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Drag ban officially ruled unconstitutional

Posted on September 27, 2023 by Charles Kuffner

Good. Texas cannot enforce a new law that restricts some public drag shows, a federal judge said Tuesday in declaring the legislation unconstitutional. U.S. District Judge David Hittner found Senate Bill 12 “impermissibly infringes on the First Amendment and chills … Continue reading →

Posted in Legal matters | Tagged Abilene, ACLU of Texas, Attorney General, Bexar County, drag shows, Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, gay rights, lawsuit, Montgomery County, Senate, Taylor County, Texas, The Lege, The Woodlands, transgender rights, Travis County | 2 Comments

The lawsuit over the omnibus voter suppression law has begun

Posted on September 12, 2023 by Charles Kuffner

Settle in, this will take awhile. Two years after voting rights groups challenged Texas Republicans’ sweeping overhaul of its voting and election laws, the case comes to trial Monday in a federal court in San Antonio. The lengthy roster of … Continue reading →

Posted in Legal matters | Tagged absentee ballots, ACLU, ACLU of Texas, Americans with Disabilities Act, Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund, Attorney General, Brennan Center, Chris Hollins, curbside voting, Dana DeBeauvoir, Disability Rights Texas, drop off boxes, Election 2020, elections administrator, FIEL Houston, Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, Georgia, Greg Abbott, Harris County, HOPE, Isabel Longoria, Jolt Initiative, Justice Department, Ken Paxton, La Unión Del Pueblo Entero, lawsuit, League of Women Voters, MALDEF, Medina County, Mexican American Bar Association of Texas, OCA Houston, Organization of Chinese Americans-Greater Houston, REV UP Texas, Secretary of State, Southwest Voter Registration Education Project, Texas, Texas Civil Rights Project, Texas Impact, Texas Organizing Project, The Lege, Travis County, voter suppression, Voting Rights Act, Workers Defense Action Fund | Comments Off

Drag ban blocked

Posted on September 2, 2023 by Charles Kuffner

Good. U.S. District Judge David Hittner temporarily blocked a new state law Thursday from going into effect that would have criminalized sexually-oriented performances in front of children or effectively banned some public drag shows. LGBTQ+ groups sued the Texas attorney … Continue reading →

Posted in Legal matters | Tagged Abilene, ACLU of Texas, Attorney General, Bexar County, drag shows, Florida, gay rights, lawsuit, Montana, Montgomery County, Senate, Taylor County, Tennessee, Texas, The Lege, The Woodlands, transgender rights, Travis County | 1 Comment

Law banning gender affirming care goes into effect pending litigation

Posted on September 1, 2023 by Charles Kuffner

Very unfortunate, to say the least. A Texas law that bans gender-affirming care for transgender youth will go into effect as scheduled Friday. The law will kick in September 1st despite a state district judge’s ruling last week that the … Continue reading →

Posted in Legal matters | Tagged ACLU of Texas, Greg Abbott, Ken Paxton, Lambda Legal, lawsuit, puberty blockers, Supreme Court, Texas, The Lege, Transgender Law Center, transgender rights | 1 Comment

Law banning gender-affirming care for minors temporarily blocked

Posted on August 27, 2023 by Charles Kuffner

And then unblocked, which is how these things go. A Texas law banning transgender youth from accessing puberty blockers and hormone therapy will go into effect next week after the state attorney general’s office filed to block a judge’s temporary … Continue reading →

Posted in Legal matters | Tagged ACLU of Texas, Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Greg Abbott, Ken Paxton, Lambda Legal, lawsuit, puberty blockers, SCOTUS, Tennessee, Texas, The Lege, Tom Oliverson, Transgender Law Center, transgender rights | Comments Off

Part of the omnibus voter suppression law struck down

Posted on August 20, 2023 by Charles Kuffner

Some good news. A federal judge in San Antonio ruled this week that it is illegal for Texas elections officials to reject mail-in ballots and the applications for them over ID mistakes on elections paperwork. The requirement was part of … Continue reading →

