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Fact Sheet: HB 2684, Training for Police in Texas Public Schools July 20, 2015
A Q-and-A fact sheet on HB 2684. Update from Texas’ 84th Legislative Session (2015)
Statement: Praise to SCOTUS for Upholding Fair Housing June 25, 2015
Statement on U.S. Supreme Court decision in the case Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs v. The Inclusive Communities Project, Inc.
Statement: HB 2398 and SB 1630 Signed into Law, and Other End-of-Session News June 19, 2015
News on Texas' truancy reform law and juvenile justice law; 84th Legislative Session
Statement: Victory for Texas Families, Legislature Decriminalizes Truancy May 30, 2015
Complaint: Use of Court Truancy Processes to Force Students with Disabilities Out of School, in Violation of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act May 27, 2015
Administrative complaint filed against the Texas Education Agency (TEA) and 13 school districts. Complaint by Disability Rights Texas, National Center for Youth Law, and Texas Appleseed.

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