Research & Reports

Title Project Area Issue/Topic Document Type Date
Link: TCCD Training: Legal Strategies to Address Coerced Debt in Texas, Part 2: Using the Fair Credit Reporting Act to Help Victims of Coerced Debt Fair Financial Services Coerced Debt More Resources
Link: TCCD Training: Legal Strategies to Address Coerced Debt in Texas, Part 3: Challenging the Collection of Coerced Debts Fair Financial Services Coerced Debt More Resources
File: TCCD Training: Accompanying Resource to Part 1 Video: Proposed 521 Order Fair Financial Services Coerced Debt More Resources
File: TCCD Training: Accompanying Resource to Part 1 Video: Legal Training PowerPoint Presentation Fair Financial Services Coerced Debt More Resources
File: TCCD Training: Accompanying Resource to Part 2 Video: Legal Training PowerPoint Presentation Fair Financial Services Coerced Debt More Resources
File: TCCD Training: Accompanying Resource to Part 3 Video: Legal Training PowerPoint Presentation Fair Financial Services Coerced Debt More Resources
File: Winter 2021 Newsletter Printed Newsletters
File: Complaint Against TxDOT to the Federal Highway Administration (Complaint Under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964) Disaster Recovery & Fair Housing Infrastructure Equity & Environmental Justice More Resources
File: Payday and Auto Title Lending in Texas Market Overview: 2012-2021 Fair Financial Services Payday & Auto Title Lending Reform More Resources
File: Letter to Mayor Johnson and the Dallas City Council Correcting OmniBase Misinformation Criminal Justice Fines & Fees More Resources
File: Letter Brief to Attorney General Ken Paxton Re: Discrimination of Students Based On Race, Ethnicity, Sex, Gender, or Disability Status Education Justice School Discipline More Resources
Report: Infected with Fear: The Coronavirus in Central Texas Jails Criminal Justice Pretrial & Detention Reports
File: Letter to Senator Cornyn and Senator Cruz re: Strong Support for the Driving for Opportunity Act of 2021 Criminal Justice Fines & Fees More Resources
Report: How State & Local Governments Should Consider Spending Available American Rescue Plan Funds Education Justice COVID-19 Recovery & Schools Reports
File: Poster: Getting Your ID or Driver's License (Youth Experiencing Homelessness or In Foster Care) Youth Homelessness, Foster Care Driver’s Education & State Identification Documents More Resources
File: Letter Brief from Civil Rights Organizations to Attorney General Ken Paxton Re: Critical Race Theory Practices Education Justice More Resources
Report: Driven by Debt: The Failure of the OmniBase Program Criminal Justice Fines & Fees Reports
File: Comment to the Department of the Treasury Re: Monitoring the Availability and Affordability of Auto Insurance Fair Financial Services Insurance More Resources
File: Comments from Appleseed Centers to the U.S. Department of Education (Office for Civil Rights) re: Request for Information Regarding the Nondiscriminatory Administration of School Discipline Education Justice School Discipline More Resources
File: Summer 2021 Newsletter Printed Newsletters
File: Letter to Gov. Abbott, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, and Members of the Texas Legislature re: Bail Criminal Justice Pretrial & Detention More Resources
File: Winter 2020 Newsletter Printed Newsletters
File: In the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit: Lauren Terkel; et. al. v. Center for Disease Control and Prevention; United States Department of Health and Human Services; et. al. Disaster Recovery & Fair Housing Eviction Records & Housing Stability Amicus Briefs
File: In the Texas Supreme Court, NO. 20-0378, In the Interests of J.F.-G., A Child Foster Care Amicus Briefs
File: Letter Regarding Harris County Sheriff Appointment Criminal Justice Policing, Citations & Arrests, Pretrial & Detention More Resources
File: Support Extending Liaisons to College Students Experiencing Homelessness Youth Homelessness Youth & Liaison Support More Resources
File: Support HB 3660: Ensure Equity Between Court Systems for Juvenile Cases Juvenile Justice Fines & Fees More Resources
Report: Texas at the Crossroads: Protecting Privacy and Civil Rights Fair Financial Services Data Privacy & Financial Technology Reports
File: Support HB 4113: Ensure Continued Access to TJJD Aggregate Data Juvenile Justice More Resources
File: Concerns About SB 1089, HB 2432 (via TFLA) Fair Financial Services Payday & Auto Title Lending Reform More Resources
File: Why Texas Needs Payday and Auto Title Lending Reform NOW (from TFLA) Fair Financial Services Payday & Auto Title Lending Reform More Resources
File: City Ordinances to Address Payday and Auto Title Loan Cycle of Debt and Affordability Challenges (from TFLA) Fair Financial Services Payday & Auto Title Lending Reform More Resources
Report: Debt, Access to Justice and Racial Equity Fair Financial Services Debt Collection Reports
File: Serving Children Too Young to Enter the Juvenile Justice System: Raise the Lower Age from 10 to 13 Juvenile Justice Raise the Lower Age More Resources
Report: Education Transformed: The K-12 Experience in Texas During the Coronavirus Pandemic Education Justice COVID-19 Recovery & Schools Reports
File: Raise the Lower Age Juvenile Justice Raise the Lower Age More Resources
File: Help Keep Kids in Foster Care Out of the Juvenile System Juvenile Justice, Foster Care State Secure Facilities, Foster Care & Courts More Resources
File: End Texas' Youth Curfews: Support HB 561 & SB 1486 Juvenile Justice Curfew Ordinances More Resources
File: Decriminalize Runaway & End Ineffective Institutionalization for Youth Accused of a Status Offense Youth Homelessness Increasing Awareness of Youth Experiencing Homelessness More Resources
Report: Use of Public Pandemic Aid by Texas Payday & Auto Title Loan Businesses Fair Financial Services Payday & Auto Title Lending Reform Reports
File: Letter to the Texas Department of Insurance Re: Erroneous and Misleading Information Related to Auto Insurance Premium Relief Fair Financial Services Insurance More Resources
File: Complaint to U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ Civil Rights Division) re: Texas Juvenile Justice Department State Secure Facilities Juvenile Justice State Secure Facilities More Resources
File: Summer 2020 Newsletter Printed Newsletters
File: Letter to the Texas Education Agency re: Urging TEA to Issue Guidance to Support Students Experiencing Homelessness Youth Homelessness Increasing Awareness of Youth Experiencing Homelessness More Resources
File: Texas Attorney General Opinion: Threatens Basic Borrower Protections for High-Cost Loans Fair Financial Services Payday & Auto Title Lending Reform More Resources
File: Letter to Dallas ISD re: Proposed K-12 Suspension Ban Education Justice School Discipline More Resources
Report: Justice Can’t Wait: Independence Day Agenda for Houston Policing Criminal Justice Policing, Citations & Arrests Reports
Report: Driven by Debt: Houston Criminal Justice Fines & Fees Reports
Report: COVID-19 Pandemic Should Not Be Profit Boon for Texas Auto Insurers (Issue Brief) Fair Financial Services Insurance Reports
File: Letter: Call to Divest from San Antonio ISD’s School Policing Education Justice School Policing More Resources