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February 6, 2025
Students worked with Safe Drinking Water for the People (SDWP) to force repairs at the city of Toyah’s drinking water plant so that a 4-year boil water requirement could be lifted. Students and SDWP documented Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) violations, submitted public information requests, met with state and federal agencies, drafted a SDWA notice […] -
February 6, 2025
Clinic students drafted a report identifying publicly accessible sources of air pollution data and how that data could be used by communities to improve air quality. Students planned and hosted a webinar with the release of the report, which was attended by over 65 individuals. -
February 6, 2025
Clinic students are working with People Organized in Defense of Earth and Her Resources (PODER) and technical experts at UT to examine the cause of excessively hard and colored water in Austin’s Colony. Students assisted with sampling and surveying in a neighborhood, drafted comments for the Public Utility Commission proceeding where the water provider was […] -
February 6, 2025
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers plans to deepen a ship channel in Matagorda Bay through an area that includes a mercury-contaminated Superfund site. Students are conducting research, working with experts, asking the U.S. EPA to intervene, and commenting on the Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement for the project. -
February 3, 2025
Property Tax Reform Policy Guide: Creating a More Equitable and Fair Tax System for Texas Homeowners
This policy guide presents four state legislative reforms to protect vulnerable homeowners in Texas from steep property tax hikes and create a more equitable tax system. Texas’ property tax system creates significant challenges for low and moderate-income homeowners, particularly in neighborhoods with rapidly rising property values. Many homeowners with fixed incomes or limited resources face […] -
December 16, 2024
Parole Reform in Texas: Recommendations to Achieve Forward-Looking Justice 2024
A 2024 report by the UT Law Civil Rights Clinic and the William Wayne Justice Center for Public Interest Law explores how changes to parole could help reduce incarceration rates in Texas. Texas’ incarceration rate surpasses that of the United States, even as studies show how a high incarceration rate harms communities, rather than reducing […] -
December 16, 2024
Bound Knowledge: The Impact of Book Bans on Incarcerated Women and LGBTQIA+ People in Texas 2024
The UT Law Civil Rights Clinic, in partnership with the Civil Rights Clinic at Texas A&M University School of Law and Lioness Justice Impacted Alliance, published a report in 2024 revealing how Texas’ restrictions on certain books and material in Texas Department of Criminal Justice facilities impact people who are incarcerated, particularly women and LGBTQ+ […] -
August 8, 2024
Adequately funded replacement reserves play a critical role in the long-term financial and physical viability of Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) properties but are often inadequate to address a property’s capital needs. This report examines Texas’ policies related to replacement reserves at LIHTC properties and how these policies could be improved to help ensure […] -
June 25, 2024
Capital Punishment Clinic client Ramiro Gonzales was sentenced to death in 2006 for the 2001 murder of Bridget Townsend. Clinical Professors Raoul Schonemann and Thea Posel have worked on Ramiro’s case since he was first scheduled for execution in 2016. For more information: https://law.utexas.edu/clinics/ramiro-gonzales/ -
April 25, 2024
Federal Trade Commission’s Proposed Trade Regulation Rule on Unfair or Deceptive Fees
Students in the Fall 2023 Housing Policy Clinic submitted comments to the Federal Trade Commission for the Commission’s Proposed Trade Regulation Rule on Unfair or Deceptive Fees. Students wrote about the application of the proposed rule to address the prolific use of unfair and deceptive fees in the rental housing industry. The students offered evidence […]
