Press Releases
School Safety, School Policing, and Students’ Rights Focus of New Online Toolkit
Toolkit Provides Support for Students to Advocate for Themselves and Push for Changes in their School Communities
September 5, 2018
Return to Zero Tolerance Post-Parkland Results in Surge in Arrests for Texas Students, Unnecessarily Pushing Children into Justice System
Younger Students and Black Students Overrepresented in Referrals for “Terroristic Threat” and “Threat to Exhibit Firearms”
July 17, 2018
Texas Justice Courts See 82 Percent Increase in Debt Claim Cases
New website launches to inform Texans of their rights and combat deceptive debt collection practices
June 6, 2018
Payday Lenders Sue Federal Consumer Bureau to Abolish Borrower Protections
A successful lawsuit would mean more working families remain stuck in crippling debt
April 10, 2018
Texas Appleseed’s LSAT Scholarship Kicks Off for 2018
January 16, 2018
Members of Congress File Bill to Protect Loan Sharks
December 4, 2017
New Study Shows Disjointed Policy and Funding Exacerbate Youth Homelessness in Texas
Most comprehensive study to date of youth homelessness in Texas finds tens of thousands of youth experience homelessness each year due to inadequate support
November 15, 2017
Pages
Criminal Discovery
Immigrant Children & Families
International Remittances
Mental Health
Fair Financial Services
Protecting Seniors from Financial Abuse
Payday & Auto Title Lending Reform
Other Issues
Juvenile Justice
Insurance
Homeless Youth
Foster Care & Courts
Fines & Fees
Bail Reform & Pretrial Justice
Elder Justice
Education Justice
Diversity Legal Scholars
Disaster Recovery & Fair Housing
Debt Collection
Coerced Debt
Civil Asset Forfeiture