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Texas Civil Rights Project (TCRP) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization based in Austin, Texas, [2] that advocates for voting rights, racial justice, economic justice, and criminal justice reform. [3] It was formed in 1990 by attorney James C. Harrington.
James C. Harrington is a Texas civil rights lawyer and founder of the Texas Civil Rights Project. Dedicated to social justice, he fought for workers' rights alongside Cesar Chavez and the United Farm Workers. Harrington had a reputation for taking on powerful adversaries, including the Texas Supreme Court and the Texas State Bar. He worked on a ...
The amendment was primarily sponsored by Wyoming State Senator Leslie Nutting (7th district) [1] intended to prohibit people from being compelled to participate in the ACA. [2] Opponents of the amendment said that the amendment would disallow healthcare access to many Wyoming residents, [3] and that the amendment would have unintended ...
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His proposed amendments would make it easier for states to fight the 'tyranny' of the federal government and force Congress to have a balanced budget. Texas Governor Abbott calls for amendments to ...
Over the weekend, civil rights attorney Justin Moore made it official and registered to have his name appear on the ballot as a Democratic candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives.
In November 2012, Austin Chronicle readers voted Antonio Buehler as Austin's Best Activist and the Peaceful Streets Project as the Best Grassroots Movement for 2012. [ 149 ] [ 150 ] Buehler was invited to give a TEDx talk about his experiences combating police abuse at the Harvard Graduate School of Education on April 12, 2014.
He voted for the Civil Rights Acts of 1960 and 1968, the final version of the Civil Rights Act of 1957, and the initial House amendment to the Voting Rights Act of 1965, but voted against the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the 24th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. He also became a senior member of the House Public Works Committee.