Creating a new vision for legal and social justice The Institute was established in 1992 by Professor Marcia Johnson as a research and writing think tank at Thurgood Marshall School of Law on the campus of Texas Southern University.
Since that time the Institute has grown to include the Center for Civil Advocacy, the Center for Criminal Justice and the Center for Government Law. The insitutes operates three legal clinics that provide legal services to traditionally underrepresented communities: the Thurgood Marshall School of Law Innocence Projects, the Juvenile Justice Project, and the Opal Mitchell Lee Property Preservatio
Since that time the Institute has grown to include the Center for Civil Advocacy, the Center for Criminal Justice and the Center for Government Law. The insitutes operates three legal clinics that provide legal services to traditionally underrepresented communities: the Thurgood Marshall School of Law Innocence Projects, the Juvenile Justice Project, and the Opal Mitchell Lee Property Preservatio
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ECI’s 87th Legislative Session Update and Symposium https://cts.vrmailer1.com/click?sk=aWqcB2JgNjBJe6LxZAPIF5ARzF9b4LcjfCGeT6-STUHI=/aHR0cDovL3ZyMi52ZXJ0aWNhbHJlc3BvbnNlLmNvbS9lbWFpbHMvMTQyOTM2NTEyNTU2NDg_c29jaWFsX2FjY291bnRfaWQ9MTMxNTczMTY5ODMz/ZEBQ34fg-AAZEp2V7uK_Vg==&social_account_id=131573169833&merge_field_type=%7BVR_SOCIAL_LINK%7D&link_id=14293651394195&source_id=14293651163322&source_type=FacebookPageAccount
“FROM THE CAPITOL TO THE COMMUNITY”: What Happens Next? The Earl Carl Institute’s Symposium on the 87th Legislative Session: An Urban Perspective
Date: September 15, 2021 9:30 A.M.- 1:30 P.M.
A Virtual Event via Zoom
Topics Include: Education, Healthcare, Police Reform, Criminal Justice and Juvenile Justice
A Complimentary Event
MCLE: 4.0 and Ethics0.5
Please Register At: https://eci.pub/ECI2021LegUpdate
Partners: Prairie View A&M University- College of Juvenile Justice and Psychology and Thurgood Marshall School of Law at Texas Southern University
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“FROM THE CAPITOL TO THE COMMUNITY”: What Happens Next? The Earl Carl Institute’s Symposium on the 87th Legislative Session: An Urban Perspective
Date: September 15, 2021 9:30 A.M.- 1:30 P.M.
A Virtual Event via Zoom
Topics Include: Education, Healthcare, Police Reform, Criminal Justice and Juvenile Justice
A Complimentary Event
MCLE: 4.0 and Ethics0.5
Please Register At: https://eci.pub/ECI2021LegUpdate
Partners: Prairie View A&M University- College of Juvenile Justice and Psychology and Thurgood Marshall School of Law at Texas Southern University
#tmsl #legislativeupdate #cle
The Earl Carl Institute for Legal & Social Policy, Inc. is pleased to announce our Virtual Legislative Symposium via Zoom in collaboration with Prairie View A & M University's College of Juvenile Justice and Psychology.
Symposium on Texas' 87th Legislative Session: An Urban Perspective Via Zoom
September 15, 2021
9:30 A.M. - 1:30 P.M.
Complimentary
Please register at: https://eci.pub/ECI2021LegUpdate
Once registered, you will be sent a link to the Zoom.
The MCLE Credits are: 4.0 and Ethics 0.5.
#87thlegislativeupdate #87thlegislativesession #ECI #tmsl
The Earl Carl Institute for Legal & Social Policy, Inc. is pleased to announce our Virtual Legislative Symposium via Zoom in collaboration with Prairie View A & M University's College of Juvenile Justice and Psychology.
Symposium on Texas' 87th Legislative Session: An Urban Perspective Via Zoom
September 15, 2021
9:30 A.M. - 1:30 P.M.
Complimentary
Please register at: https://eci.pub/ECI2021LegUpdate
Once registered, you will be sent a link to the Zoom.
The MCLE Credits are: 4.0 and Ethics 0.5.
