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Open House and Dedication for South Texas – Photo Album
View Open House Photo Album Open House – South Texas Civil Rights Project (June 22, 2011) Invitation Look! It’s the new home for the South Texas Civil Rights Project! Come see it for yourself June 22!...
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Actions for Access: 2011 ADA Roundup
Alamo and Odessa: People with Disabilities Demand Equal Opportunities Also see ADA actions in El Paso and Austin Civil Rights Organization Sues State Farm Arena for Discrimination: Valley Residents in...
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Mural Grows Large with Giving Hearts at New South Texas Office
Professor Rachael Brown (pictured in the center) stands before the mural that she recently completed at the new offices of the South Texas Civil Rights Project (STCRP). Professor Brown donated her...
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U.S. Citizen Sues to Get Social Security Number
A Right to Due Process By Nick Braune Mid-Valley Town Crier I remember visiting the McAllen Social Security office three months ago. Entering the waiting room with its “take a number” method, I was...
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Law students from UT Austin return for volunteer work in Rio Grande Valley
Pro Bono Project By PEDRO PEREZ IV PHARR — Students and faculty members from the University of Texas at Austin School of Law hit the border region last week to volunteer on a range of law-related...
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Parents of teen killed by police question deadly force
STCRP Calls for Full Investigation By Lynn Brezosky and Jason Buch BROWNSVILLE — The mother of a 15-year-old student shot and killed by police after he refused to drop a pellet gun said Thursday she...
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ADA Victory for Sophie the Service Dog
Winter Texan tangles with park over service pup By Jared Taylor The Monitor ALAMO — Sue James takes seven pills every day to keep her blood sugar regulated. She’s not unlike many people with diabetes,...
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South Texas Civil Rights Project Noche de Fiesta 2012
Harrington: Rights of Americans under attack by Steve Taylor McALLEN — Hard fought rights that Americans thought had been won forever are now under fierce attack, says James C. Harrington, executive...
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STCRP Summer 2012 Law Clerks
Left to Right Standing: Karla Cantu, Mary Chisolm, Srabone Monir Front: Jorge Ramirez and Raad Ahmed Raad Ahmed I am originally from Queens, New York and just completed my second year at University at...
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Hidalgo, TX Man Sues for Accessible City Hall
Man fights for more wheelchair access around city of Hidalgo by Katie Lopez For over thirty years, Eddie White had managed to live his life despite being confined to a wheelchair. He said, while he can...
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Protests Against Restaurant in McAllen Demand Fair Pay
Action for Economic Justice View Fox2 Coverage If you were cruising down Business 83 in McAllen, you may have noticed a group of protesters outside Zushi Restaurant. Our News Reporter Tom Rader stopped...
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STCRP Thanks You for a Wonderful Noche de Fiesta: McAllen, May 9, 2013
Thank you for helping to make this a marvelous and memorable event! Noche de Fiesta Celebrating Commitment to the Community Thursday, May 9, 2013 McAllen Chamber of Commerce, 1200 Ash (north of...
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2013 Summer Law Clerks – STCRP – Alamo
BrittaLisa Gess BrittaLisa grew up in Minnesota before moving to Seattle in 2005 to study at Seattle Pacific University. Majoring in Sociology and Islamic Studies with a minor in European Studies gave...
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Young workers center takes on wage theft in the Rio Grande Valley
‘An issue that affects all of us’: Economic Justice Program by Kim Krisberg For six months, Jorge Rubio worked at a local chain of tortilla bakeries and taquerias in the cities of Brownsville and San...
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Court reverses ruling on mayor’s defamation damages
Free Speech in Texas Steve Taylor EDINBURG — Mission Mayor Norberto “Beto” Salinas will no longer get thousands of dollars in damages from Mission community activist Ester Salinas. The 13th Court of...
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Fuerza del Valle: Wage Theft is Rampant
Labor Justice in the Valley HIDALGO — Alfredo Mendoza (not his real name) thought he was bringing in some extra cash for his family for Christmas. A friend had recommended him to the mechanics shop in...
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Rio Grande Valley Locals Continue to Seek Deferred Action
TCRP Immigrant Rights Program Andrew Kreighbaum | Twitter: @akreighbaum MISSION — Dariana Ibarra wiped the milk from her 2-month-old son’s chin at IDEA Public Schools’ campus in Mission as she waited...
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Unidentified immigrant body count remains grave issue in Brooks County
Jacqueline Armendariz | Twitter: @jarmendariz Lawmen and “angels” are among those focused on the 129 people found dead in Brooks County’s remote and rugged terrain last year. Last month, a new unit...
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IBC Bank CEO accuses state troopers of harassment
Civil Rights By Paul J. Weber The Associated Press AUSTIN, TX — A prominent Texas political donor and IBC Bank executive said that state troopers harassed his family during routine traffic stops, and...
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STCRP Thanks You for a Terrific Noche de Fiesta – McAllen – May 20
South Texas, May 20 South Texas Civil Rights Project Thanks You For a Terrific Noche de Fiesta! Celebrating Commitment to the Community Wednesday, May 20, 2015 Frida’s Grill and Cantina McAllen, TX...
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