2020-02-04T16:30:04-08:00 2019-03-31 760269860 Blazek & Vetterling 2900 Weslayan Suite 200 Houston TX 770275132 990 2018-04-01 760343140 American Civil Liberties Union of Texas Inc AMER 7139428146 PO Box 8306 Houston TX 77288 Ranjana Natarajan President 2020-02-04 true Jody Blazek P00072674 7134395739 2018 2020-09-23 17:36:50Z Terri Burke PO Box 8306 Houston TX 77288 2460521 false false 2131 X www.aclutx.org X 1991 TX ACLU of Texas, Inc. operates under a charter granted by the American Civil Liberties Union (National Affiliate), the nation's foremost champion of individual rights - legislating & educating the public on a broad range of issues affecting individual freedom in the U.S. 23 23 0 10500 0 2726743 2452531 0 7990 4702 0 2731445 2460521 29149 0 467834 1447824 0 274530 957756 975395 1425590 2452368 1305855 8153 2406273 3306192 41954 227926 2364319 3078266 X ACLU of Texas, Inc. operates under the provisions and within the territory covered by a charter granted by the American Civil Liberties Union (National Affiliate), the nation's foremost champion of individual rights. We do our work in the "public square" as well as leveraging our policy expertise, community and volunteer engagement, and strategic communications to affect change in legislative bodies such as the state legislature, city councils, school boards and county commissions. false false 708767 7395 Criminal Law Reform - The ACLU of Texas has seen many successes in this area at both the local and state levels. In Dallas, we have seen reforms such as: - No prosecution on misdemeanor possession of marijuana cases, as well as State Jail Felony and 3rd Degree Felony Possession of THC for first-time offenders whose offenses do not occur in a drug-free zone, involve the use or exhibition of a deadly weapon, or involve evidence of delivery. - Dismissed all pending misdemeanor marijuana cases filed before the new District Attorney took office. - No person will be prosecuted in Dallas County for possessing less than .01 grams of drug trace evidence. At the state level, the ACLU of Texas had significant achievements in the Texas legislative session. Working with our partners, we finally brought to an end the Driver Responsibility Program, which made traffic violations multi-thousand dollar crimes, leading to the incarceration of poor Texans who were unable to pay their fines and fees. 464988 13674 Other Programs - Voting Rights seeks to protect every Texans legal right to vote in local, statewide, and national elections conducted in the State of Texas. Voter suppression laws have existed for decades prior to the Voting Rights Act of 1964 and continue in the State of Texas to this day. The objectives are to (1) ensure laws designed to suppress voter registration and voter turnout do not pass in the state legislature by educating and informing Texans of their legal rights to vote, and (2) mobilize Texans to advocate in their communities while also monitoring elections via hotlines and poll watchers to ensure voting rights are not violated during the election process. 377116 6500 Immigrant Rights - This program focuses on the federal policing abuses seen on the 1200 miles of border with Mexico, from El Paso to Brownsville. In the past year, ACLU of Texas has hosted 27 Congressional delegations at various locations on the Texas border to make them aware of the abuses of migrants as well as legal Texas residents by federal, state, & local law enforcement agencies. ACLU of Texas has conducted public awareness campaigns along the border and the Customs and Border Patrol checkpoints in addition to organizing and leading rallies and protests at ports of entry along the border. 178923 1580 1729794 false true false true false false false false false true false false false true false false true false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false true 11 0 true 0 false false false false false false true true false false false false false false false false X 23 23 false false false false true true false true true false false true true true true true false true true false X Terri Burke 7139428146 5225 Katy Frwy Ste 350 Houston TX 77007 Ranjana Natarajan as of 718 President 5.00 5.00 X X 0 0 0 Lee Henderson thru 718 Pres/EVP/VP Fin 1.00 1.00 X X 0 0 0 James Aldrete VP Programs 1.00 1.00 X X 0 0 0 Susan Young Secretary,VPDev 1.00 1.00 X X 0 0 0 Stephen Amberg Treasurer 1.00 1.00 X X 0 0 0 Ricardo de Anda Board Member 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 Paul Asofsky Board Member 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 Gary Bledsoe Board Member 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 Susie Byrd Affil Eqty Offc 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 Lydia Camarillo Board Member 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 Madan Goyal Board Member 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 Georgine Guillory Board Member 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 MaryScott Hagle Board Member 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 Gilberto Hinojosa Board Member 