Press Releases

CFPB Proposal on Payday and Auto Title Loan Rule Guts Essential Protections
If adopted, proposal will leave behind Texas families caught in unaffordable cycle of debt
February 6, 2019
New Study Finds Women, Widows Penalized When Obtaining Auto Insurance
Discriminatory methods used in legally required insurance product
School Safety, School Policing, and Students’ Rights Focus of New Online Toolkit
Toolkit Provides Support for Students to Advocate for Themselves and Push for Changes in their School Communities
September 5, 2018
Return to Zero Tolerance Post-Parkland Results in Surge in Arrests for Texas Students, Unnecessarily Pushing Children into Justice System
Younger Students and Black Students Overrepresented in Referrals for “Terroristic Threat” and “Threat to Exhibit Firearms”
July 17, 2018
Texas Justice Courts See 82 Percent Increase in Debt Claim Cases
New website launches to inform Texans of their rights and combat deceptive debt collection practices
June 6, 2018
Civil Rights Orgs Challenge HUD’s New Attempt to Destroy Critical Fair Housing Tool
May 30, 2018
Civil Rights Groups Sue HUD over Suspended Implementation of Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing Rule
May 8, 2018
Attorneys and Advocates Organize Response to Schools that Punish Students who Participate in Gun Violence Awareness Walkouts
April 19, 2018
Payday Lenders Sue Federal Consumer Bureau to Abolish Borrower Protections
A successful lawsuit would mean more working families remain stuck in crippling debt
April 10, 2018
Civil Rights Groups Send Letter to Needville ISD Over Threats to Punish Student Protesters
February 27, 2018
Members of Congress File Bill to Protect Loan Sharks
December 4, 2017
Juvenile Justice Coalition Calls for Sweeping Reforms to Texas’s Juvenile Justice System
November 30, 2017

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