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ACLU to State Health Department: Stop Hiding Abortion Data
ACLU of Texas sharply accused the state health department of shielding valuable statistics on the state's abortion rates from the public
"...decision on Texas' abortion restrictive House Bill 2, the ACLU of Texas sharply accused the state health department of..."

June 24, 2016 News Feature by Mary Tuma

ACLU Sues Texas Cities Over Local Abortion Bans
Suit argues small towns aim to suppress truth, free speech
"...abortion and condemn pro-choice groups as crime syndicates, the ACLU of Texas and its national parent organization are hitting..."

Feb. 26, 2020 News Post by Mary Tuma

ACLU Files Human Rights Violations Complaint With United Nations Over Texas’ Anti-LGBTQ Bills
New bans violate Texans’ rights, organizations claim
"...Yesterday, the ACLU of Texas, Equality Texas, and GLAAD sent a letter..."

Jan. 23, 2024 News Post by Lina Fisher

ACLU of Texas Sues to Block State's Impending Drag Ban
Hands off our expression
"...The ACLU of Texas is teaming up with gay pride groups..."

Aug. 4, 2023 News Post by Brant Bingamon

ACLU Report: Time to Legalize It
Pot policing discriminatory and expensive
"...whites – according to a new report from the ACLU that concludes that marijuana should be legalized, taxed, and..."

June 7, 2013 News Post by Jordan Smith

VIDEO: Travis County Violating Rights by Barring Attorneys From Bail Hearings, ACLU Claims
Virtual hearings at times conducted through slots in jail cell doors
"...initial bail hearings are the subject of a new ACLU lawsuit which could have an impact on bail hearings..."

April 19, 2024 News Feature by Maggie Q. Thompson

ACLU Sues Demanding Attorneys Be Present at Initial Bail Hearings
Travis County blocks defenders; ACLU says that's unconstitutional
"...road to implementation has been bumpy, but now an ACLU lawsuit could kick the county into gear. In it,..."

April 11, 2024 News Post by Maggie Q. Thompson

ACLU Blasts Drug Task Forces
Yet more charges of impropriety against Texas' much-maligned supernarcs
"...narcotics task forces have earned their bad reputation, the ACLU of Texas reports in "Flawed Enforcement," the second installment..."

May 28, 2004 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Texas ACLU Readies for Abortion Battle in Cities and Towns
The struggle starts at the local level
"...It’s not even well written,” said Blair Wallace, an ACLU of Texas policy and advocacy strategist who focuses on..."

Nov. 7, 2023 News Post by Maggie Q. Thompson

ACLU Warns Border Counties: Abbott’s Setting You Up
County officials warned they'll be flouting Constitution and federal law if they follow governor's immigration edict
"...In response to Gov. Greg Abbott's declaration of a..."

July 9, 2021 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Texas ACLU Files Suit Over Extreme Anti-Immigrant Law SB 4
New Texas law usurps federal immigration authority, suit claims
"...– received its inevitable court challenge yesterday, when the ACLU of Texas and the Texas Civil Rights Project filed..."

Dec. 20, 2023 News Post by Brant Bingamon

ACLU in Austin
"...staff conference in Austin -- "a symbolic move," says ACLU of Texas Executive Director Will Harrell, "to give respect..."

May 17, 2002 News Feature by Lauri Apple

ACLU Threatens Paxton With Lawsuit After Dell Children’s Exodus
Investigation of gender-affirming care may be unconstitutional
"...for the time being by court challenges from the ACLU and Lambda Legal...."

May 19, 2023 News Post by Brant Bingamon

ACLU Defends Capitol Bus Stop
One of busiest stops in Cap Metro system scheduled to close Aug. 24.
"...The ACLU of Texas' Central Texas chapter is actively opposing the..."

April 24, 2008 News Post by Lee Nichols

ACLU, Free Market Foundation Want In On Speaker Race
Rights group and religious right suing Texas Ethics Commission over right to pump money into speaker race.
"...themselves "strange bedfellows," but the unexpected grouping of the ACLU of Texas, religious right advocates the Free Market Foundation..."

Feb. 13, 2008 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Who's Joining the ACLU?
"...In addition to the ACLU, 11 groups on the national list have announced they've..."

Sept. 10, 2004 News Feature

I Sure Wish the ACLU Cared as Much for My Rights
"...and my general peace of mind is nonexistent. Hey ACLU, what about my right as a law-abiding taxpayer (and..."

Dec. 6, 2007 Postmarks

Texas ACLU Readies for Abortion Battle in Cities and Towns
The struggle starts at the local level

Nov. 10, 2023 News Feature by Maggie Q. Thompson

ACLU, Lambda Legal Back in Court to Halt Trans “Abuse” Investigations
AG Paxton argues investigations should continue while ruling protecting famlies of trans children is appealed

March 25, 2022 News Feature by Kit O’Connell

ACLU on Acevedo
"Hope is in the air; hard work in front of us."

June 14, 2007 News Post by Wells Dunbar

ACLU on Top Cop Finalists
ACLU gives the top two APD chief finalists good grades – others not weird enough.

June 13, 2007 News Post by Wells Dunbar

Feeling the Heat
A profile of the new Texas ACLU and Executive Director Will Harrell
"...enjoying something of a progressive lobbying renaissance this session. ACLU-supported legislation is thus far doing well. As of last..."

April 27, 2001 News Feature by Michael Erard

Point Austin: Work in Progress
Susan Herman of the ACLU on the long fight for liberty and justice
"...is, we're not entirely ready to close down the ACLU offices and put up a 'Mission Accomplished' banner."..."

Aug. 7, 2009 News Column by Michael King

News Roundup: Water Flows Downhill
WTP 4 opens, ACLU sues Obama, and Brown awaits his fate
"...The still-debated Water Treatment Plant No. 4 opened, the ACLU sued the Obama Administration, and journalist/activist Barrett Brown learned..."

Dec. 22, 2014 News Post by the News Staff

Five Texas Families Sue State Over Ban on Health Care for Trans Youth
ACLU says C U in court
"...dysphoria and for no other purpose," Harper Seldin, an ACLU staff attorney, said in a press teleconference. "I think..."

July 21, 2023 News Feature by Dex Wesley Parra

Another Legal Battle Lost in the Fight for Abortion Rights
While ACLU fights for a few more weeks of abortion services, providers look to haven states
"...repealed, and in response to motions filed by the ACLU of Texas and the Center for Reproductive Rights, a..."

July 8, 2022 News Feature by Maggie Q. Thompson

The Drag Ban Has Been Blocked for Now. Its Foes Are Not Backing Down.
Judge finds SB 12 unconstitutional
"...Judge David Hittner granted the requests of the Texas ACLU and a variety of entertainment companies, issuing a temporary..."

Aug. 31, 2023 News Post by Brant Bingamon

Lawsuits Are Mounting Against Abbott's Border Operation
The Department of Justice, ACLU of Texas challenge scheme
"...ACLU Texas' legal director Adriana Piñon said that while the..."

Aug. 25, 2023 News Feature by Benton Graham

Lege Lines: Bill Would Ban Fetal Disability Abortion
ACLU questions constitutionality of draconian HB 2434
"...on a woman's reasons for obtaining the procedure. The ACLU has filed suit in Kentucky over a similar disability..."

April 26, 2019 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Abortions Decrease in Texas After HB 2, Data Shows
DSHS finally releases 2014 abortion stats after ACLU request
"...strategic cover-up of key abortion data lodged by the ACLU of Texas, the Department of State Health Services released..."

June 30, 2016 News Post by Mary Tuma

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