Media Coverage

Story on Military Lending Act

Al Jazeera  America Tonight, November 11, 2014

Car Title and Payday Loans Can Trap Unwary Veterans

Nerd Wallet, November 10, 2014

We Must End the Cycle of Payday Loan Debt for Military, Veterans, and all Texans

San Angelo Standard Times, November 8, 2014

Waco City Council weighs lower-interest alternative to payday loans

Waco Tribune, November 4, 2014

Here’s proof that Dallas’ payday lending rules are working

Dallas Morning News, October 30, 2014

League City target of civil rights audit

Houston Chronicle, October 27, 2014

Casey: Lawmaker should pay for lending violations

Houston Chronicle, October 25, 2014

 Derek Cohen and Deborah Fowler: Texas Legislature should decriminalize truancy

Dallas Morning News, October 23, 2014 | Op Ed by Derek Cohen and Deborah Fowler

Feds to audit League City’s fair housing compliance

Galveston County Daily News, October 23, 2014

HUD set for annual review of city programs in League City

Houston's Bay Area Citizen, October 23, 2014

Punishment reviewed for kids who miss too much school

KXAN-TV NBC Austin, October 23, 2014

Ending the payday lending cycle

Dallas Morning News, October 22, 2014 | Op Ed

Military Surplus Program Provides Weapons to School Police

Education Week, September 30, 2014

New DoD Rules Hope To Better Protect Service Members From Predatory Lenders

Texas Public Radio, KSTX San Antonio, September 30, 2014

Opponents keeping up pressure on payday lenders in Texas

Dallas Morning News , September 27, 2014

Lessons from San Diego Schools’ MRAP Debacle

Voice of San Diego, September 26, 2014

Local school districts got military gear from Pentagon

CBS This Morning, September 26, 2014

Loan changes possible

Galveston County Daily News, September 25, 2014

Choice Bus shows students value of education

Voice of San Diego, September 24, 2014

In ‘Wild West’ of Lending, Community Organizers Push for City Reform

KWBU Waco NPR , September 24, 2014

It's not just police, schools also going for military surplus

41 KSHB Kansas City, September 23, 2014

Amid Blowback, San Diego Department of Ed Returns Armored Vehicle

Vocativ, September 22, 2014

Local School District Police Now Armed With Military Assault Rifles

Permian Basin , September 22, 2014

Feds equip school police agencies with military gear

USA Today, September 19, 2014

Keep military gear out of Texas Schools

TribTalk, September 18, 2014 | Op Ed by Brennan Griffin