree Reforms Egregious Asset Forfeiture Practices and Rampant Racial Profiling by Police in Teneha

For Immediate Release

August 3, 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

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

July 30, 2012

ACLU of Texas Says Witnesses Have The Right To Video Police

Reports That Houston Police Interfered With Recording At Scene Of Fatal Shooting Incident Could Hinder Fact-Gathering

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

July 12, 2012

Texas Lawmakers Already Know The Costs Of Anti-Immigrant Laws

Business, Law Enforcement, Local Government, Religious And Civil Rights Communities United Against Copycat Measures

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

June 25, 2012

Texas High School Found To Have Violated The Rights Of Student Raped On Campus

Student Told To “Work It Out” With Attacker And Both Sent To Alternative School

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT: Robyn Shepherd, (212) 519-7829 or 549-2666; [email protected]

June 22, 2012