| File: Summer 2021 Newsletter
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Printed Newsletters |
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| File: Letter to Gov. Abbott, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, and Members of the Texas Legislature re: Bail
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Criminal Justice |
Pretrial & Detention |
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| File: Winter 2020 Newsletter
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Printed Newsletters |
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| File: In the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit: Lauren Terkel; et. al. v. Center for Disease Control and Prevention; United States Department of Health and Human Services; et. al.
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Disaster Recovery & Fair Housing |
Eviction Records & Housing Stability |
Amicus Briefs |
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| File: In the Texas Supreme Court, NO. 20-0378, In the Interests of J.F.-G., A Child
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Foster Care |
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Amicus Briefs |
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| File: Letter Regarding Harris County Sheriff Appointment
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Criminal Justice |
Policing, Citations & Arrests, Pretrial & Detention |
More Resources |
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| File: Support Extending Liaisons to College Students Experiencing Homelessness
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Youth Homelessness |
Youth & Liaison Support |
More Resources |
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| File: Support HB 3660: Ensure Equity Between Court Systems for Juvenile Cases
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Juvenile Justice |
Fines & Fees |
More Resources |
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| Report:
Texas at the Crossroads: Protecting Privacy and Civil Rights
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Fair Financial Services |
Data Privacy & Financial Technology |
Reports |
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| File: Support HB 4113: Ensure Continued Access to TJJD Aggregate Data
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Juvenile Justice |
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| File: Concerns About SB 1089, HB 2432 (via TFLA)
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Fair Financial Services |
Payday & Auto Title Lending Reform |
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| File: Why Texas Needs Payday and Auto Title Lending Reform NOW (from TFLA)
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Fair Financial Services |
Payday & Auto Title Lending Reform |
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| File: City Ordinances to Address Payday and Auto Title Loan Cycle of Debt and Affordability Challenges (from TFLA)
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Fair Financial Services |
Payday & Auto Title Lending Reform |
More Resources |
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| Report:
Debt, Access to Justice and Racial Equity
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Fair Financial Services |
Debt Collection |
Reports |
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| File: Serving Children Too Young to Enter the Juvenile Justice System: Raise the Lower Age from 10 to 13
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Juvenile Justice |
Raise the Lower Age |
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| Report:
Education Transformed: The K-12 Experience in Texas During the Coronavirus Pandemic
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Education Justice |
COVID-19 Recovery & Schools |
Reports |
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| File: Raise the Lower Age
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Juvenile Justice |
Raise the Lower Age |
More Resources |
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| File: Help Keep Kids in Foster Care Out of the Juvenile System
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Juvenile Justice, Foster Care |
State Secure Facilities, Foster Care & Courts |
More Resources |
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| File: End Texas' Youth Curfews: Support HB 561 & SB 1486
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Juvenile Justice |
Curfew Ordinances |
More Resources |
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| File: Decriminalize Runaway & End Ineffective Institutionalization for Youth Accused of a Status Offense
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Youth Homelessness |
Increasing Awareness of Youth Experiencing Homelessness |
More Resources |
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| Report:
Use of Public Pandemic Aid by Texas Payday & Auto Title Loan Businesses
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Fair Financial Services |
Payday & Auto Title Lending Reform |
Reports |
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| File: Letter to the Texas Department of Insurance Re: Erroneous and Misleading Information Related to Auto Insurance Premium Relief
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Fair Financial Services |
Insurance |
More Resources |
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| File: Complaint to U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ Civil Rights Division) re: Texas Juvenile Justice Department State Secure Facilities
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Juvenile Justice |
State Secure Facilities |
More Resources |
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| File: Summer 2020 Newsletter
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Printed Newsletters |
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| File: Letter to the Texas Education Agency re: Urging TEA to Issue Guidance to Support Students Experiencing Homelessness
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Youth Homelessness |
Increasing Awareness of Youth Experiencing Homelessness |
More Resources |
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| File: Texas Attorney General Opinion: Threatens Basic Borrower Protections for High-Cost Loans
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Fair Financial Services |
Payday & Auto Title Lending Reform |
More Resources |