#87thlegislativeupdate #87thlegislativesession #ECI #tmsl
The Earl Carl Institute is proud to announce the launch of its emergency rental assistance program. Are you or someone you know in need of rental assistance program? If so, please contact us at 713-313-1158 or follow the process on this flyer.
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The Earl Carl Institute is proud to announce the launch of its emergency rental assistance program. Are you or someone you know in need of rental assistance program? If so, please contact us at 713-313-1158 or follow the process on this flyer.
#tmsl #eci #rentalassistanceprogram #rentalassistance #evictions #evictionassistance
The Earl Carl Institute is proud to announce the launch of its emergency rental assistance program. Are you or someone you know in need of rental assistance or eviction protection? If so, please contact us at:
The Earl Carl Institute is proud to announce the launch of its emergency rental assistance program. Are you or someone you know in need of rental assistance or eviction protection? If so, please contact us at:
Photos from Communities In Schools of Houston's post
Contrary to the belief of some of our state's leaders, discrimination -of any kind- is not okay.
https://www.texastribune.org/2021/06/14/texas-social-workers-lgbtq-discrimination/?fbclid=IwAR2XG1ixj6SiyVQzGU4I85ob1v999lZQS7aeCjEDXUbL_0XoXoFq1oCg16M
In a nonbinding opinion, Ken Paxton said the Texas Behavioral Health Executive Council doesn’t have the authority to punish social workers who refuse service to clients based on their sexual orientation, gender identity or disability status.
Location - Texas Southern University Granville Sawyer Auditorium (GSA)
Viewing - 10:00 AM - 11:45 AM
Celebration of Life - 12:00 Noon
Join ECI Executive Director Sarah Guidry and other seasoned professionals this Thursday, May 27 for, The Intersection of Foster Care, Juvenile Justice and Race. REGISTER TODAY! CLICK on the EVENTBRITE LINK below to register. Don’t miss this engaging discussion! Starts at 11 am.
THE INTERSECTION OF FOSTER CARE, JUVENILE JUSTICE, AND RACE
Tanya Rollins, MSW, CPS Disproportionality Manager, Department of Family and Protective Services
The Honorable Aurora Martinez Jones, Judge, 126th Civil District Court, Travis County
Dr. Sarah Guidry, Executive Director, Earl Carter Center for Legal and Social Policy, Texas Southern University
Date: Thursday, May 27, 2021
Time: 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-intersection-of-foster-care-juvenile-justice-and-race-tickets-152358011915
Please join the Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) in celebrating National Foster Youth Month!
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THE INTERSECTION OF FOSTER CARE, JUVENILE JUSTICE, AND RACE
Tanya Rollins, MSW, CPS Disproportionality Manager, Department of Family and Protective Services
The Honorable Aurora Martinez Jones, Judge, 126th Civil District Court, Travis County
Dr. Sarah Guidry, Executive Director, Earl Carter Center for Legal and Social Policy, Texas Southern University
Date: Thursday, May 27th, 2021
Time: 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
The Intersection of Foster Care, Juvenile Justice, and Race Registration
Zoom Link to Join the Session: https://zoom.us/j/92576418063
Zoom Meeting ID (No Password Required): 925 7641 8063
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Houston, we need your help!
The police budget has ballooned to $900+ million dollars while departments for housing, libraries, healthcare, neighborhoods, parks, and recreation are tremendously underfunded.
This June, Houston City Council will meet to certify the upcoming budget. Please help us and our friends at the Houston Abolitionist Collective by filling out this survey. We need community input to show Mayor Turner and City Council how defunding the police can positively restructure our lives! Take the 10-minute survey here: bit.ly/hacbudget. Anonymous results will be published before the City budget vote.
Visit the Houston Abolitionist Collective’s website to learn more at http://LiberateHTX.com or email [email protected] to get involved.
#HOUBudget #DefundThePolice #InvestInCommunities #AbolishThePolice #AbolishICE #TransformativeJustice #BlackLivesMatter #HoustonProtests #MutualAid #Liberation
Read the Houston Abolitionist Collective's new zine.
