TFDP

We fight to end the criminalization of poverty in Texas.

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TFDP's Interim Executive Director, Yvonne London, was interviewed by 93.7 KLBJ's Kenny Rahmeyer on the Local Insights Blog to discuss our mission to end the criminalization of poverty. Check out the interview at https://t.co/d6GgceY1Rb

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TFDP is excited to announce that we are the 2025 winner of the Reisman Award for Community Champion! It has been such an honor to be recognized for work in the community. Special thanks to Jack Newton, Taylor Lecky and the #Clio staff for their amazing support.
#ReismanAwards

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TFDP is honored to be named the 2025 Reisman Award Winner for Community Champion. Thank you to #Clio for showcasing our story.

#ReismanAwards #Clio #ClioCon2025

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Registration will close on Sunday, September 28th. Apply today!! Scan the QR code or go to https://t.co/2vj20fuxx1.

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We are a week away!!! Register today to guarantee your spot. Registration will close on September 28, 2025. To register scan the QR Code or go to https://t.co/2vj20ftZHt .

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We are just about 2 weeks away! Join TFDP and Miles of Freedom for our Driver's License Recovery and Class C Ticket clinic in Dallas on October 2, 2025. Registration for this event is required. Scan the QR Code or register at https://t.co/2vj20fuxx1.

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Join TFDP and Miles of Freedom for our Driver's License Recovery and Class C Ticket clinic in Dallas on October 2, 2025. Registration for this event is required. Scan the QR Code or register at https://t.co/2vj20ftZHt.

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Congratulations to @UTexasLaw alum Rylan Maksoud, who will join @FairDefense to represent low-income Texans charged with “fine-only” criminal offenses. Rylan’s work is generously supported by Lisa Foster & Alan Bersin. Go Rylan!

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Registration is open for our June Class C/DL recovery clinic in San Antonio! Register at this link: https://t.co/YZ2FuMbYfM

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Staff attorney Nathan Fennell with co-counsel Celin Carlo-Gonzalez of Covington & Burling LLP after a hearing in the Austin Division of the Western District of TX. Our lawsuit, filed with Covington & ACLU of Texas, challenges unlawful detention under Operation Lone Star.

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TFDP's Policy Director, Sarah Mae Jennings, co-authored this op-ed about counsel at first appearance in Travis County for the Austin-American Statesman: https://t.co/nXSc84LhWa

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TFDP's Executive Director, Geoff Burkhart, has been named to the American Bar Association's Task Force for Public Defense Independence.

Read more here: https://t.co/V4cM8XIorx

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Registration is open for our spring Huston-Tillotson Driver's License Restoration and Criminal Record Clearing Clinic, which will be held on Saturday, April 13, 2024 from 10am-2pm.

Sign up here:
https://t.co/yGhNjXjglb

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Registration is open for our spring Huston-Tillotson Driver's License Restoration and Criminal Record Clearing Clinic, which will be held on Saturday, April 13, 2024 from 10am-2pm.

Sign up here:
https://t.co/yGhNjXjglb

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Registration is still open for our 3/16 driver's license clinic - use this link to sign up https://t.co/zMSitJQnYZ

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Join us Saturday, March 16 for our next Houston clinic. Sign up here: https://t.co/zMSitJPQ9r

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TFDP wins a preliminary injunction ordering Caldwell County to open bail hearings to the public and press! Read the full press release here: https://t.co/HHw0jGproB

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Yesterday, TFDP's Policy Director, Sarah Mae Jennings, and fellow advocate Monica Sanchez spoke about the problems with Omnibase on NBC News Now. Watch the full segment at https://t.co/BdcKJkn3Wa

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Celebrate Giving Tuesday with a gift to TFDP's annual campaign, New Beginnings. Will you donate and join the fight to end the criminalization of poverty? https://t.co/YyyxYk0BrI

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Last weekend, we hosted a driver's license & record-clearing clinic with @HustonTillotson