What it’s Like to Fight for Abortion Rights, Post-Roe

Abortion rights advocates reflect on their activism post-Dobbs, and the role storytelling still plays in the ongoing fight.

A collage of portraits of the five storytellers: Angel Kai, Veronika Granado, Cazembe Jackson, Briana McLennon, and Maleeha Aziz

ACLU of Texas Welcomes New Communications Director Erik Martínez Resly and Three More New Hires

We're thrilled to announce Erik Martínez Resly (he/him) as the new Communications Director. Three new hires also join Martínez Resly on the ACLU of Texas’ communications team.

New Communications Staff

Poem: Advocating for Our Rights, Seed by Seed

In her spoken word poem, Austin-based social worker and poet Sara Bawany reminds us of our human ability to flourish against all odds.

By Erik W. Martínez Resly

Sara Bawany

ACLU of Texas Welcomes New Legal Director Adriana Piñon

Drawing on her extensive legal advocacy at the ACLU of Texas and New York Civil Liberties Union, Adriana Piñon will lead the organization’s legal strategy to defend and advance civil rights and liberties in Texas.

Adriana Pinon

10 Highlights of 2022

We continue to fight for our rights and our lives in Texas.

By Erik W. Martínez Resly

End of Year 2022

Five Things to Know About the Right to Seek Asylum

Our laws provide a clear right for people fleeing persecution to seek asylum in the United States. Get the facts.

The U.S.-Mexico border.

“Keep Our Families Together”: A Law That Protects Native Families is at Risk

Two Native people share how the Indian Child Welfare Act impacted their lives as the law faces a challenge at the Supreme Court.

A woman holding a child.

Elections Are Celebrations, Not Opportunities for Intimidation

Voter intimidation must always be addressed and eliminated, so that elections can be a celebration and voters can safely cast their ballots.

By Ashley Harris

Purple and blue image of voting booths lined up

Native Families' Right to Stay Together is at Stake at the Supreme Court

The Indian Child Welfare Act — a law that protects Native children from forced removal from their families, tribes, and culture — is currently under attack.

Children from the Zuni Pueblo lead the U.S. pledge of allegiance in the Zuni language in the New Mexico state Capitol in Santa Fe, N.M.