Press Releases

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.

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.

Civil Rights Groups File Federal Lawsuit to Block Racially Discriminatory Texas Redistricting

AUSTIN, Texas — Civil rights groups filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday challenging new Texas state legislative and Congressional district plans as unconstitutional racial gerrymanders.