Press Releases

ACLU of Texas Report Shows Failures of $11 Billion Immigration Enforcement Program Operation Lone Star

HOUSTON — The American Civil Liberties Union of Texas and ACLU Analytics published a report today that reveals Governor Greg Abbott’s state immigration enforcement program, Operation Lone Star (OLS), has failed its mission.

ACLU of Texas Demands DFW School District End Retaliation Against LGBTQIA+ Organization

DALLAS — The American Civil Liberties Union of Texas filed an administrative complaint today against Dallas-area Princeton Independent School District for retaliation and discrimination against a local organization that supports LGBTQIA+ students.

ACLU of Texas Statement on Tarrant County DA Appeal of Crystal Mason Case

FORT WORTH, Texas – The Tarrant County District Attorney’s Office announced today that it would ask the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals to reverse the recent decision to overturn Crystal Mason’s illegal voting conviction.

ACLU of Texas Statement on Arrests of Pro-Palestinian Protesters at UT Austin

AUSTIN, Texas – State and university officials deployed law enforcement agencies Wednesday to dismantle pro-Palestinian demonstrations at the University of Texas at Austin, the flagship public university in the state.

ACLU of Texas, Partners Sue Travis County Over Denying Right to Legal Counsel

AUSTIN, Texas — A class action lawsuit on behalf of people jailed without lawyers in Travis County was filed in federal court Wednesday night to affirm the constitutional right to counsel at first appearance.

ACLU of Texas Court Watching Data Raises Concerns About Travis County First Appearance Hearings Where People Lack Counsel

AUSTIN, Texas — The American Civil Liberties Union of Texas and the ACLU published today an analysis of Travis County first appearance hearings in criminal court. The report shows numerous issues with Travis County’s practice of making people face a judge without legal counsel at their first appeara

Texas Appeals Court Upholds Rulings Blocking State from Investigating Trans Youth and Their Families

AUSTIN, Texas — Today the Texas Court of Appeals upheld two injunctions against the Texas DFPS and former Commissioner Jaime Masters, barring them from implementing the agency’s rule expanding the definition of child abuse to presumptively treat the provision of gender-affirming care as child abuse.

Texas Second Court of Appeals Reverses Crystal Mason’s Conviction in Major Voting Rights Victory

FORT WORTH, Texas — The Texas Second Court of Appeals reversed Crystal Mason’s conviction, resulting in an acquittal. She had faced five years in prison for submitting a provisional ballot in 2016 that was never counted as a vote.