Protects civil liberties through litigation, legislation, direct action, and education. Includes mailing lists, events calendar, current legal projects, and position papers.
Christian nonprofit provides emergency shelter and related services to the homeless. History, press, newsletter, events, ways to help, success stories and thrift store information.
Serves as a resource for tenant-landlord information and helps address issues of housing discrimination and housing repair. Includes information about evictions, landlords' lien, security deposits, utility shut off, and small claims court.
Organization of law enforcement officers and officials, crime prevention specialists, concerned business representatives, and citizens dedicated to reducing the opportunity for crime.
Describes the Texas auto insurance choice law. Presents arguments on why consumers should ask their insurance companies to actually offer this type of policy. Includes a FAQ and bumper stickers for sale.
Urban outreach ministry of First United Methodist Church of Dallas that offers food, financial, educational and clothing assistance. Background on the group, press, services, ways to help, and online donations.
Protects the First Amendment and the public's right to know information. Includes a list of programs, freedom of information request forms, a handbook, legal hotline, and membership information.
Esequiel (Zeke) Hernandez, a goatherder/high school student killed by a Marine task force, resulting in increased awareness of US-Mexico border militarization. Includes photographs.
Dedicated to empowering victims of family violence, sexual assault, and other violent crimes through support and advocacy. Includes information about crisis hotline and support groups, calendar of events, job opportunities, and membership and volunteer information.
Provides guidance, strategic insight, technical expertise, and networking in support of light rail. Includes news, calendar, videos, articles, and mailing list.
Organization of family members of victims of both homicide and state killings who oppose the death penalty in all cases. Includes victim stories, events, and victim resources.
Interfaith community providing charitable assistance to people in need. History, member churches, client and patient assistance, service area, and ways to donate and volunteer.
Focuses on grassroots education, activities, and resources in Texas for consumer choice regarding genetically modified food. Includes news, a list of foods to avoid, an HEB letter campaign, and a list of activities and events.
Works to preserve the environment, energy, and clean water, and to stop global warming. Includes calendar, mailing list, newsletter, how to get involved, action alerts, library of by-laws and position papers, and links to local chapters.
Supports clean air and energy in Texas. Includes information about the problems and proposed solutions, forms for contacting officials, calls to action, mailing list, and articles, fact sheets, and reports.
Works to protect civil rights and liberties through education and litigation, especially for low-income people and those who cannot otherwise find an attorney to assist them. Includes docket of current cases, human rights reports, job and intern opportunities, legislative newsletters, and contribution form.
Inclusive organization composed of human rights activists, death row prisoners and their families, crime victims and their families, persons working within the criminal justice system, persons opposed to capital punishment on religious and moral grounds, and other concerned citizens. Includes membership form, facts and figures, current news, and events.
Watchdog and activist group which advances an agenda of religious freedom and individual liberties primarily to counter efforts of conservative political and religious groups.
Information about low income housing policy, needs, programs and issues in Texas. Special section on Texas-Mexico border housing conditions and colonia issues.
The Foundation's mission is to improve Texas government by generating academically sound research and data on state issues, and by recommending the findings to opinion leaders, policy makers, the media and general public. The work of the Foundation is conducted by academics across Texas and is funded by hundreds of individuals, foundations and corporations.
Christian charity ministers to the physical and spiritual needs of the homeless, including housing, meals and job training. History, program description, testimonials, how to donate, calendar, newsletter, pictures, work programs and volunteer opportunities.
Child care center provides developmental, social and health services to children from homeless families. Programs, history, ways to help, and newsletter.
Non-profit organization that trains and supports volunteers from the community to be court-appointed special advocates for abused and neglected children.
By Ned Walpin. [PBS, Frontline] Explains the legal and cultural reasons for why Texas executes far more people than any other state and does so at a far higher rate than any other state.
Producer Dan Collison takes us through a typical execution day; where many towns-people are unaware of what is happening down the block, where local news organization have been told they should stop reporting on every execution and where even few death penalty protesters bother to show up.