Posted in Legal matters | Tagged absentee ballots, ACLU of Texas, Americans with Disabilities Act, Brennan Center, Chris Hollins, curbside voting, Dana DeBeauvoir, Disability Rights Texas, Election 2020, elections administrator, FIEL Houston, Georgia, Greg Abbott, Harris County, HOPE, Isabel Longoria, Jolt Initiative, Ken Paxton, La Unión Del Pueblo Entero, lawsuit, MALDEF, Medina County, Mexican American Bar Association of Texas, OCA Houston, REV UP Texas, Secretary of State, Southwest Voter Registration Education Project, Texas, Texas Civil Rights Project, Texas Impact, Texas Organizing Project, The Lege, Travis County, voter suppression, Voting Rights Act | 2 Comments

The lawsuit over the gender affirming care ban had its hearing

Posted on August 18, 2023 by Charles Kuffner

Hoping for a quick ruling in favor of the plaintiffs. Medical experts pushed back against Texas lawmakers’ assertions that puberty blockers and hormone therapies are experimental and put young transgender patients at risk as they testified Tuesday in a hearing … Continue reading →

Posted in Legal matters | Tagged ACLU of Texas, Arkansas, Florida, Greg Abbott, Ken Paxton, Lambda Legal, lawsuit, puberty blockers, SCOTUS, Tennessee, Texas, The Lege, Tom Oliverson, Transgender Law Center, transgender rights | 1 Comment

Lawsuit filed against anti-drag bill

Posted on August 4, 2023 by Charles Kuffner

The lawsuit count increases again. LGBTQ+ Texans and advocates filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday to block a new state law that criminalizes some drag shows — and other performances — if they occur in front of children. Senate Bill 12, … Continue reading →

Posted in Legal matters | Tagged Abilene, ACLU of Texas, Attorney General, Bexar County, drag shows, gay rights, lawsuit, Montgomery County, Senate, Taylor County, Tennessee, Texas, The Lege, The Woodlands, transgender rights, Travis County | Comments Off

“Parental rights” for me but not for thee

Posted on July 25, 2023 by Charles Kuffner

That’s what the anti-trans ban on gender-affirming care is all about. Gov. Greg Abbott and state lawmakers have used variations of the phrase “parental rights” this year to push a litany of legislation, with varying degrees of success. They’ve vowed to empower Texas … Continue reading →

Posted in That's our Lege | Tagged abortion, ACLU of Texas, GENECIS, Greg Abbott, hospitals, Lambda Legal, lawsuit, Texas, The Lege, transgender rights, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Ximena Lopez | 2 Comments

Lawsuit filed against anti-trans gender affirming care law

Posted on July 14, 2023 by Charles Kuffner

No time wasted on this one. Several families with transgender children are asking a judge to block a new Texas law that would stop minors from accessing many types of transition-related health care, including puberty blockers and hormone therapies. The … Continue reading →

City to sue over mandatory arbitration law

Posted on June 28, 2023 by Charles Kuffner

Add it to what is likely to be a substantive list. Houston city attorneys said Monday they plan to challenge the constitutionality of a new Texas law that gives Houston firefighters mandatory arbitration in their long-running contract stalemate. Lowell Denton, … Continue reading →

Posted in Legal matters, Local politics, That's our Lege | Tagged ACLU of Texas, arbitration, censorship, drag shows, Election 2023, elections administrator, Harris County, HFD, Houston, HPFFA, John Whitmire, lawsuit, libraries, local control, school chaplains, school libraries, Supreme Court, Sylvester Turner, Texas, The Lege, transgender rights | 18 Comments

Miles picks a team

Posted on June 8, 2023 by Charles Kuffner

He keeps moving, I’m trying to keep up. Newly appointed Houston ISD Superintendent Mike Miles‘ first cabinet selections include a mix of HISD staff members, former employees of his charter school network, administrators from across Texas and educational analysts. Miles’ … Continue reading →

Posted in School days | Tagged ACLU of Texas, Black Voters Matter, Board of Managers, Cassandra Bandy, Community Voices for Public Education, FIEL Houston, HFT, HISD, HISD Board of Trustees, Houston, Houston Education Association, Janette Lindner, Kerri Briggs, LULAC, Mike Miles, Mike Morath, NAACP, schools, Texas Education Agency, Texas Gulf Coast Area Labor Federation | 19 Comments