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| File: Letter to Dallas ISD re: Proposed K-12 Suspension Ban
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Education Justice |
School Discipline |
More Resources |
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| Report:
Justice Can’t Wait: Independence Day Agenda for Houston Policing
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Criminal Justice |
Policing, Citations & Arrests |
Reports |
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| Report:
Driven by Debt: Houston
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Criminal Justice |
Fines & Fees |
Reports |
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| Report:
COVID-19 Pandemic Should Not Be Profit Boon for Texas Auto Insurers (Issue Brief)
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Fair Financial Services |
Insurance |
Reports |
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| File: Letter: Call to Divest from San Antonio ISD’s School Policing
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Education Justice |
School Policing |
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| File: Letter: Call to Divest from Austin ISD’s School Policing
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Education Justice |
School Policing |
More Resources |
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| File: Letter: Call to Divest from HISD’s School Policing
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Education Justice |
School Policing |
More Resources |
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| File: Letter: Call to Divest from Dallas ISD’s School Policing
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Education Justice |
School Policing |
More Resources |
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| File: Open Letter from Advocates to State Policymakers, Officials, and Administrators Regarding Education Justice Responses to COVID-19
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Education Justice |
COVID-19 Recovery & Schools |
More Resources |
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| File: Letter to Houston Mayor and City Council from the HOME Coalition and Community Partners Regarding In-Person Public Comment
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Disaster Recovery & Fair Housing |
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More Resources |
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| File: National Group Letter to State and District Education Leaders: Equity for Marginalized Students
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Education Justice, Youth Homelessness |
COVID-19 Recovery & Schools, Youth & Liaison Support |
More Resources |
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| File: Letter to Texas School Districts: Distance Learning, DAEP and JJAEP, During COVID-19
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Education Justice |
COVID-19 Recovery & Schools, School Discipline |
More Resources |
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| File: Fact Sheet: Texas Voters Overwhelmingly Support 36% Rate Cap
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Fair Financial Services |
Payday & Auto Title Lending Reform |
More Resources |
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| File: Comment Letter to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) re: Funeral Rule Regulatory Review
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Fair Financial Services |
Protecting Seniors from Financial Abuse |
More Resources |
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| File: Letter to Bastrop Mayor Schroeder and the Bastrop City Council: Juvenile Curfew Ordinance
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Juvenile Justice |
Curfew Ordinances |
More Resources |
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| File: Letter to TEA Regarding CARES Act Educational Funds for State’s Most Vulnerable Students
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Education Justice |
COVID-19 Recovery & Schools |
More Resources |
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| File: Letter from Dr. Sarah Fortune re: COVID-19 in Jails
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Criminal Justice |
Pretrial & Detention |
More Resources |
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| File: Letter to the Texas Department of Insurance, Fair Pricing for Auto Insurance Due to COVID-19 Pandemic
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Fair Financial Services |
Insurance |
More Resources |
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| File: Letter to Gov. Abbott re: Amending Texas’ Request for a Disaster Declaration to Seek Additional Individual Assistance, Other Programs by Stafford Act
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Disaster Recovery & Fair Housing |
Equitable Disaster Recovery |
More Resources |
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| File: COVID-19 County Criminal Justice Stakeholder Toolkit
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Criminal Justice |
Policing, Citations & Arrests, Pretrial & Detention |
More Resources |
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| File: Comments to HUD: Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing, (FR-6123-P-02, January 14, 2020)
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Disaster Recovery & Fair Housing |
Fair Housing & Access to Opportunity |
More Resources |
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| File: Port Isabel Brief: Cameron County Housing Authority et al v. City of Port Isabel et al., U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
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Disaster Recovery & Fair Housing |
Equitable Disaster Recovery, Fair Housing & Access to Opportunity |
More Resources |
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| File: Comments to HUD re: Housing and Community Development Act of 1980, Verification of Eligible Status
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Disaster Recovery & Fair Housing |
Eviction Records & Housing Stability, Fair Housing & Access to Opportunity |
More Resources |
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| File: Lubbock Fair Housing Complaint
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Disaster Recovery & Fair Housing |
Fair Housing & Access to Opportunity |
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