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 Craig Jackson Board Member 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 Sameena Karmally Board Member 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 Maria Ramos Board Member 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 Alec Rhodes Board Member 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 Dian Ruud Board Member 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 Graciela Sanchez Board Member 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 Kurt Schwarz Board Member 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 Nicola Fuentes Toubia Board Member 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 Frances Valdez Board Member 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 Terri Burke Executive Dir. 12.00 28.00 X 50148 117012 40294 Cheryl Newcomb Deputy Director 12.00 28.00 X 35494 82821 23555 85642 199833 63849 0 false true false 0 2308083 144448 2452531 0 7990 7990 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2460521 7990 29149 29149 0 0 0 99236 57145 20964 21127 0 1061021 752084 165245 143692 47219 31738 6297 9184 145508 86361 40397 18750 94840 67715 14017 13108 0 7923 831 7092 20782 1267 19315 200 312375 302378 9997 0 0 37534 21846 13411 2277 26346 24575 957 814 128409 85916 21008 21485 14844 5261 786 8797 0 94121 75119 9427 9575 189717 120800 45691 23226 0 39399 5688 33270 441 0 0 2782 2128 318 336 11605 9728 1452 425 Dues and subscriptions 50100 39617 9390 1093 Professional development 39458 10448 29010 0 2452368 1729794 448044 274530 580498 1434692 1054903 1503630 745524 341736 3000 3000 0 0 0 0 10834 7378 25785 14124 7419 11661 0 0 0 0 4095 4095 2406273 3306192 41954 117558 110368 41954 227926 X 2337319 3053602 27000 24664 2364319 3078266 2406273 3306192 8153 705794 X false true X true false RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED false true false false 770 385 385 23202 13739 9463 1813 1813 11661 Due to ACLU Fndn of Texas Inc. 110368 110368 false false false false false false false false false false Terri Burke Executive Dir. 50148 117012 11426 26660 662 1546 62236 145218 Form 990, Part III, Line 4d: Other Program Services Description OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 4: Other Programs - Voting Rights seeks to protect every Texans legal right to vote in local, statewide, and national elections conducted in the State of Texas. Voter suppression laws have existed for decades prior to the Voting Rights Act of 1964 and continue in the State of Texas to this day. The objectives are to (1) ensure laws designed to suppress voter registration and voter turnout do not pass in the state legislature by educating and informing Texans of their legal rights to vote, and (2) mobilize Texans to advocate in their communities while also monitoring elections via hotlines and poll watchers to ensure voting rights are not violated during the election process. Form 990, Part VI, Line 6: Explanation of Classes of Members or Shareholder The organization has members who pay annual dues. A Texas resident who is a member in good standing with the National ACLU organization is thereby a member of ACLU of Texas. Subject to rules established by the National ACLU, a member who has left the state of Texas but wishes to retain membership in ACLU of Texas may do so. Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b: Form 990 Review Process The Board President, Treasurer and Attorney Board Member initially review Form 990 with the Executive Director and the Finance Manager. The returns are then shared with the full board. Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c: Explanation of Monitoring and Enforcement of Conflicts Board members sign a conflict of interest form each year disclosing potential conflicts. In addition they follow a policy of "disclose, disclose, disclose" when in doubt. Form 990, Part VI, Line 15a: Compensation Review & Approval Process - CEO, Top Management Due to the close operating relationship between the ACLU of Texas and the ACLU Foundation of Texas (a related entity reported on Schedule R), all compensation for shared employees is determined by the ACLU Foundation of Texas. The Executive Director's compensation is determined by the ACLU Foundation's Board of Directors. The Personnel Committee makes a compensation recommendation to the Board based on an annual salary survey of 53 ACLU organizations plus a survey of Executive Director salaries of similar organizations in similar locations. The Board then discusses the recommended compensation, deliberates and votes on approval. Form 990, Part VI, Line 15b: Compensation Review and Approval Process for Officers and Key Employees Compensation for all other employees is determined internally by the Executive Director and the Human Resources Director after a review of comparable Texas organizations and 53 ACLU affiliates nationwide. Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly Available The conflict of interest policy and financial statements are available for review upon request. 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