Police Use of Force at a Time of Peaceful Protest

On May 31, less than one week after the murder of George Floyd, who grew up in Texas and was killed by a Minneapolis police officer in broad daylight, the Dallas Police Department’s (DPD) Twitter feed blandly reported “76 individuals arrested and jailed and approximately 45 to 60 more being processed to go to jail.”

By Marissa Ocampo, Selene Escalera

Image: A graphic shows two stylized photos collaged together. In the foreground is a crowd, fists, signs, and phones raised. In the background, police officers in riot gear stand in a line, facing the crowd.

The Texas We Deserve is Bigger than Carry-out Cocktails

This piece was originally published in the Austin-American Statesman.

By Terri Burke

Image of Gov. Abbott announcing special legislative session

How to Co-opt a Pandemic to Ban Asylum

Ruthie Epstein, Former Deputy Director, Immigration Policy, ACLU

By Ruthie Epstein, Deputy Director, Immigration Policy, ACLU, Shaw Drake

CBP agents wearing PPE processing someone wearing a mask behind a chain-link fence.

A Texan Family’s Fight for Their Land and History

The idea of walling off the border is not new to the folks in south Texas.

By Selene Escalera, David Donatti

Image: A group of three pose for a photo outside of a wooden house, two standing and one sitting. The woman leans on the chair one man is sitting on. The man standing wears a baseball cap indicating he is a Vietnam War vet.

Dallas County Officials are Leaving Vulnerable People to Catch COVID-19 in Jail

Andrea Woods, Staff Attorney, Criminal Law Reform Project

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By Andrea Woods

A gloved hand points to a holding cell in a Los Angeles jail.

Defying Medical Experts, Lawmakers are Weaponizing COVID-19 to Restrict Abortion Access

Ashoka Mukpo, Staff Reporter, ACLU

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By Ashoka Mukpo

A procedure room at a women's health clinic in Texas.

A Tale of Two Texases: Racially Targeted Arrests in the Age of Marijuana Reform

Lewis Conway Jr. was just planning a romantic anniversary getaway to San Antonio with his wife earlier last year.

By Lauren Johnson

Photo of Lewis Conway, Jr. with his wife in San Antonio

Reducing Mass Incarceration to Protect Texans’ Lives

All across Texas, the novel coronavirus is revealing, or at least reminding us, of how broken our state’s criminal legal system is.

By Nick Hudson

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COVID-19 Stay-Home Orders: What You Need to Know

Most public health experts have agreed that staying at home and minimizing contact with other people are two important ways we can all help stem the spread of COVID-19.

By Dominique Walker

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