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By staying informed and getting involved in the current legislative session, we have the power to demand that lawmakers listen to the people.
Join fellow Texans in getting in-depth updates and up-to-the-minute calls to action. ⬇️
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During the legislative session, there are three key moments when advocacy is particularly important:
➡️ When a bill is being considered in a committee.
➡️ When a bill has passed out of a committee but isn’t on the calendar yet for a floor vote.
➡️ When a bill is up for a floor vote.
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Neither Darryl George nor any student should have their education disrupted because of the way they wear their hair — and they shouldn’t have to go to court just to attend school.
Access our full brief with @aclu.org, ACLU of Louisiana, ACLU of Mississippi, and @idraedu.bsky.social:
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Darryl and his mom have since taken their pursuit of justice to state and federal court.
Boys-only hair length rules discriminate based on sex — and often lead to discrimination based on race, culture, religion, and income.
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In 2023, Barbers Hill ISD officials attempted to force Darryl George to cut his locs. When he refused, the district suspended Darryl from school.
Darryl was eventually forced to transfer out of the district due to its discriminatory boys only hair length-rule.
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Our organization began in Texas by defending Tenayuca and the pecan shellers in 1938.
And today, because of their courage, we’re able to advocate for the rights of all Texans.
Join us: aclutx.org/legeadvocates
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For three months, thousands of brave Texans advocated for better pay, safer working conditions, and their civil rights.
Their advocacy led to advancements in the workers’ rights movement and protections that we still feel today — and the establishment of the ACLU of Texas.
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The majority-Latina strikers captured national attention.
The strike was peaceful. Still, they were met with mass arrests, tickets and citations, brutal use of force, and unconstitutional attacks on their right to peacefully assemble.
But the strikers continued.
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But when several of the pecan companies decided to lower their pay even more, the workers decided to fight back.
On January 31, 1938, the pecan sheller strike began, led by workers’ rights activist Emma Tenayuca.
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San Antonio, Texas, was home to half of the nation’s pecan industry in the 1930s.
Most of the people who worked as pecan shellers were Latinas, facing dangerous working conditions and drastically little pay.
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School districts must honor the religious diversity and constitutional rights of Texas students — and reject the Bluebonnet curriculum.
Access our full letter — with @aclu.org, @americansunited.bsky.social, @center4inquiry.bsky.social, and @ffrf.org — here: www.aclutx.org/sites/defaul...
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Texas is offering a financial incentive for districts to adopt the curriculum.
Let’s be clear: This is state-sponsored religious coercion — and puts certain students at risk of bullying, harassment, and stigmatization.
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During President Trump's first administration, the power of the people and our litigation helped stop some of his cruelest policies.
We’ll keep working until every person in Texas can live with safety, dignity, and respect.
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President Trump rolled back federal Equal Opportunity laws from the civil rights era — targeting DEI programs and eliminating federal affirmative action practices.
This undermines fair hiring and means fewer protections against discrimination at work, school, and beyond.