ACLU of Texas
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From Amarillo to Brownsville and Beaumont to El Paso, we believe in a Texas that works for all of us.
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If you’ve ever found yourself at a holiday meal without the right words to discuss causes you believe in, we’ve got your back.
Gear up to navigate conversations about trans rights, immigrants’ rights, and more.
Gear up to navigate conversations about trans rights, immigrants’ rights, and more.
The ACLU’s Holiday Conversation Guide
Dreading the holiday dinner table? Our experts provide advice to help you navigate the trickiest conversations.
www.aclu.org
November 21, 2025 at 5:21 PM
If you’ve ever found yourself at a holiday meal without the right words to discuss causes you believe in, we’ve got your back.
Gear up to navigate conversations about trans rights, immigrants’ rights, and more.
Gear up to navigate conversations about trans rights, immigrants’ rights, and more.
Transgender Day of Remembrance is a solemn occasion that reminds us of our shared responsibility to keep each other safe — and to speak out against injustice where it happens.
As we mourn those we have lost, we recommit to building a future where no one has to live in fear because of who they are.
As we mourn those we have lost, we recommit to building a future where no one has to live in fear because of who they are.
November 20, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Transgender Day of Remembrance is a solemn occasion that reminds us of our shared responsibility to keep each other safe — and to speak out against injustice where it happens.
As we mourn those we have lost, we recommit to building a future where no one has to live in fear because of who they are.
As we mourn those we have lost, we recommit to building a future where no one has to live in fear because of who they are.
We demand transparency and accountability in government actions that impact community-serving nonprofits and remain committed to working toward a freer and fairer Texas for all.
November 20, 2025 at 5:15 PM
We demand transparency and accountability in government actions that impact community-serving nonprofits and remain committed to working toward a freer and fairer Texas for all.
NEW: Travis County Commissioners Court voted unanimously to approve a settlement in our lawsuit that provides people arrested in the county with an attorney at their first criminal court appearance.
We celebrate this step and look forward to working with the county to finalize the agreement.
We celebrate this step and look forward to working with the county to finalize the agreement.
November 20, 2025 at 3:30 PM
NEW: Travis County Commissioners Court voted unanimously to approve a settlement in our lawsuit that provides people arrested in the county with an attorney at their first criminal court appearance.
We celebrate this step and look forward to working with the county to finalize the agreement.
We celebrate this step and look forward to working with the county to finalize the agreement.
BREAKING: A federal court has preliminarily blocked the Texas public school districts in our second lawsuit from displaying the Ten Commandments in every classroom.
This is a win for religious freedom and the separation of church and state.
Our public schools are for educating, not evangelizing.
This is a win for religious freedom and the separation of church and state.
Our public schools are for educating, not evangelizing.
November 18, 2025 at 8:59 PM
BREAKING: A federal court has preliminarily blocked the Texas public school districts in our second lawsuit from displaying the Ten Commandments in every classroom.
This is a win for religious freedom and the separation of church and state.
Our public schools are for educating, not evangelizing.
This is a win for religious freedom and the separation of church and state.
Our public schools are for educating, not evangelizing.
BREAKING: Texas cannot use the new racially discriminatory congressional map for the 2026 election, a federal court ruled.
This is a victory for fair representation. Texans should pick our politicians — not the other way around. 🗣️
www.texastribune.org/2025/11/18/t...
This is a victory for fair representation. Texans should pick our politicians — not the other way around. 🗣️
www.texastribune.org/2025/11/18/t...
Federal court blocks new Texas congressional map for 2026
The decision is a major blow for Republicans, in Texas and nationally, who pushed through the mid-decade redistricting at the behest of President Donald Trump. Attorney General Ken Paxton said he woul...
www.texastribune.org
November 18, 2025 at 8:35 PM
BREAKING: Texas cannot use the new racially discriminatory congressional map for the 2026 election, a federal court ruled.
This is a victory for fair representation. Texans should pick our politicians — not the other way around. 🗣️
www.texastribune.org/2025/11/18/t...
This is a victory for fair representation. Texans should pick our politicians — not the other way around. 🗣️
www.texastribune.org/2025/11/18/t...
Trans Texans belong in every part of our communities.
We have always existed — and always will.
We have always existed — and always will.
November 17, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Trans Texans belong in every part of our communities.
We have always existed — and always will.
We have always existed — and always will.
HOUSTON — January 14, 2026.
Join us for “End Cash Bail,” a poetry and visual art exhibit curated by artist-in-residence KB Brookins that uplifts Texans impacted by the state’s money bail system.
RSVP: https://action.aclu.org/webform/tx-end-cash-bail.
