/tags/aclu ACLU en-US Copyright Tue, 02 Sep 2025 09:54:20 GMT /texas-news/2025-09-02/aclu-of-texas-lgbtq-groups-file-suit-to-challenge-anti-dei-law-sb-12 The ACLU of Texas has filed a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the state's new anti-DEI law days before it goes into effect. Tue, 02 Sep 2025 09:54:20 GMT /texas-news/2025-09-02/aclu-of-texas-lgbtq-groups-file-suit-to-challenge-anti-dei-law-sb-12 Camille Phillips /news/2025-04-23/aclu-free-speech-organization-call-for-end-to-drag-ban-on-university-of-texas-campuses Tarrant County Judge Tim O’Hare called for a drag ban on UT campuses in March. Board chair Kevin P. Eltife responded and said drag shows are not allowed. Wed, 23 Apr 2025 19:52:44 GMT /news/2025-04-23/aclu-free-speech-organization-call-for-end-to-drag-ban-on-university-of-texas-campuses Miranda Suarez /education/2025-02-03/aclu-texas-school-districts-unconstitutional-curriculum-biblical The ACLU and a coalition of other groups sent a letter to superintendents and school boards last week telling them not to adopt the state's new Bluebonnet Learning curriculum, which critics say emphasizes Christianity over other religions. Mon, 03 Feb 2025 11:03:00 GMT /education/2025-02-03/aclu-texas-school-districts-unconstitutional-curriculum-biblical Olla Mokhtar /news/2025-01-15/supreme-court-weighs-first-amendment-rights-and-porn-in-texas-case At issue is a Texas law that mandates pornography websites verify the ages of their users before they gain access to the material. Wed, 15 Jan 2025 13:41:49 GMT /news/2025-01-15/supreme-court-weighs-first-amendment-rights-and-porn-in-texas-case Jaclyn Diaz /health-wellness/2024-12-04/u-s-supreme-court-gender-affirming-care-bans-lawsuits-texas-doctors-paxton A case surrounding Tennessee's ban on certain gender-affirming care for minors could set precedents for other states that have bans in place, including Texas, where three doctors are being sued for allegedly violating state law. Wed, 04 Dec 2024 11:00:00 GMT /health-wellness/2024-12-04/u-s-supreme-court-gender-affirming-care-bans-lawsuits-texas-doctors-paxton Kailey Broussard /education/2024-08-01/aclu-north-texas-schools-violating-texas-crown-act-hair-discrimination Advantage Academy and Newman International Academy are among the 51 schools the ACLU of Texas says is violating the 2023 law prohibiting race-based hair discrimination. Thu, 01 Aug 2024 10:00:00 GMT /education/2024-08-01/aclu-north-texas-schools-violating-texas-crown-act-hair-discrimination Zara Amaechi /texas-news/2024-07-25/south-texas-womans-1m-lawsuit-over-self-induced-abortion-murder-charge-moves-forward A federal judge in McAllen on Wednesday denied a motion to dismiss a lawsuit against Starr County officials brought by Lizelle Gonzalez, a South Texas woman who was unlawfully charged with murder after a self-induced abortion. Thu, 25 Jul 2024 10:42:14 GMT /texas-news/2024-07-25/south-texas-womans-1m-lawsuit-over-self-induced-abortion-murder-charge-moves-forward Pablo De La Rosa /criminal-justice/2024-07-18/supreme-court-denies-gainesville-protesters-request-to-delay-seven-day-jail-sentence Three community organizers with PRO Gainesville, a grassroots group, protested a Confederate monument in downtown Gainesville in the summer of 2020, when people were gathering around the country to protest symbols of the Confederacy. Thu, 18 Jul 2024 15:13:49 GMT /criminal-justice/2024-07-18/supreme-court-denies-gainesville-protesters-request-to-delay-seven-day-jail-sentence Christian McPhate | Denton Record-Chronicle /news/2024-06-12/aclu-sues-biden-administration-over-new-executive-action-on-the-southern-border President Biden is using new executive actions to block migrants from seeking asylum at the southern border. The ACLU says this goes against U.S. asylum laws. Thu, 13 Jun 2024 11:59:09 GMT /news/2024-06-12/aclu-sues-biden-administration-over-new-executive-action-on-the-southern-border Franco Ordoñez /texas-news/2024-01-30/texas-gender-affirming-care-lawsuit Advocates argue today in front of the Supreme Court of Texas that the state's gender-affirming care ban violates the Texas Constitution. Tue, 30 Jan 2024 15:04:22 GMT /texas-news/2024-01-30/texas-gender-affirming-care-lawsuit Elena Rivera