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Austin leads in police shootings during mental health calls, study finds

Austin leads in police shootings during mental health calls, study finds Austin-American Statesman By Heather Osbourne Sep 24, 2019...

Austin Police Shootings During Mental Health Calls Violate Human Rights

Today the Human Rights Clinic of the University of Texas at Austin School of Law and the Austin Community Law Center released a report,...

Lawyer says Austin police officers severely injured his client during a mental health call

Lawyer says Austin police officers severely injured his client during a mental health call by: Yoojin Cho AUSTIN (KXAN) — Austin...

10 civil rights groups call on Travis County to drop pending marijuana cases

10 civil rights groups call on Travis County to drop pending marijuana cases August 1, 2019 Katie Hall en civil rights groups are calling...

2019 Mid-Year report: $233,984.93 in client savings!

Our mid-year report is complete. From January 1, 2018 to July 28, 2019, we saved our clients $233,984.93 in legal fees! Read our 2019...

Releasing our 2019-20 Strategic Plan

ACLC officially launched a little over a year ago. We have demonstrated our organizational model works: in the first half of 2018 alone,...

State of Texas Sued for Suspending Over 1.4 Million Drivers' Licenses Following Punitive Fines

Download a copy of the lawsuit. Rodriguez et al. v. Mach et al. Cause No. 5:18-cv-1265 (W.D.Tex. San Antonio) PRESS RELEASE San Antonio,...

Austin Community Law Center "Recognition Day"

The City of Austin proclaimed September 29, 2018 to be "Austin Community Law Center Recognition Day."

ACLC's First Annual Rock Gala: A Huge Success

Thank you for supporting ACLC's First Annual Rock Gala! With your help, it was a huge success. Awardees Neesha Davé, Ruby Roa, and...

Rock Gala for the Austin Community Law Center

Join us for our annual Rock Gala fundraiser. 100% of your ticket will fund social justice. In the first half of 2018, we saved our clients $