Join us for “End Cash Bail,” a poetry and visual art exhibit curated by artist-in-residence KB Brookins that uplifts Texans impacted by the state’s money bail system.
RSVP: https://action.aclu.org/webform/tx-end-cash-bail.
November 16, 2025 at 10:44 PM
HOUSTON — January 14, 2026.
Join us for “End Cash Bail,” a poetry and visual art exhibit curated by artist-in-residence KB Brookins that uplifts Texans impacted by the state’s money bail system.
RSVP: https://action.aclu.org/webform/tx-end-cash-bail.
Join us for “End Cash Bail,” a poetry and visual art exhibit curated by artist-in-residence KB Brookins that uplifts Texans impacted by the state’s money bail system.
RSVP: https://action.aclu.org/webform/tx-end-cash-bail.
"I believe as trans people, we deserve to not just mobilize, advocate, and work for liberation in this lifetime — but to experience it."
Meet Verniss McFarland (she/her), founder of The Mahogany Project, as we honor Black Trans Empowerment Week. https://bit.ly/3WZkvjm
Meet Verniss McFarland (she/her), founder of The Mahogany Project, as we honor Black Trans Empowerment Week. https://bit.ly/3WZkvjm
November 16, 2025 at 5:00 PM
"I believe as trans people, we deserve to not just mobilize, advocate, and work for liberation in this lifetime — but to experience it."
Meet Verniss McFarland (she/her), founder of The Mahogany Project, as we honor Black Trans Empowerment Week. https://bit.ly/3WZkvjm
Meet Verniss McFarland (she/her), founder of The Mahogany Project, as we honor Black Trans Empowerment Week. https://bit.ly/3WZkvjm
TEXANS: Let's protect ourselves and the people we love.
Join our virtual training to learn about your rights while interacting with law enforcement and immigration officials.
This training will be in English and Spanish and requires no registration.
More details here: aclutx.org/events
Join our virtual training to learn about your rights while interacting with law enforcement and immigration officials.
This training will be in English and Spanish and requires no registration.
More details here: aclutx.org/events
November 14, 2025 at 9:23 PM
TEXANS: Let's protect ourselves and the people we love.
Join our virtual training to learn about your rights while interacting with law enforcement and immigration officials.
This training will be in English and Spanish and requires no registration.
More details here: aclutx.org/events
Join our virtual training to learn about your rights while interacting with law enforcement and immigration officials.
This training will be in English and Spanish and requires no registration.
More details here: aclutx.org/events
November 13, 2025 at 9:49 PM
NEW RESOURCE: Texas’ drag ban is set to go into effect after a new ruling by a federal court — so what does this mean for you?
Learn about your rights as a drag performer and ways to support drag artists in Texas:
Learn about your rights as a drag performer and ways to support drag artists in Texas:
www.aclutx.org
November 12, 2025 at 10:29 PM
NEW RESOURCE: Texas’ drag ban is set to go into effect after a new ruling by a federal court — so what does this mean for you?
Learn about your rights as a drag performer and ways to support drag artists in Texas:
Learn about your rights as a drag performer and ways to support drag artists in Texas:
NEW DATA: ICE's number of average daily arrests in Texas have more than doubled under Trump — leading to one in four arrests across the country.
Arrests of people who have not been convicted of a crime have also increased.
This is plain cruelty. The ICE detention machine must be shut down.
Arrests of people who have not been convicted of a crime have also increased.
This is plain cruelty. The ICE detention machine must be shut down.
Data shows how immigration crackdown plays out in Texas
ICE agents are arresting more immigrants on the streets and at routine check-ins than under President Biden. But most of them don't have criminal convictions despite pledges to pursue “the worst of the worst.”
www.texastribune.org
November 11, 2025 at 4:55 PM
NEW DATA: ICE's number of average daily arrests in Texas have more than doubled under Trump — leading to one in four arrests across the country.
Arrests of people who have not been convicted of a crime have also increased.
This is plain cruelty. The ICE detention machine must be shut down.
Arrests of people who have not been convicted of a crime have also increased.
This is plain cruelty. The ICE detention machine must be shut down.
BREAKING: The U.S. Supreme Court denied an attempt to challenge Obergefell v. Hodges, the case affirming marriage equality nationwide.
Our freedom to marry remains the law of the land.
Our freedom to marry remains the law of the land.
November 10, 2025 at 7:30 PM
BREAKING: The U.S. Supreme Court denied an attempt to challenge Obergefell v. Hodges, the case affirming marriage equality nationwide.
Our freedom to marry remains the law of the land.