House passes bill to ban gender affirming care for minors

Posted on May 14, 2023 by Charles Kuffner

Friday was a bad day. Texas has taken a major step toward banning transgender minors from getting puberty blockers and hormone therapy — care that medical groups say is vital to their mental health — after the state House gave Senate Bill 14 initial approval Friday. Trans Texans and LGBTQ advocates consider … Continue reading →

Posted in That's our Lege | Tagged ACLU of Texas, Alabama, Alma Allen, Arkansas, Charlie Geren, Equality Texas, Harold Dutton, Human Rights Campaign, Lambda Legal, lawsuit, Mando Martinez, Mary Ann Perez, Mary Gonzalez, puberty blockers, Rhetta Bowers, SCOTUS, Shawn Thierry, Suleman Lalani, Texas, Texas Freedom Network, The Lege, Tracy King, Transgender Education Network of Texas, transgender rights, Trevor Project | 1 Comment

You can always count on Sid Miller to be a bigot

Posted on April 25, 2023 by Charles Kuffner

There are other words I could have used as well. Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller is ordering his employees to dress “in a manner consistent with their biological gender,” the latest move by the state’s Republican leaders against transgender people. … Continue reading →

Posted in The great state of Texas | Tagged ACLU of Texas, Ag Commissioner, Equality Texas, gay rights, lawsuit, sexism, Sid Miller, Texas, Title VII, transgender rights | Comments Off

Llano County ordered to return books to library shelves

Posted on April 5, 2023 by Charles Kuffner

Yes, this is a thing that is happening in the year of our Lord 2023. Officials in Llano County must return to the public library system books they removed and allow them to be checked out again, a federal judge ruled this week. … Continue reading →

Posted in Legal matters | Tagged ACLU of Texas, censorship, Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, FReadom Fighters, lawsuit, libraries, Llano County, Texas, Texas Library Association | Comments Off

Second federal complaint filed over TEA takeover of HISD

Posted on April 2, 2023 by Charles Kuffner

From the inbox: The American Civil Liberties Union of Texas, the ACLU, the Houston NAACP, LULAC #19, and the Greater Houston Coalition for Justice filed a complaint with the U.S. Department of Justice on Friday regarding the Texas Education Agency’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Legal matters, School days | Tagged ACLU of Texas, Board of Managers, Civil Rights Act, Congress, Greater Houston Coalition for Justice, HISD, HISD Board of Trustees, Houston, LULAC, Mike Morath, NAACP, Texas, Texas Education Agency, US Department of Education, Voting Rights Act | 3 Comments

The drones of Pearland

Posted on March 24, 2023 by Charles Kuffner

I mean, we’ll see. Certainly the Pearland Police Department will see lots of things. Pearland’s police department has become the nation’s first law enforcement agency to win Federal Aviation Administration approval to use a system in which drones controlled from … Continue reading →

Posted in Crime and Punishment, Technology, science, and math | Tagged ACLU of Texas, Casia G, drones, DroneSense, Federal Aviation Administration, Iris Automation, Pearland, police, privacy, Texas | Comments Off

Appealing the injunction that halted DFPS investigations of trans kids’ families

Posted on March 17, 2023 by Charles Kuffner

Just keeping you informed. Attorney General Ken Paxton, in an appeal, is asking the courts to lift an injunction that stopped the state from conducting child abuse investigations over transition-related medical care for transgender youth. Paxton argued that the families … Continue reading →

Posted in Legal matters | Tagged ACLU of Texas, Amber Briggle, Amy Clark Meachum, Department of Family and Protective Services, Greg Abbott, Ken Paxton, Lambda Legal, lawsuit, PFLAG, Supreme Court, Texas, The Lege, Third Court of Appeals, transgender rights, Travis County | Comments Off

Abortion funds’ lawsuit against the “sanctuary cities” guy tossed by SCOTx

Posted on March 1, 2023 by Charles Kuffner

Unfortunate. The Texas Supreme Court upheld the right of an anti-abortion activist to call abortion advocacy groups criminal enterprises and emphasized the state’s 1921 law criminalizing abortion is in force. In the majority and the concurring opinions issued Feb. 24, … Continue reading →

