Press Releases

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Civil Rights Coalition Tells State Board of Education To Keep Civil Rights History Accurate and Truthful

Distorting the Fight for Civil Rights Does a Disservice to Students

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

March 10, 2010

Leaders Call for Effective Prison Programs to Reduce Reoffending by Women and Girls

Promoting Family Stability is Key to Effective Rehabilitation for Female Inmates Experts Tell Legislators

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

January 28, 2010

ACLU Wants Accountability for Illegal Asset Seizures

ACLU Supports Attorney General’s Refusal To Let District Attorney Use Wrongfully Seized Assets To Pay For Her Own Legal Defense; County or State Should Be Held Accountable

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

January 21, 2010

ACLU of Texas Releases Human Rights Report

Today the ACLU of Texas released a human rights report based on 18 months of research and two staff investigative visits to the Lower Rio Grande Valley.

Download the report (PDF)

December 10, 2009

ACLU of Texas Report Reveals Violations in School Districts that Allow Gideons Bible Distributions

Some Gideons Practices Violate Policy and Religious Liberty, Resulting in Disruption and Harassment

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

October 8, 2009

ACLU of Texas Decries Mandatory Participation in E-Verify, a Flawed Federal Database That Could Mean Fewer Jobs for Texans

Contact: Dotty Griffith, Public Education Director, ACLU of Texas, (512) 478-7300 x 106; [email protected]

September 8, 2009