Our freedom to marry remains the law of the land.
Texans have a right to protest.
Join our virtual training to learn —
➡️ Which state laws impact speech rights in public spaces..
➡️ Which state laws impact speech rights in public spaces.
➡️ What to do if approached by law enforcement.
Register: aclutx.org/events
Join our virtual training to learn —
➡️ Which state laws impact speech rights in public spaces..
➡️ Which state laws impact speech rights in public spaces.
➡️ What to do if approached by law enforcement.
Register: aclutx.org/events
November 7, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Texans have a right to protest.
Join our virtual training to learn —
➡️ Which state laws impact speech rights in public spaces..
➡️ Which state laws impact speech rights in public spaces.
➡️ What to do if approached by law enforcement.
Register: aclutx.org/events
Join our virtual training to learn —
➡️ Which state laws impact speech rights in public spaces..
➡️ Which state laws impact speech rights in public spaces.
➡️ What to do if approached by law enforcement.
Register: aclutx.org/events
BREAKING: Texas’ law banning “sexually oriented performances” — which targets drag performances — is now in effect, after the Fifth Circuit reversed a district court ruling.
Drag is not a crime. The First Amendment protects all artistic expression.
Drag is not a crime. The First Amendment protects all artistic expression.
November 6, 2025 at 9:27 PM
BREAKING: Texas’ law banning “sexually oriented performances” — which targets drag performances — is now in effect, after the Fifth Circuit reversed a district court ruling.
Drag is not a crime. The First Amendment protects all artistic expression.
Drag is not a crime. The First Amendment protects all artistic expression.
Texas college students — If you have questions like:
👉 What are your protest and free speech rights on campus?
👉 Can you face disciplinary action for your speech?
👉 And what Texas laws impact your protest rights?
Get the answers you need: aclutx.org/studentprotests
👉 What are your protest and free speech rights on campus?
👉 Can you face disciplinary action for your speech?
👉 And what Texas laws impact your protest rights?
Get the answers you need: aclutx.org/studentprotests
University Students' Protest Rights
Last updated: October 30, 2025 | This content is intended to serve as general information; it is not legal advice nor intended as legal advice.UNIVERSITY STUDENTS' RIGHT TO PROTESTThe right to protest is a long-standing protection afforded by the U.S. a...
aclutx.org
November 5, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Texas college students — If you have questions like:
👉 What are your protest and free speech rights on campus?
👉 Can you face disciplinary action for your speech?
👉 And what Texas laws impact your protest rights?
Get the answers you need: aclutx.org/studentprotests
👉 What are your protest and free speech rights on campus?
👉 Can you face disciplinary action for your speech?
👉 And what Texas laws impact your protest rights?
Get the answers you need: aclutx.org/studentprotests
🗣️ Polls close in Texas at 7 p.m. If you're in line when the polls close, stay in line. You have the right to vote. 🗳️☑️
Have questions or run into problems at the polls? Call or text the nonpartisan hotline 1-866-OUR-VOTE. Trained experts are ready to help in multiple languages. 📢
Have questions or run into problems at the polls? Call or text the nonpartisan hotline 1-866-OUR-VOTE. Trained experts are ready to help in multiple languages. 📢
November 5, 2025 at 12:30 AM
🗣️ Polls close in Texas at 7 p.m. If you're in line when the polls close, stay in line. You have the right to vote. 🗳️☑️
Have questions or run into problems at the polls? Call or text the nonpartisan hotline 1-866-OUR-VOTE. Trained experts are ready to help in multiple languages. 📢
Have questions or run into problems at the polls? Call or text the nonpartisan hotline 1-866-OUR-VOTE. Trained experts are ready to help in multiple languages. 📢
🚨 TODAY IS ELECTION DAY! 🚨
There are 17 constitutional amendments and local races on the ballot in Texas. Don’t miss the chance to make positive change by casting your vote.
Headed to the polls?
Keep these things in mind...
There are 17 constitutional amendments and local races on the ballot in Texas. Don’t miss the chance to make positive change by casting your vote.
Headed to the polls?
Keep these things in mind...
November 4, 2025 at 6:07 PM
🚨 TODAY IS ELECTION DAY! 🚨
There are 17 constitutional amendments and local races on the ballot in Texas. Don’t miss the chance to make positive change by casting your vote.
Headed to the polls?
Keep these things in mind...
There are 17 constitutional amendments and local races on the ballot in Texas. Don’t miss the chance to make positive change by casting your vote.
Headed to the polls?
Keep these things in mind...
AWFUL: Any Texas judge can refuse to marry LGBTQIA+ couples, according to a new ruling by the state Supreme Court.