Posted in Legal matters | Tagged abortion, ACLU of Texas, Afiya Center, lawsuit, Lilith Fund, Mark Lee Dickson, Supreme Court, Texas, Texas Equal Access Fund | Comments Off

In support of Crystal Mason

Posted on February 23, 2023 by Charles Kuffner

Hoping for the best. The same month Tarrant County officials announced the creation of an election integrity task force, a group of 14 bipartisan prosecutors threw their weight behind an effort to acquit the woman at the center of a high-profile … Continue reading →

Posted in Crime and Punishment | Tagged 2nd Court of Appeals, ACLU of Texas, Bryan Hughes, Court of Criminal Appeals, Craig Goldman, Crystal Mason, Election 2016, Greg Abbott, Ken Paxton, Tarrant County, Texas, The Lege, voter suppression | 1 Comment

Where we are on the agenda

Posted on February 16, 2023 by Charles Kuffner

Greg Abbott targets transgender college sports ban. Gov. Greg Abbott wants to ban transgender college students from competing on sports teams that align with their gender identity, adding momentum to a Republican proposal that’s condemned by LGBTQ advocates and progressive … Continue reading →

Posted in That's our Lege | Tagged ACLU of Texas, Dan Patrick, diversity, Equality Texas, gay rights, Greg Abbott, Mack Beggs, Mayes Middleton, NCAA, Senate, Texas, The Lege, transgender rights, Trevor Project, Valoree Swanson | Comments Off

It’s going to be a brutal legislative session for LGBTQ folks in Texas

Posted on January 10, 2023 by Charles Kuffner

I really wish this weren’t the case, but it is. It’s going to be bad. Two bills that would ban classroom instruction about sexual orientation and gender identity in Texas public schools before certain grade levels are poised to receive … Continue reading →

Posted in That's our Lege | Tagged ACLU of Texas, Dan Patrick, Equality Texas, Florida, gay rights, Jared Patterson, lawsuit, SCOTUS, Steve Toth, Texas, Texas Freedom Network, The Lege, transgender rights | 1 Comment

The “abortion sanctuary cities” lawsuit at SCOTx

Posted on October 28, 2022 by Charles Kuffner

A big decision this will be. The Texas Supreme Court heard arguments Wednesday over whether a defamation case brought by several abortion funds against prominent anti-abortion activist Mark Lee Dickson should be dismissed. In 2019, Waskom in Harrison County became the first Texas city to … Continue reading →

Posted in Legal matters | Tagged abortion, ACLU of Texas, Afiya Center, lawsuit, Lilith Fund, Mark Lee Dickson, Supreme Court, Texas, Texas Equal Access Fund, Waskom | 3 Comments

Charges dropped against Hervis Rogers

Posted on October 24, 2022 by Charles Kuffner

Good, but this whole thing was an enraging travesty and in no way makes things right. Voter fraud charges against Hervis Rogers, who garnered widespread attention for waiting hours in line to vote at a Houston polling location during the … Continue reading →

Posted in Crime and Punishment, Election 2020 | Tagged ACLU of Texas, Attorney General, Court of Criminal Appeals, Election 2020, Harris County, Hervis Rogers, Ken Paxton, Montgomery County, Texas, The Lege, voter suppression | Comments Off

Fifth Circuit does its thing with appeal of voter purge case

Posted on October 2, 2022 by Charles Kuffner

Get out the rubber stamp. A federal appeals court has ruled that Texas does not need to release details about a list of 11,737 registered voters whom the state has identified as potential noncitizens. The U.S. Court of Appeals for … Continue reading →

Posted in Legal matters | Tagged ACLU of Texas, Campaign Legal Center, David Whitley, DEMOS, DPS, Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, Greg Abbott, John Scott, lawsuit, Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, MALDEF, NVRA, Secretary of State, Texas, Texas Civil Rights Project, The Lege, voter registration | 2 Comments

Broader injunction issued to halt DFPS investigations of trans kids’ families

Posted on September 18, 2022 by Charles Kuffner

Good. Texas’ child welfare agency is once again blocked from investigating parents who provide gender-affirming care to their transgender children. The injunction applies to any family that belongs to PFLAG, an LGBTQ advocacy group with more than 600 members in … Continue reading →

