Texans for Accountable Government brings stronger privacy and civil liberties safeguards to the Collin County Fusion Center AUSTIN — Most Texans probably couldn’t tell you what a fusion center is. But a fusion center could tell you a lot about …
We successfully lobbied for the removal of the overly vague public safety and “all hazards” approach language from the Austin Regional Intelligence Center (ARIC) policy documents. Thanks to all of TAG’s great activists and our partners Matt Simpson and Debbie …
For the past year, Texans for Accountable Government has been closely following the development of the Austin Regional Intelligence Center, a Department of Homeland Security funded fusion center. We are pleased to announce that our hard work has paid off …
Our big fusion showdown is coming up this Thursday May 27th at City Hall! (301 West 2nd Street) Show up at 10 AM and come prepared for some stone cold Accountability! We’ve just released a great YouTube video put together …
In the wake of the 5/3 PSC meeting, we’ve been lobbying City Council with our proposed changes to the ARIC. Council will vote on the ARIC this Thursday, May 27th. You can view the Interlocal Agreement that will bind various …
We’ve been saying it over and over. The ARIC isn’t just a “criminal intelligence center”. Well, we’ve been right all along. And we’ve attached the proof – Click here for the PDF We’ll have a lot more to say about …
With the vote on ARIC slated for the end of May, TAG members have been working furiously on the policies that will be guiding our shiny, new “fusion center”. It hasn’t been easy; as the press release states, some of …
The Austin Regional Intelligence Center (our “fusion center”), is due to go online very soon – the City Council vote is currently scheduled for 5/27. We’ve been very busy working through the various documents put forward by Federal (DoJ) contractors …
Texans for Accountable Government has released a report highlighting our concerns about fusion centers and our recommendations for protecting the privacy and rights of citizens in the Austin area. The coming Austin Regional Intelligence Center (ARIC) will be operated by …
Texas Impact (texasimpact.org) is hosting a public forum with an APD representative who will be speaking about the Austin Regional Intelligence Center. This is an important opportunity to ask questions. We encourage people who are concerned with the Fusion Center …
If you want to end tolling as the primary means to fund new roads and for the MOST AFFORDABLE method of funding roads to prevail, you MUST come to the State Capitol Feb 1st to be heard! That means telling …