Advocacy organizations demand implementation of Counsel at First Appearance (CAFA) for those detained at Travis County Jail
Advocacy organizations are calling for immediate action from Travis County officials regarding the implementation of Counsel At First Appearance (CAFA) for all detainees in the Travis County Jail.
Groups Demand City Investment in Collective Priorities for Austin Budget in the 2025 Community Investment Budget
41 community organizations release the annual Community Investment Budget for the City of Austin.
Advocates, Border Residents Denounce Unconstitutional New Texas Immigration Law
SB 4 is the latest in a long line of policy failures made in service to Operation Lone Star, Texas’s multibillion-dollar border scheme. Texas has seized a public park from local officials in Eagle Pass, staged a “war zone” backdrop for social media videos along the river banks using concertina wire and a heavy police and military presence, and blocked federal Border Patrol agents from entering the park, setting off a standoff with the federal government that has continued despite a Supreme Court order reinstating federal officials’ access to the border.
Border and Immigrant Voices Unite Against Bills That Would Empower Roaming Vigilantes to Commit Violence at Texas—Mexico Border
Advocates and community members say they oppose these bills because they argue that they are an attempt by Governor Abbott and legislators to distract the public from real problems and the shameful misspending of Texans’ tax dollars under Operational Lone Star.
Immigrants and formerly incarcerated from across Texas unite for a day of empowerment and advocacy at Texas Capitol
Members of Texas Advocates for Justice (TAJ), ICE Fuera de Austin (IFA), Mujeres Luchadoras (ML), and Grassroots Leadership will gather hundreds of formerly incarcerated community members, their families, and advocates from Central Texas and the Houston metropolitan area.
