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Texas schools sent kids ages 10-13 into the juvenile justice system more than 47,000x since 2014. Most of these referrals were for minor misbehavior. nytimes.com/2026/10/15/us/te…
This is the school-to-prison pipeline reaching into elementary and middle schools. Kids in Texas deserve better from the adults running them.
Vital reporting from @kristianreports, @small_asher, @rosiecima, and Claire Amari for @nytimes and @expressnews.
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Why are insurers dropping Texas homeowner and renter policies? Thanks to HB 2067, a law Texas Appleseed pushed for, it requires insurers to report their reasons. The law took effect earlier this year – and the first data is in.
Maddie Sloan, our Director of Fair Housing and Disaster Recovery, says, “I think it’s a real distress signal from Texas families. People’s budgets are already stressed, and people are hitting a breaking point.”
Access to a free LSAT prep course makes your dream of going to law school possible. This is your last chance to apply to the Texas Appleseed Law School Access Program in 2026 → Deadline: Sept 1. 2026. Don’t miss out! bit.ly/LawSchoolAccess
Texas claims to support law enforcement, yet it forces police to answer and respond to wellness and medical calls, straining resources and placing an unfair burden on officers not trained in mental health crisis response.
Read our blog post on the issue and our plan to increase public safety through legislation.
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Texas is a known tech hub, yet it still hasn’t updated its record management system. Over 5 million Texans qualify and have qualified for over a decade to seal or expunge their record, yet the system makes it impossible for them to access relief.
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The DOJ’s 2024 investigation found TJJD exposed youth to unconstitutional harms. Excessive force, isolation, abuse, and inadequate mental health care.
Since then, use of force incidents have increased to 12,748 incidents in CY 2025 from 3,439 incidents in CY 2022. That’s a near quadruple increase in just three years.
Get the full “Behind The Concrete Walls” report at texasappleseed.org. #TJJD #BehindTheConcreteWalls
Our research with @januaryadvisors found that 3.9 million Texans have records for charges that did not result in a conviction. We’re asking legislators to modernize the state's record-clearing processes to ensure all eligible residents can access them.
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In 2024, the DOJ found that TJJD exposed youth in its five state-secure facilities to unconstitutional harms: excessive force, isolation, abuse, and the inadequate provision of mental health care.
Educational programming is frequently restricted due to lack of staff – and TJJD acknowledged as of May 2026 – youth in its facilities are more than several grade levels behind in their reading and math skills.
Texas youth deserve better than the continued failures of the TJJD system.
Read the full “Behind The Concrete Walls” report at texasappleseed.org. #TJJD #BehindTheConcreteWalls
