Topic: Social Justice

Anti-Immigrant Texas Law SB 4 Heads to SCOTUS 

Publish Date: March 8, 2024

The Supreme Court has signaled its intent to weigh in on the contentious legal battle between Texas and the Biden Administration over Senate Bill 4, a controversial new law that vastly expands state authority over immigration enforcement. SB 4 is “one of the most extreme anti-immigrant laws ever passed by any state legislature in the country,” according to the ACLU...

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Texas AFT Joins AFT’s Call for a Bilateral Ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas War 

Publish Date: February 2, 2024

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  Feb. 2, 2024  CONTACT:   Nicole Hill, press@texasaft.org   Texas AFT Joins AFT’s Call for a Bilateral Ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas War  The resolution was unanimously adopted by the American Federation of Teachers executive council, representing our union’s 1.72 million members, on Jan. 30.   AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas American Federation of Teachers, representing 66,000 K-12 and higher...

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