88^th Texas Legislature

Fines & Fees

• Parole Fees & the Need for a Grace Period Issue Brief
• Texas Appleseed Written Testimony House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence (March 7, 2023)
• Texas Appleseed Written Testimony House Subcommittee on Appropriations for Articles I, IV, & V (Feb. 23, 2023)

Fines & Fees | Failure to Appear/Pay Program

• The Traps of Texas' Debt-Based License Renewal Program
• SB 1281 HB 4074 Fact Sheet
• Article IV, Rider #14: HB1 (House) Court Text Reminder Program Fact Sheet
• Texas’ Failure to Appear/Pay Program Issue Brief

Policing, Citations & Arrests | Pretrial & Detention

• HB 410 Fact Sheet
• HB 3695 Fact Sheet
• HB 4486 Fact Sheet
• Cite and Release in Texas Issue Brief

Fines & Fees | Reentry

• HB 2646/SB 2296 Fact Sheet

Policing, Citations & Arrests

• SB 665 HB 2992 Fact Sheet
• Rethinking Crisis Response in Texas Issue Brief
• Civil Asset Forfeiture in Texas Issue Brief

Reentry

• SB 1078 Fact Sheet 2023 Legislative Session
• House Corrections Committee Written Testimony
• House Criminal Jurisprudence Committee Written Testimony

Pretrial & Detention

• Senate Finance Committee Written Testimony
• Advocacy From Experience: Centering the Stories of the Formerly Incarcerated
• Criminal Justice & The 88th Legislative Session
• Senate State Affairs Committee Written Testimony
• House Subcommittee on Appropriations for Articles I, IV, & V Written Testimony

Reentry | Higher Education

• The Benefit of Higher Ed in TX Prisons Issue Brief
• The Benefit of Higher Ed in TX Prisons Issue Brief

School Policing | School Discipline

• School Safety and Threat Assessments: Assessing the Student Beyond the Threat

School Discipline

• Joint Testimony in Opposition to SB 245

School Policing

• School Policing is Not Synonymous with School Safety

• Education Justice Advocacy Form
• Education Justice & The 88th Legislative Session
• Fair Financial Services & The 88th Legislative Session - Data Privacy

Payday & Auto Title Lending Reform

• Oppose HB 225: Stop the Expansion of High-Cost Lending in Texas

Data Privacy & Financial Technology

• Oppose HB 3827: Exempts Wage Advance Products from Key Consumer Protections, Leaving Texans Vulnerable to Abuse
• Support Data Privacy Legislation to Regulate Data Brokers: HB 4917 & SB 2105

Coerced Debt

• Fair Financial Services & The 88th Legislative Session - Protections for Victims of Financial Abuse
• Support HB 4641: Enhance Coerced Debt Remedies to Enable Victims to Rebuild Their Financial Lives

State Secure Facilities

• Rightsizing the Justice System: Testimony to the Senate Finance Committee on Article V