Judges are public servants. Offering to do marriages for the general public — then excluding LGBTQIA+ couples — is discriminatory. Full stop.
Judges are public servants. Offering to do marriages for the general public — then excluding LGBTQIA+ couples — is discriminatory. Full stop.
Texas Supreme Court allows judges to refuse performing same sex marriages
Texas judges and justices of the peace, who are legally allowed to perform wedding ceremonies, now will not face punishment if they refuse to perform a ceremony on the basis of a “sincerely h...
www.kxan.com
November 4, 2025 at 12:51 AM
AWFUL: Any Texas judge can refuse to marry LGBTQIA+ couples, according to a new ruling by the state Supreme Court.
Judges are public servants. Offering to do marriages for the general public — then excluding LGBTQIA+ couples — is discriminatory. Full stop.
Judges are public servants. Offering to do marriages for the general public — then excluding LGBTQIA+ couples — is discriminatory. Full stop.
On Diá de los Muertos, we're honoring all of the lives lost from encounters with Customs and Border Protection.
Over 350 migrants have passed since 2010. Their spirit and bravery will always be remembered.
May their memory be our impulse to build more compassionate communities.
Over 350 migrants have passed since 2010. Their spirit and bravery will always be remembered.
May their memory be our impulse to build more compassionate communities.
November 1, 2025 at 5:48 PM
On Diá de los Muertos, we're honoring all of the lives lost from encounters with Customs and Border Protection.
Over 350 migrants have passed since 2010. Their spirit and bravery will always be remembered.
May their memory be our impulse to build more compassionate communities.
Over 350 migrants have passed since 2010. Their spirit and bravery will always be remembered.
May their memory be our impulse to build more compassionate communities.
when you go to a haunted house but instead of clowns and ghosts they bring out all the bad bills that texas lawmakers passed this year #jumpscare
October 31, 2025 at 3:00 PM
when you go to a haunted house but instead of clowns and ghosts they bring out all the bad bills that texas lawmakers passed this year #jumpscare
🎃 LAST DAY TO VOTE EARLY IN TEXAS IS TOMORROW! 🎃
There are 17 constitutional amendments on the ballot this election — and Texans should weigh in by casting our votes.
Don’t miss the chance to make positive change in our communities by heading to the polls.
For more info visit aclutx.org/vote.
There are 17 constitutional amendments on the ballot this election — and Texans should weigh in by casting our votes.
Don’t miss the chance to make positive change in our communities by heading to the polls.
For more info visit aclutx.org/vote.
October 30, 2025 at 9:51 PM
🎃 LAST DAY TO VOTE EARLY IN TEXAS IS TOMORROW! 🎃
There are 17 constitutional amendments on the ballot this election — and Texans should weigh in by casting our votes.
Don’t miss the chance to make positive change in our communities by heading to the polls.
For more info visit aclutx.org/vote.
There are 17 constitutional amendments on the ballot this election — and Texans should weigh in by casting our votes.
Don’t miss the chance to make positive change in our communities by heading to the polls.
For more info visit aclutx.org/vote.
Immigration officials in Texas are forcing more and more people into solitary confinement, according to a new report.
Long-term isolation can cause or worsen mental illness — and does nothing to promote public safety.
Long-term isolation can cause or worsen mental illness — and does nothing to promote public safety.
Cruelty Campaign: Solitary Confinement in U.S. Immigration Detention - PHR
The use of solitary confinement in U.S. immigration detention has risen at an alarming rate, with unprecedented numbers of immigrants held in isolation.
phr.org
October 29, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Immigration officials in Texas are forcing more and more people into solitary confinement, according to a new report.
Long-term isolation can cause or worsen mental illness — and does nothing to promote public safety.
Long-term isolation can cause or worsen mental illness — and does nothing to promote public safety.
Texas politicians are taking over Fort Worth ISD — a predominantly Black and Brown school district and the ninth largest in Texas.
Fort Worth residents should be represented by the officials they elected, not politicians appointed in Austin.
Fort Worth residents should be represented by the officials they elected, not politicians appointed in Austin.
Fort Worth ISD Parents Fear the Same Chaos that State Takeover Has Brought to Houston ISD
TEA intervention into locally controlled school districts has become increasingly common--despite mixed results.
www.texasobserver.org
October 28, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Texas politicians are taking over Fort Worth ISD — a predominantly Black and Brown school district and the ninth largest in Texas.
Fort Worth residents should be represented by the officials they elected, not politicians appointed in Austin.
Fort Worth residents should be represented by the officials they elected, not politicians appointed in Austin.