State ordered to turn over voter purge data

Posted on August 5, 2022 by Charles Kuffner

Very good. A federal judge ruled this week that the state is violating U.S. law by refusing to release its list of more than 11,000 registered voters that it identified as potential noncitizens, and ordered the release of the data … Continue reading →

Posted in Legal matters | Tagged ACLU of Texas, Campaign Legal Center, David Whitley, DEMOS, DPS, Greg Abbott, John Scott, lawsuit, Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, MALDEF, NVRA, Secretary of State, Texas, Texas Civil Rights Project, The Lege, voter registration | 1 Comment

Another injunction issued to halt DFPS investigations of trans kids’ families

Posted on July 10, 2022 by Charles Kuffner

New case, different families. A Travis County judge on Friday granted a narrow injunction against the state of Texas that will continue to block investigations of child abuse for two families who allowed their children to receive gender-affirming care. The … Continue reading →

SCOTx re-enables statewide abortion ban

Posted on July 3, 2022 by Charles Kuffner

Ugh. The Texas Supreme Court has blocked a lower court order that had allowed clinics in the state to continue performing abortions even after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned it’s landmark 1973 ruling that confirmed a constitutional right to abortion. … Continue reading →

Posted in Local politics | Tagged abortion, ACLU of Texas, Attorney General, Ken Paxton, lawsuit, Planned Parenthood, SCOTUS, Supreme Court, Texas, The Lege, Whole Woman’s Health Alliance | 2 Comments

Temporary restraining order granted to abortion clinics in trigger lawsuit

Posted on June 29, 2022 by Charles Kuffner

Some abortions are temporarily legal in Texas again. Abortions up to about six weeks in pregnancy can resume at some clinics in Texas for now after a Harris County District Court judge granted a temporary restraining order that blocks an … Continue reading →

Posted in Legal matters | Tagged abortion, ACLU of Texas, Attorney General, Ken Paxton, lawsuit, Planned Parenthood, SCOTUS, Texas, The Lege, Whole Woman’s Health Alliance | 3 Comments

Lawsuit filed over Texas trigger law implementation

Posted on June 28, 2022 by Charles Kuffner

One last fight before the curtain comes down. Texas abortion providers are making a last-ditch effort to temporarily resume procedures by challenging a pre-Roe v. Wade abortion ban that has not been enforced for nearly a half-century, but that some … Continue reading →

Posted in Legal matters | Tagged abortion, ACLU of Texas, Attorney General, Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, Ken Paxton, lawsuit, Louisiana, SCOTUS, Texas, The Lege, Utah, Whole Woman’s Health Alliance | 2 Comments

Restraining order given in latest lawsuit to stop DFPS investigations

Posted on June 11, 2022 by Charles Kuffner

Good. An Austin judge has temporarily stopped the state from investigating many parents who provide gender-affirming care to their transgender children. The state has ruled out allegations of child abuse against one family under investigation, but at least eight more … Continue reading →

Posted in Legal matters | Tagged ACLU of Texas, Amber Briggle, Department of Family and Protective Services, Greg Abbott, Ken Paxton, Lambda Legal, lawsuit, Supreme Court, Texas, The Lege, transgender rights | Comments Off

New lawsuit filed to stop DFPS “investigation” of trans kids and their families

Posted on June 9, 2022 by Charles Kuffner

From the inbox: The American Civil Liberties Union, Lambda Legal, and the ACLU of Texas, along with Texas-based law firm Baker Botts LLP, today filed a new lawsuit in Texas state court on behalf of PFLAG National and three Texas … Continue reading →

DFPS to resume investigating families of trans kids

Posted on May 21, 2022 by Charles Kuffner

Gross and discouraging. The state of Texas will restart its abuse investigations into families with transgender kids after a recent court ruling that lifted a statewide injunction on such probes. In a statement on Thursday, the Texas Department of Family … Continue reading →

Posted in Legal matters | Tagged ACLU of Texas, Department of Family and Protective Services, Greg Abbott, Ken Paxton, Lambda Legal, lawsuit, Supreme Court, Texas, The Lege, Third Court of Appeals, transgender rights | Comments Off

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