Houston Matters
What’s The Legacy Of The 15th Amendment?
Posted on · It’s been 150 years since Congress ratified the 15th Amendment to the Constitution. How has the discussion around voting rights evolved since?
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Texas
More Texas Schools Are Helping Students Register To Vote. But The Vast Majority Aren’t.
Posted on · Texas law requires schools to give eligible students the opportunity to register to vote at least twice during the academic year.
News
Texas Top Election Official Says Nearly 100,000 Voters Aren’t U.S. Citizens
Posted on · The Secretary of State will send letters to voters suspected of being non-U.S. citizens. If they don't contest within 30 days, they will be purged from their registrar's voter rolls.
News
Hidalgo Recuses Herself From Two Lawsuits Involving Harris County Jail
Posted on · The new county judge also says she will not accept “political contributions” from individuals or companies that currently do or seek to do business with the county.
Texas
Some In Valley Say Border Patrol Keeps Them In The Dark When It Comes To The Wall
Posted on · Construction begins in February on an eight-mile stretch of border wall in the Rio Grande Valley, but some against the wall say they’ve been barred from planning meetings.
News
Houston Toughens Halfway House Rules
Posted on · Civil rights advocates warn the changes will make it tougher for parolees to get to work, hurting their ability to reintegrate with society. Advocates, including Mayor Sylvester Turner, say the new rules are necessary for public safety
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Federal Judge Rules That Texas Prisons Must Provide AC To Some Inmates
Posted on · This comes after a lawsuit against the state, for unsafe conditions for inmates without air conditioning.
Election 2016
Confusion Over Voter ID Spreads As Early Voting Continues
Posted on · Poll workers in Houston, Austin, and other major cities are telling voters they can’t vote without a government-issued photo ID, according to complaints fielded by the Texas Civil Rights Project. That’s despite a federal court ruling to the contrary.
Houston Matters
Supreme Court Will Hear Case From Deaf Teens Over Driver’s Ed Interpreters
Posted on · The U.S. Supreme Court late last month announced its agreed to hear a case brought by deaf teens against the Texas Education Agency. The plaintiffs allege the state has failed to establish accommodations for their disability in driver’s education classes. The state says it’s not obligated to do so, as driver’s ed is not a […]
News
Lawsuit Filed to Protect Inmates from Heat
Posted on · Texas Civil Rights Project sues Texas Prison System to protect geriatric inmates from extreme heat.
Houston Matters
Are Thousands of Texas Voters Being Disenfranchised?
Posted on · A report by the Texas Civil Rights Project describes what the organization considers defective and inadequate voter registration procedures at both state and local levels. According to the report, these practices effectively disenfranchise thousands of Texans. There are seven bodies charged with registering people to vote, but the Secretary of State’s office doesn’t have enforcement […]
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Voter Registration, Girl Scouts, & One Square Mile: Houston Matters for Tues., Jan. 21, 2014
Posted on · A report by the Texas Civil Rights Project describes what the organization considers defective and inadequate voter registration procedures at both state and local levels. According to the report, these practices effectively disenfranchise thousands of Texans. There are seven bodies charged with registering people to vote, but the Secretary of State’s office doesn’t have enforcement […]
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Houston Jails & Prisons, Super Neighborhoods, & Houston Greeters: Houston Matters for Wed., Dec. 18, 2013
Posted on · One way to judge the quality of a society is to look at how it treats its prisoners. If we were to do that here in Houston, what would we see? Itâs a question that perhaps is best answered in two stages â first, by examining how inmates are processed through jail (and what will […]