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Real change needs real commitment—meet Caitlyn

Real change needs real commitment—meet Caitlyn

Real change needs real commitment—meet Caitlyn

Because of supporters like you, the Texas Civil Rights Project (TCRP) can take on urgent civil rights cases and build the legal power...

Dustin Rynders

7 days ago3 min read

🚨 Fighting for justice for Palestinian Leqaa Kordia – Unjustly Arrested and Detained for Speaking Out 🚨

🚨 Fighting for justice for Palestinian Leqaa Kordia – Unjustly Arrested and Detained for Speaking Out 🚨

🚨 Fighting for justice for Palestinian Leqaa Kordia – Unjustly Arrested and Detained for Speaking Out 🚨

Leqaa Kordia By: Travis Fife, Staff Attorney, Criminal Legal Program, Texas Civil Rights Project Imagine attending a protest to voice...

Travis Fife

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Ashtian Barnes’ mother, Janice Hughes, and sisters Al'edra and Anaya Barnes.Michael Starghill Jr. for NBC News

Ashtian Barnes’ mother, Janice Hughes, and sisters Al'edra and Anaya Barnes.Michael Starghill Jr. for NBC News

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Zoe Farkas Reflects on Criminal Injustice Reform as a Summer Law Clerk at TCRP

Zoe Farkas Reflects on Criminal Injustice Reform as a Summer Law Clerk at TCRP

Zoe Farkas Reflects on Criminal Injustice Reform as a Summer Law Clerk at TCRP

The first time I truly grappled with the pervasive problem of police brutality was as a high school freshman in 2012, after the murder of...

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Concerning School Policing In Pasadena ISD Requires New Community Action

Concerning School Policing In Pasadena ISD Requires New Community Action

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Concerning School Policing In Pasadena ISD Requires New Community Action

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After several years working in education, I decided to go to law school to use my passion for teaching to be a lawyer for the kids the...

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Concerning School Policing In Pasadena ISD Requires New Community Action

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Jul 28, 20223 min read

Fighting to End School Policing

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Fighting to End School Policing

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Fighting to End School Policing

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Nov 4, 20212 min read

Fighting to End School Policing

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Fighting to End School Policing

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digital7077

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Fighting to End School Policing

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Fighting to End School Policing

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I’ve spent my entire adult life in education. In college, I tutored students, taught at summer camps, and worked part-time as a debate...

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Keep Austin Safe: Vote NO on Prop A

Prop A is bad for Austin. Austin is a safe city. FBI crime data from the last decade consistently places Austin at the top of the list...

digital7077

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Keep Austin Safe: Vote NO on Prop A

Prop A is bad for Austin. Austin is a safe city. FBI crime data from the last decade consistently places Austin at the top of the list...

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Keep Austin Safe: Vote NO on Prop A

Prop A is bad for Austin. Austin is a safe city. FBI crime data from the last decade consistently places Austin at the top of the list...

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Keep Austin Safe: Vote NO on Prop A

Prop A is bad for Austin. Austin is a safe city. FBI crime data from the last decade consistently places Austin at the top of the list...

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