Students will work with TCRP lawyers for a week over winter break. Students will research county information for the 43 counties that are part of Operation Lone Star (OLS), a state program to arrest and prosecute recent border crossers for trespassing and other state criminal charges. Students will document county meeting schedules, the format for observing meetings remotely, any mentions of OLS or Governor Abbott’s Border Disaster Declaration at county meetings, social media statements of county officials related to OLS or the Border Disaster Declaration, and media coverage of local issues related to OLS. Students also will draft Public Information Act requests for jail logs related to all migrants incarcerated by the state pursuant to OLS.
Organization
Texas Civil Rights Project
Texas Civil Rights Project consists of Texas lawyers and advocates for Texas communities, boldly serving the movement for equality and justice in and out of the courts. TCRP envisions a Texas where all communities can thrive with dignity and justice, and without fear.
Project Details
- Website
- http://www.txcivilrights.org
- Project Start Date
Monday, January 10 through Friday, January 14
- Approximate hours of work requested
- 30-40 hours
- Training
- Training and supervision will be provided by TCRP’s staff throughout the internship on an as-needed basis
- Skills used
- Legal research/writing
- Project location
- Virtual
- Address
- PO Box 17757, Austin, TX 78760
- Number of student volunteers requested
- 2
- Class year preference
- 1L, 2L, 3L, LLM
- To Apply
- Register at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/operation-lone-star-project-with-texas-civil-rights-project-registration-221557062137