Research & Reports

Title Project Area Issue/Topic Document Type Date
File: Support SB 1335: End Jail Time for Ticket Debt Criminal Justice Fines & Fees More Resources
File: Support HB 3729: Help Texans resolve their tickets without destroying their livelihoods Criminal Justice Fines & Fees More Resources
File: Support SB 1913: Help Texans resolve their tickets without destroying their livelihoods Criminal Justice Fines & Fees More Resources
Link: Collection Texas-Style: An Analysis of Consumer Collection Practices in and out of the Courts Fair Financial Services Debt Collection More Resources
Link: Managing Someone Else's Money in Texas Elder Justice, Fair Financial Services Protecting Seniors from Financial Abuse Handbooks & Guides
File: Infographic: Young and Homeless in Texas Youth Homelessness Increasing Awareness of Youth Experiencing Homelessness More Resources
Link: Homeless Youth Handbook Youth Homelessness Increasing Awareness of Youth Experiencing Homelessness Handbooks & Guides
File: Fact Sheet by Educators in Solidarity: Teacher and Student Perspectives on What Works Education Justice School Discipline More Resources
File: Texas Appleseed Pay or Stay Data Analysis, 2012-2015 Criminal Justice Fines & Fees More Resources
File: Infographic: End Jail Time for Unpaid Fines in Texas Criminal Justice Fines & Fees More Resources
Report: Pay or Stay: The High Cost of Jailing Texans for Fines & Fees Criminal Justice Fines & Fees Reports
Report: Improving Access to Justice in Texas Courts Fair Financial Services Debt Collection Reports
File: Infographic: Keep Young Students in Class, Support Austin ISD’s Proposal to Reduce Suspensions for Pre-K-2nd Graders Education Justice School Discipline More Resources
File: 2017 Legislative Priorities More Resources
File: Infographic: Sowing the Seeds of Justice (About Us) More Resources
File: Infographic: Keep Young Students in Class, Support Dallas ISD’s Proposal to Reduce Suspensions for Pre-K-2nd Graders Education Justice School Discipline More Resources
Report: Dangerous Discipline: How Texas schools are relying on law enforcement, courts, and juvenile probation to discipline students (Online Version) Education Justice School Discipline Reports
File: Infographic: Disciplining School Kids Doesn't Require Weapons, Ban Tasers and Pepper Spray in Texas Schools Education Justice School Discipline, School Policing More Resources
File: Comments on Proposed New 19 TAC Chapter 129 Education Justice Truancy Reform More Resources
File: Complaint Against Mesquite ISD for Failure to Provide Truancy Prevention and Intervention Measures Prior to Filing Court Referral Education Justice Truancy Reform More Resources
File: Complaint Against El Paso ISD for Failure to Provide Truancy Prevention and Intervention Measures Prior to Filing Court Referral Education Justice Truancy Reform More Resources
File: Comment: In Response to the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement's Proposed Training for School Police Officers Education Justice School Policing More Resources
Report: A Toolkit for Cities: Increasing Access to Fair, Low-Cost Loans (Supplemental Resources) Fair Financial Services Payday & Auto Title Lending Reform Reports
File: Letter to Austin ISD (AISD) School Board Trustees Regarding Discretionary Classroom Removals of Young Students Education Justice School Discipline More Resources
File: Fact Sheet: School Discipline Trends Among Austin ISD Elementary Students Education Justice School Discipline More Resources
Report: A Toolkit for Cities: Increasing Access to Fair, Low-Cost Loans (Executive Summary) Fair Financial Services Payday & Auto Title Lending Reform Reports
Report: A Toolkit for Cities: Increasing Access to Fair, Low-Cost Loans (Full Toolkit) Fair Financial Services Payday & Auto Title Lending Reform Reports
File: In the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, A.M. v. Holmes Education Justice School Policing Amicus Briefs
File: Statement: New Federal Disaster Guidance Designed to Protect Civil Rights of Communities of Color Disaster Recovery & Fair Housing Equitable Disaster Recovery More Resources
Report: Sending Money: The Path Forward Fair Financial Services International Remittances Reports
Report: Payday and Auto Title Lending in Texas: Market Overview & Trends 2012-2015 Fair Financial Services Payday & Auto Title Lending Reform Reports
Report: Suspended Childhood: An Analysis of Exclusionary Discipline of Texas' Pre-K and Elementary School Students Education Justice School Discipline Reports
File: Kids Can't Learn if They're Pushed Out of School: End Unnecessary Suspensions of Young Children Education Justice School Discipline More Resources
File: March 2016 Newsletter Printed Newsletters
File: SXSW PowerPoint: Is My Subconscious the Problem? Racial Bias in Education Disaster Recovery & Fair Housing, Education Justice School & Neighborhood Segregation, School Discipline More Resources
File: Recipe Card: An Unbiased Classroom Disaster Recovery & Fair Housing, Education Justice School & Neighborhood Segregation, School Discipline More Resources
Video: SXSWedu Workshop Proposal More Resources
Link: List of Texas Cities: Unified Ordinance Fair Financial Services Payday & Auto Title Lending Reform More Resources
File: Banning Classroom Removals for Young Children Policy Guide Education Justice School Discipline More Resources
File: Statement: We Did It! HISD Bans Suspensions of Young Kids Education Justice School Discipline More Resources
File: Bail & Pretrial Release: Summary of Recent Research on What Works Criminal Justice Pretrial & Detention More Resources
File: Guide to Avoiding Arrest & Jail Time for Unpaid Fines Criminal Justice Fines & Fees More Resources
File: Lttr Calling on HISD to Ban Suspensions for Young Children Education Justice School Discipline More Resources
File: Written Testimony of Texas Appleseed for the Senate Committee on Intergovernmental Relations Disaster Recovery & Fair Housing Equitable Disaster Recovery More Resources
File: Letter to El Paso City Council on Debtors Prisons Criminal Justice Fines & Fees More Resources
Report: Pulling Back the Curtain: Shining a Light on Payday and Auto Title Loan Businesses in Texas Fair Financial Services Payday & Auto Title Lending Reform Reports
Link: Behind Every Statistic Foster Care Foster Care & Courts More Resources
File: In the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas, San Antonio Division Immigration Immigrant Children & Families Amicus Briefs
File: September 2015 Newsletter Printed Newsletters
Report: Lessons from Texas: 10 Years of Disaster Recovery Examined (A Texas Appleseed White Paper) Disaster Recovery & Fair Housing Equitable Disaster Recovery Reports