SummaryThere's an important election happening in Austin right now related to marijuana and no-knock warrants. Action BoxDon't forget to vote! Election Day is May 7th. Hey Austin! Did you know there's an election happening right now?! Here's everything you need to know. PS - Election Day...
SummaryIt's election season and there are lots of local judicial races on the ballot. We go over them all with our latest guide. Action BoxVote! Vote! Vote! Early voting begins on February 14th & Election Day is March 1st. You can find polling location info...
SummaryAn important race to decide who will be the next Travis County Commissioner representing Precinct 4 (southeast Travis County) is on the ballot for this March primary election. Action BoxVote! Vote! Vote! Early voting begins on February 14th & Election Day is March 1st. You...
Early voting for the Texas primaries starts on February 14th & Election Day is March 1st. The ballot is pretty long, but if you care about climate change, health care, and criminal justice reform, there are two really important local races on your ballot -...
SummaryAn important race to decide who will be the next Travis County Commissioner representing Precinct 2 (central/west Austin) is on the ballot for this March primary election. Action BoxVote! Vote! Vote! Early voting begins on February 14th & Election Day is March 1st. You can...
SummaryIn 2020, Travis County hired its first-ever chief public defender, marking a major change in the way our region handles defense for those who can't afford a lawyer. Action BoxLearn more about our county's new chief public defender by listening to Episode 20 of The Austin...
Author Marlon Peterson will join Austin Justice Coalitions Radical Readers Book Club on Aug. 29th at 5PM to discuss and answer questions about his new book, Bird Uncaged: An Abolitionist's Freedom Song. Since his decade of incarceration, Marlon has written, created programming, lectured, organized, and advocated...
Did you know? Up until last year, Austin was the largest jurisdiction in the country without a Public Defender's Office.In this episode of The Austin Common Radio Hour, host Amy Stansbury gets to know Travis County's first-ever Chief Public Defender, Adeola Ogunkeyede. Topics of discussion...
SummaryOn June 15th, the Travis County Commissioners Court will decide whether or not to build a new $79 million women's jail. Action BoxHave thoughts on what the Travis County Commissioners Court should do? Send an email to Commissioners-Court@traviscountytx.gov. On June 15th, our local leaders have...
As Cesar Chávez said, "Once social change begins, it cannot be reversed." Workers Defense stands by this. Join our Chief Counsel Stephanie Gharakhanian, along with our Leadership Council, Board of Directors, members and staff to discuss how we can catalyze social change via criminal justice...