Texas Bar Foundation Awards Grant to ECI https://cts.vrmailer1.com/click?sk=aWqcB2JgNjBLre0JYAPIF5B75kivpYh_YZXYAZSG-aMI=/aHR0cDovL3ZyMi52ZXJ0aWNhbHJlc3BvbnNlLmNvbS9lbWFpbHMvMTQyOTM2NTEyNTUwMTE_c29jaWFsX2FjY291bnRfaWQ9MTMxNTczMTY5ODMz/3sA8y--iGt7Dpxga4BueRg==&social_account_id=131573169833&merge_field_type=%7BVR_SOCIAL_LINK%7D&link_id=14293651392301&source_id=14293651163322&source_type=FacebookPageAccount
The Texas Bar Foundation recently announced that The Earl Carl Institute for Legal and Social Policy (ECI) was awarded $45,000 to implement the HALO (Holistic Advocacy in Legal Operations) Initiative. This grant will provide holistic legal representation by assessing and addressing a broad array of....
Counselors Not Cops: Call for Policing Reforms In HISD https://cts.vrmailer1.com/click?sk=aWqcB2JgNjBLpc0JYAPIF5CQEgb3o62KQk4M5-HJlQRk=/aHR0cDovL3ZyMi52ZXJ0aWNhbHJlc3BvbnNlLmNvbS9lbWFpbHMvMTQyOTM2NTEyNTUwMzU_c29jaWFsX2FjY291bnRfaWQ9MTMxNTczMTY5ODMz/-ugeWI0VrgYZqj6fcsWNgA==&social_account_id=131573169833&merge_field_type=%7BVR_SOCIAL_LINK%7D&link_id=14293651392287&source_id=14293651163322&source_type=FacebookPageAccount
The Safe and Supportive Schools Collaborative recommended eight policies that HISD can vote on and implement that would protect HISD students. When those recommendations were shared at the HISD board workshop, HISD Police Department Chief Pete Lopez, publicly acknowledged that these reforms were re...
Proud to announce the ECI HALO (Holistic Advocacy in Legal Operations) Initiative
Texas Southern University's Earl Carl Institute Receives HALO Grant from The Texas Bar Foundation
Counselors Not Cops: Call for Policing Reforms In HISD https://cts.vrmailer1.com/click?sk=aWqcB2JgNjBKrb0JYAPIF5MU9p0dtU2KSNjRbxZlDY04=/aHR0cDovL3ZyMi52ZXJ0aWNhbHJlc3BvbnNlLmNvbS9lbWFpbHMvMTQyOTM2NTEyNTUwMDA_c29jaWFsX2FjY291bnRfaWQ9MTMxNTczMTY5ODMz/tMYB-BN9mckxwHh4TSgmvg==&social_account_id=131573169833&merge_field_type=%7BVR_SOCIAL_LINK%7D&link_id=14293651392258&source_id=14293651163322&source_type=FacebookPageAccount
For several years HISD students, parents, community members and community organizations have urged the superintendent and school board to prioritize changes to the HISD Police Department. Instead, they have only the used countless, national deaths at the hands of police as a form of pseudo-empathy,....
Crown Act Bill
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Happening now... you can still join us! For The 10th Annual Hon. Craig Washington and Rodney Ellis Excellence in Indigent Defense Series CLE Webinar. To Register click on the link in the bio or go to the link below:
https://10thannualindigentdefensewebinar.eventbrite.com
#criminallaw #indigentdefense #tmsl #eci
Happening now... you can still join us! For The 10th Annual Hon. Craig Washington and Rodney Ellis Excellence in Indigent Defense Series CLE Webinar. To Register click on the link in the bio or go to the link below:
https://10thannualindigentdefensewebinar.eventbrite.com
#criminallaw #indigentdefense #tmsl #eci
Harris County Appraisal District News Release
For additional information contact Jack Barnett, Communications Officer, 713-957-5663 ________________________________________________________________
February 23, 2021
Harris County Appraisal District
Reminds Property Owners of Disaster Exemption
Houston —The Harris County Appraisal District is reminding property owners who have experienced physical damage to their property during the recent freezing temperatures to apply for a temporary disaster exemption.
“The recent cold winter weather has caused physical damage to many properties in the area, and I want to remind everyone of the disaster exemption that is available to help those owners.” said Roland Altinger, chief appraiser. “A change in state law since Hurricane Harvey now lets the individual owner apply for the temporary disaster exemption for physical damage to their property.”
