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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📢 KNOW YOUR RIGHTS WHILE PROTESTING: a thread 📢
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.
📢 Intersex rights are human rights.
Intersex Awareness Week recognizes the diversity of people born with variations in their sex traits — and their right to health, dignity, and freedom.
#WhyWeShowUp #IntersexAwarenessWeek
Intersex Awareness Week recognizes the diversity of people born with variations in their sex traits — and their right to health, dignity, and freedom.
#WhyWeShowUp #IntersexAwarenessWeek
October 27, 2025 at 6:50 PM
📢 Intersex rights are human rights.
Intersex Awareness Week recognizes the diversity of people born with variations in their sex traits — and their right to health, dignity, and freedom.
#WhyWeShowUp #IntersexAwarenessWeek
Intersex Awareness Week recognizes the diversity of people born with variations in their sex traits — and their right to health, dignity, and freedom.
#WhyWeShowUp #IntersexAwarenessWeek
TEXAS: Put casting your ballot on your weekend to-do list. 🗳️ ✅
There are 17 constitutional amendments and local races on the ballot. Don’t miss the chance to make positive change in our communities by heading to the polls.
Learn more, including your rights while voting: aclutx.org/vote
There are 17 constitutional amendments and local races on the ballot. Don’t miss the chance to make positive change in our communities by heading to the polls.
Learn more, including your rights while voting: aclutx.org/vote
October 25, 2025 at 12:00 PM
TEXAS: Put casting your ballot on your weekend to-do list. 🗳️ ✅
There are 17 constitutional amendments and local races on the ballot. Don’t miss the chance to make positive change in our communities by heading to the polls.
Learn more, including your rights while voting: aclutx.org/vote
There are 17 constitutional amendments and local races on the ballot. Don’t miss the chance to make positive change in our communities by heading to the polls.
Learn more, including your rights while voting: aclutx.org/vote
From protesting to donating, here are ways you can (still) make a difference:
Your Questions Answered: How to Push Back on Abuses of Power
Katie Hoeppner, she/her/hers, Freelance Writer, ACLU In his first 9 months back in office, President Donald Trump has abused his power to attack our neighbors and communities, suppress free speech,
www.aclutx.org
October 24, 2025 at 6:01 PM
From protesting to donating, here are ways you can (still) make a difference:
High speed Border Patrol chases are not only putting migrants’ lives at risk.
They’re also breaking landowners’ fences and gates, busting their irrigation pipes, and releasing their cattle — costing them thousands in repairs.
They’re also breaking landowners’ fences and gates, busting their irrigation pipes, and releasing their cattle — costing them thousands in repairs.
Texas set aside millions for border chase property damages. Few applied for it.
Operation Lone Star’s hidden costs include the damage done to private property – like destroyed ranch gates – when state troopers chase trucks full of migrants.
www.houstonchronicle.com
October 23, 2025 at 7:49 PM
High speed Border Patrol chases are not only putting migrants’ lives at risk.
They’re also breaking landowners’ fences and gates, busting their irrigation pipes, and releasing their cattle — costing them thousands in repairs.
They’re also breaking landowners’ fences and gates, busting their irrigation pipes, and releasing their cattle — costing them thousands in repairs.
Texas teachers face an impossible decision: Foster a safe learning environment that encourages self-expression and critical thinking — or risk violating new state laws that stifle students’ freedom to learn and be who they are.
Our public schools deserve better.
Our public schools deserve better.
Approved Speech Only: The Civil Rights Issues Facing Texas Students This Year
Back-to-school season usually brings a flurry of excitement for teachers, students, and parents alike. This year, however, that excitement feels overshadowed by unprecedented attacks on free speech
www.aclutx.org
October 22, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Texas teachers face an impossible decision: Foster a safe learning environment that encourages self-expression and critical thinking — or risk violating new state laws that stifle students’ freedom to learn and be who they are.
Our public schools deserve better.
Our public schools deserve better.
We all have a role to play in making sure Texas students get a quality education in an inclusive environment.
Learn how school boards make decisions that impact your community — and how you can get involved.
Join our upcoming training ⬇️
Learn how school boards make decisions that impact your community — and how you can get involved.
Join our upcoming training ⬇️
School boards shape the educational experiences of all Texas public school students.
We’re hosting a virtual training to help you understand how school boards make the decisions that impact our community.
📅 WHEN: Wednesday, October 22, 6:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
Register ⬇️
We’re hosting a virtual training to help you understand how school boards make the decisions that impact our community.
📅 WHEN: Wednesday, October 22, 6:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
Register ⬇️
ACLU TX | School Board 101
Take action with ACLU!
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October 21, 2025 at 6:18 PM
We all have a role to play in making sure Texas students get a quality education in an inclusive environment.
Learn how school boards make decisions that impact your community — and how you can get involved.
Join our upcoming training ⬇️
Learn how school boards make decisions that impact your community — and how you can get involved.
Join our upcoming training ⬇️
🚨EARLY VOTING BEGINS TODAY IN TEXAS!🚨
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 call 866-OUR-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 call 866-OUR-VOTE.
October 20, 2025 at 6:17 PM
🚨EARLY VOTING BEGINS TODAY IN TEXAS!🚨
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 call 866-OUR-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 call 866-OUR-VOTE.
School boards shape the educational experiences of all Texas public school students.
We’re hosting a virtual training to help you understand how school boards make the decisions that impact our community.
📅 WHEN: Wednesday, October 22, 6:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
Register ⬇️
We’re hosting a virtual training to help you understand how school boards make the decisions that impact our community.
📅 WHEN: Wednesday, October 22, 6:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
Register ⬇️
ACLU TX | School Board 101
Take action with ACLU!
secure.ngpvan.com
October 19, 2025 at 6:17 PM
School boards shape the educational experiences of all Texas public school students.
We’re hosting a virtual training to help you understand how school boards make the decisions that impact our community.
📅 WHEN: Wednesday, October 22, 6:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
Register ⬇️
We’re hosting a virtual training to help you understand how school boards make the decisions that impact our community.
📅 WHEN: Wednesday, October 22, 6:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
Register ⬇️
yeah, we keep it on us (our unrelenting hope for the world around us)
We have a right to protest. Learn more: aclutx.org/protest
We have a right to protest. Learn more: aclutx.org/protest
October 17, 2025 at 10:33 PM
yeah, we keep it on us (our unrelenting hope for the world around us)
We have a right to protest. Learn more: aclutx.org/protest
We have a right to protest. Learn more: aclutx.org/protest
🚨 Know Your Rights While Interacting with Law Enforcement at Protests: a thread 🚨
October 17, 2025 at 3:52 PM
🚨 Know Your Rights While Interacting with Law Enforcement at Protests: a thread 🚨