88th Texas Legislature

Bail Reform & Pretrial Justice

• Criminal Justice & The 88th Legislative Session
• HB 3695 Fact Sheet
• Rethinking Crisis Response in Texas Issue Brief
• HB 4486 Fact Sheet
• HB 410 Fact Sheet
• Senate State Affairs Committee Written Testimony
• Advocacy From Experience: Centering the Stories of the Formerly Incarcerated
• House Subcommittee on Appropriations for Articles I, IV, & V Written Testimony
• Cite and Release in Texas
• Cite and Release in Texas Issue Brief
• Senate Finance Committee Written Testimony

Civil Asset Forfeiture

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

• House Criminal Jurisprudence Committee Written Testimony
• SB 1078 Fact Sheet 2023 Legislative Session
• House Corrections Committee Written Testimony
• Clean Slate Texas: Record Sealing Issue Brief

Coerced Debt

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

Debt Collection

• Improving Access to Justice in Consumer Debt Lawsuits

Education Justice

• School Policing is Not Synonymous with School Safety
• Education Justice & The 88th Legislative Session
• School Safety and Threat Assessments: Assessing the Student Beyond the Threat
• Education Justice Advocacy Form
• Joint Testimony in Opposition to SB 245

Fair Financial Services

• Support Data Privacy Legislation to Regulate Data Brokers: HB 4917 & SB 2105
• Fair Financial Services & The 88th Legislative Session - Data Privacy

Fines & Fees

• The Traps of Texas' Debt-Based License Renewal Program
• Article IV, Rider #14: HB1 (House) Court Text Reminder Program Fact Sheet
• Texas Appleseed Written Testimony House Subcommittee on Appropriations for Articles I, IV, & V (Feb. 23, 2023)
• SB 1281 HB 4074 Fact Sheet
• Parole Fees & the Need for a Grace Period Issue Brief
• End Debt-Based Driver’s License Holds
• HB 2646/SB 2296 Fact Sheet
• Texas Appleseed Written Testimony House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence (March 7, 2023)
• Texas’ Failure to Appear/Pay Program Issue Brief

Juvenile Justice

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

Other Issues

• The Benefit of Higher Ed in TX Prisons Issue Brief

Payday & Auto Title Lending Reform

• Strengthen Texas Families and Local Economies: Reform Payday and Auto Title Lending Issue Brief
• HB 3827, Moving Through the Texas Legislature, Would Leave Texans Vulnerable to Abusive Financial Practices
• Oppose HB 3827: Exempts Wage Advance Products from Key Consumer Protections, Leaving Texans Vulnerable to Abuse
• Oppose HB 225: Stop the Expansion of High-Cost Lending in Texas