The Texas Tax Code allows a qualified property that is at least 15 percent damaged by a disaster in a governor-declared disaster area to receive a temporary exemption of a portion of the appraised value of the property. Qualified property includes real property such as homes and buildings, certain manufactured homes and tangible personal property used for the production of income for a business.
The property owner must apply for the temporary exemption no later than 105 days after the governor declares a disaster area. Texas Governor Greg Abbott declared the state a disaster area on Feb. 12 so the temporary exemption application must be filed no later than May 28.
The disaster application form can be found online at www.hcad.org under FORMS > General Information > Form 50-312, Temporary Exemption for Property Damaged by Disaster. The form should be mailed to the address in the top left of the form, which is Harris County Appraisal District, Information and Assistance Division, P.O. Box 522012, Houston, Texas 77292-2012. For further information, contact the HCAD’s information center at 713.957.7800 or email [email protected] .
About HCAD
The Harris County Appraisal District is a political subdivision of the State of Texas established in 1980 for the purpose of discovering and appraising property for ad valorem tax purposes for each taxing unit within the boundaries of the district. The district has approximately 1.8 million parcels of property to assess each year with a total market value of approximately $669 billion. The appraisal district in Harris County is the largest in Texas, serving approximately 500 taxing units, and one of the largest appraisal districts in the United States. For further information, visit www.hcad.org.
Harris County Appraisal District
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Please join us as we round out Black History Month 2021 with our Tenth Annual Honorable Craig Washington and Honorable Rodney Ellis Indigent Defense Webinar. This event will be held on February 25, 2021 from 8:30am-4:30pm via Zoom. To register for the live event, simply go to:
https://10thannualindigentdefensewebinar.eventbrite.com
Webinar Topics Include:
Covid and Criminal Law Practice
Federal Criminal Defense in the Era of Covid
Zoom Proceedings and Etiquette/Zoom Bail Reduction
Holistic Indigent Criminal Defense
Psychological Evaluation of Your Client
Veteran Representation
MCLE: 6.0 ~Ethics: 1.50
Please join us for this informative and timely webinar!
Learn More About the Opal Mitchell Lee Property Preservation Project https://cts.vrmailer1.com/click?sk=aWqcB2JgNjBITMgFYAPIF5JjVreDrVAOMNtFuoDNZfSY=/aHR0cDovL3ZyMi52ZXJ0aWNhbHJlc3BvbnNlLmNvbS9lbWFpbHMvMTQyOTM2NTEyNTQ2MTg_c29jaWFsX2FjY291bnRfaWQ9MTMxNTczMTY5ODMz/pr4XFqsW0LSah6YjK_X_4g==&social_account_id=131573169833&merge_field_type=%7BVR_SOCIAL_LINK%7D&link_id=14293651390741&source_id=14293651163322&source_type=FacebookPageAccount
Earl Carl Institute Associate Director of the Center for Criminal Justice and criminal defense expert, Whitney Kubik, Esq., along with other legal practitioners across the county and state, weigh in on number of civil and criminal jury trials decreasing in Harris County due to COVID-19 and the consequential impact on our justice system.
Click link, for Houston Chron story, along with courtroom photos featuring Harris County district court judge, The Honorable Rabeea Sultan Collier (Thurgood Law ’06):
https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/crime/article/covid-jury-trials-harris-county-attorneys-rights-15939448.php?utm_campaign=CMS%20Sharing%20Tools%20(Premium)&utm_source=t.co&utm_medium=referral
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Earl Carl Institute Associate Director of the Center for Criminal Justice and criminal defense expert, Whitney Kubik, Esq., along with other legal practitioners across the county and state, weigh in on number of civil and criminal jury trials decreasing in Harris County due to COVID-19 and the consequential impact on our justice system.
Click link, for Houston Chron story, along with courtroom photos featuring Harris County district court judge, The Honorable Rabeea Sultan Collier (Thurgood Law ’06):
https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/crime/article/covid-jury-trials-harris-county-attorneys-rights-15939448.php?utm_campaign=CMS%20Sharing%20Tools%20(Premium)&utm_source=t.co&utm_medium=referral
#criminallaw #criminaljustice #eci
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