Research & Reports

Title Project Area Issue/Topic Document Type Date
File: Driving Texans to Debt: The Use of Texas' Failure to Appear/Pay Program in El Paso (Brief) Criminal Justice Fines & Fees More Resources
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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
File: Oppose HB 3827: Exempts Wage Advance Products from Key Consumer Protections, Leaving Texans Vulnerable to Abuse Fair Financial Services Data Privacy & Financial Technology More Resources
File: Article IV, Rider #14: HB1 (House) Court Text Reminder Program Fact Sheet Criminal Justice Fines & Fees More Resources
File: Joint Testimony in Opposition to SB 245 Education Justice School Discipline Testimony
File: House Corrections Committee Written Testimony Criminal Justice Reentry Testimony
File: HB 4486 Fact Sheet Criminal Justice Policing, Citations & Arrests, Pretrial & Detention More Resources
File: HB 3695 Fact Sheet Criminal Justice Policing, Citations & Arrests, Pretrial & Detention More Resources
Report: School Safety and Threat Assessments: Assessing the Student Beyond the Threat Education Justice School Policing, School Discipline Reports
File: SB 1078 Fact Sheet 2023 Legislative Session Criminal Justice Reentry More Resources
File: School Policing is Not Synonymous with School Safety Education Justice School Policing More Resources
File: SB 1281 HB 4074 Fact Sheet Criminal Justice Fines & Fees More Resources
File: SB 665 HB 2992 Fact Sheet Criminal Justice Policing, Citations & Arrests More Resources
File: HB 2646/SB 2296 Fact Sheet Criminal Justice Fines & Fees, Reentry More Resources
File: HB 410 Fact Sheet Criminal Justice Policing, Citations & Arrests, Pretrial & Detention More Resources
File: House Criminal Jurisprudence Committee Written Testimony Criminal Justice Reentry Testimony
File: Texas Appleseed Written Testimony House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence (March 7, 2023) Criminal Justice Fines & Fees Testimony
File: Long-Term Care FAQ Elder Justice Long-Term Care Handbooks & Guides
File: House Subcommittee on Appropriations for Articles I, IV, & V Written Testimony Criminal Justice Pretrial & Detention Testimony
File: Texas Appleseed Written Testimony House Subcommittee on Appropriations for Articles I, IV, & V (Feb. 23, 2023) Criminal Justice Fines & Fees Testimony
Report: The Benefit of Higher Ed in TX Prisons Issue Brief Criminal Justice, Education Justice Reentry, Higher Education Reports
Report: Clean Slate Texas: Record Sealing Issue Brief Criminal Justice Reentry Reports
Report: Civil Asset Forfeiture in Texas Issue Brief Criminal Justice Policing, Citations & Arrests Reports
Report: Strengthen Texas Families and Local Economies: Reform Payday and Auto Title Lending Issue Brief Fair Financial Services Payday & Auto Title Lending Reform Reports
Report: Cite and Release in Texas Issue Brief Criminal Justice Policing, Citations & Arrests, Pretrial & Detention Reports
Report: Parole Fees & the Need for a Grace Period Issue Brief Criminal Justice Fines & Fees Reports
Report: Rethinking Crisis Response in Texas Issue Brief Criminal Justice Policing, Citations & Arrests Reports
File: Rightsizing the Justice System: Testimony to the Senate Finance Committee on Article V Juvenile Justice State Secure Facilities Testimony
File: Support HB 4641: Enhance Coerced Debt Remedies to Enable Victims to Rebuild Their Financial Lives Fair Financial Services Coerced Debt More Resources
File: Support Data Privacy Legislation to Regulate Data Brokers: HB 4917 & SB 2105 Fair Financial Services Data Privacy & Financial Technology More Resources
File: Senate Finance Committee Written Testimony Criminal Justice Pretrial & Detention Testimony
File: The Traps of Texas' Debt-Based License Renewal Program Criminal Justice Fines & Fees, Failure to Appear/Pay Program More Resources
Report: Texas’ Failure to Appear/Pay Program Issue Brief Criminal Justice Fines & Fees, Failure to Appear/Pay Program Reports
File: Public Comment to the City of Houston re: The Use of Cite and Release in the City of Houston Criminal Justice Policing, Citations & Arrests, Pretrial & Detention More Resources
File: Motion for Leave to File - Chamber of Commerce v. CFPB Fair Financial Services Amicus Briefs
File: Amicus Brief - Chamber of Commerce v. CFPB Fair Financial Services Payday & Auto Title Lending Reform Amicus Briefs
File: Winter 2022-23 Newsletter Printed Newsletters
File: 2023 Legislative Priorities More Resources
File: Comment Letter RE: FTC Seek Comments on Trade Regulation Rule on Commercial Surveillance and Data Security, R111004, Docket (FTC-2022-0053) Fair Financial Services Data Privacy & Financial Technology More Resources
Report: But Next Time: Storm Survivors Demand Overhaul of Disaster Recovery System Disaster Recovery & Fair Housing Equitable Disaster Recovery Reports
File: Fall 2022 Educators in Solidarity Unconference Closing Keynote Education Justice More Resources
File: Rainbow of Resources Youth Homelessness, Foster Care LGBTQ+ Brochures