Research & Reports

Title Project Area Issue/Topic Document Type Date
File: Updated Driven by Debt Report Slide Deck Criminal Justice Fines & Fees More Resources
File: Substance Use Disorders in State Jails Criminal Justice Pretrial & Detention More Resources
File: Testimony to the House Appropriations Subcommittee re: Driver Education Program Funding Youth Homelessness Driver’s Education & State Identification Documents Testimony
File: Testimony to the House Appropriations Subcommittee re: State Funding for McKinney-Vento Programs Youth Homelessness Youth & Liaison Support Testimony
File: Driver Education Program Funding Allotment to Texas Workforce Commission Senate Finance Hearing Testimony Youth Homelessness Driver’s Education & State Identification Documents Testimony
File: Withholding College Transcripts: Barriers to Education and the Economic Success of Texans Education Justice Higher Education More Resources
File: Letter to North East ISD Board of Trustees and Superintendent Maika re: Halting the Closure of Three Public Schools Education Justice More Resources
File: Testimony to the Senate Business and Commerce Committee re: Auto Insurance Pricing and Solar Panel Fraud Fair Financial Services Insurance Testimony
File: Criminal Background Checks Issue Brief Criminal Justice Reentry More Resources
Report: Targeting by Zip Code Fair Financial Services, Criminal Justice Insurance Reports
File: Winter 2024-25 Newsletter Printed Newsletters
File: Civil Rights Complaint against Bonham Independent School District and Bonham Municipal Court Education Justice More Resources
File: Bexar County Commissioner’s Court Written Testimony Criminal Justice Fines & Fees More Resources
File: 2025 Legislative Priorities More Resources
File: F is for Fine: How the Failure to Appear/Pay Program Affects Access to Education Criminal Justice Fines & Fees More Resources
File: Get Texas Moving, Get Texans Working: How the Failure to Appear/Pay Program Impacts Employment Opportunities Criminal Justice Fines & Fees More Resources
File: Housing on Hold: How the Failure to Appear/Pay Program Disrupts Housing Security Criminal Justice Fines & Fees More Resources
File: Beaumont OCR Complaint One Pager Education Justice School Discipline More Resources
File: Testimony to the Sunset Advisory Committee re: Rehabilitative Programming within the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) Criminal Justice Reentry Testimony
Report: Higher Education in Texas Prisons Criminal Justice Reentry Reports
Report: Segregation's Impact and the Pursuit of School Integration Education Justice, Disaster Recovery & Fair Housing School & Neighborhood Segregation Reports
Report: Dimming the Benefits of Residential Solar in Texas Fair Financial Services, Elder Justice Protecting Seniors from Financial Abuse Reports
File: Testimony on HB 3 to the House Select Committee on Youth Health and Safety Education Justice School Policing Testimony
File: Letter to Austin ISD re: Budget Shortfall & Policing Budget Education Justice School Policing More Resources
File: Letter to Commissioner Garcia re: Harris County's mental health program (HART) Criminal Justice Policing, Citations & Arrests More Resources
File: Letter to Commissioner Briones re: Harris County's mental health program (HART) Criminal Justice Policing, Citations & Arrests More Resources
File: Letter to Commissioner Ramsey re: Harris County's mental health program (HART) Criminal Justice Policing, Citations & Arrests More Resources
File: Summer 2024 Newsletter Printed Newsletters
File: Get More Texans on the Road and Off to Work (Full Length) Criminal Justice Fines & Fees More Resources
File: Get More Texans on the Road and Off to Work (Condensed) Criminal Justice Fines & Fees More Resources
Report: Children at Risk at the Border: Evaluation of the Protection and Care of Unaccompanied Mexican Migrant Children Immigration Immigrant Children & Families Reports
File: Protecciones Para Estudiantes Inmigrantes Bajo McKinney-Vento Immigration, Youth Homelessness Immigrant Children & Families, Increasing Awareness of Youth Experiencing Homelessness, Youth & Liaison Support More Resources
File: Protections for Immigrant Students Under McKinney-Vento Immigration, Youth Homelessness Immigrant Children & Families, Increasing Awareness of Youth Experiencing Homelessness, Youth & Liaison Support More Resources
Report: Withholding Higher Education Education Justice Higher Education Reports
File: Driving Texans to Debt: The Use of Texas' Failure to Appear/Pay Program in San Antonio (Brief) Criminal Justice Fines & Fees More Resources
File: Driving Texans to Debt: The Use of Texas' Failure to Appear/Pay Program in San Antonio (Executive Summary) Criminal Justice Fines & Fees More Resources
File: Driving Texans to Debt: The Use of Texas' Failure to Appear/Pay Program in El Paso (Executive Summary) Criminal Justice Fines & Fees More Resources
File: Complaint to TEA against Corpus Christi Independent School District (CCISD) Education Justice Truancy Reform More Resources
File: Civil Rights Complaint to DOJ against Bonham Independent School District and Bonham Municipal Court Education Justice Truancy Reform, School Policing, School Discipline More Resources
File: Winter 2023-24 Newsletter Printed Newsletters
File: Driving Texans to Debt: The Use of Texas' Failure to Appear/Pay Program in El Paso (Brief) Criminal Justice Fines & Fees More Resources
More Resources
File: Understanding Broadband and How to Get It Disaster Recovery & Fair Housing Infrastructure Equity & Environmental Justice Handbooks & Guides
File: Testimony to the Massachusetts Legislature Joint Committee on Education Education Justice School Discipline, School Policing Testimony
File: Un Arcoíris de Recursos (Rainbow of Resources) Foster Care, Youth Homelessness LGBTQ+ Handbooks & Guides
File: Summer 2023 Newsletter Printed Newsletters
Link: Payday and Auto Title Lending in Texas: Dashboard Fair Financial Services Payday & Auto Title Lending Reform More Resources
Report: Improving Access to Justice in Consumer Debt Lawsuits Fair Financial Services Debt Collection Reports
File: Senate State Affairs Committee Written Testimony Criminal Justice Pretrial & Detention Testimony
File: Oppose HB 225: Stop the Expansion of High-Cost Lending in Texas Fair Financial Services Payday & Auto Title Lending Reform More Resources