Press Statements

VOCAL-TX Responds to Billionaire Joe Lonsdale Lies and Accusations Against Unhoused Texans

CONTACT: Mariah McGough, mariah@vocal-us.org, Paulette Soltani, Paulette@vocal-tx.org  VOCAL-TX RESPONDS TO BILLIONAIRE JOE LONSDALE LIES AND ACCUSATIONS AGAINST UNHOUSED TEXANS  Cicero Institute’s Policies Don’t Work; Cicero Pushes to Incarcerate People Who Can’t Afford Housing, Continuing the Cycle of Homelessness while Enriching Profiteers Billionaire Founder Boo-Hoos Unhoused People Using Their Voices to Expose Cicero Lies  AUSTIN, TX — This week, […]

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Cicero Institute Profits Off Pain: Victims of Cicero Hold Protest Outside Billionaire-Backed Think Tank Offices in Austin

CICERO INSTITUTE PROFITS OFF PAIN: VICTIMS OF CICERO HOLD PROTEST OUTSIDE BILLIONAIRE-BACKED THINK TANK OFFICES IN AUSTIN Watch the Cicero Institute Protest Live Here; Read Statement From Victims of Cicero; See Coverage of VOCAL-TX’s Fight Back Against Billionaires Town Hall Protest Follows VOCAL-TX Rally at Capitol Calling for End to Homelessness and Preventable Overdose Deaths AUSTIN, T.X. — Today, dozens of activists

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VOCAL-TX Responds to Austin’s Costly New Police Contract After Life-Saving Services Went Unfunded

CONTACT: Cate Graziani, cate@vocal-tx.org, 919-360-1007 VOCAL-TX RESPONDS TO AUSTIN’S COSTLY NEW POLICE CONTRACT AFTER LIFE-SAVING SERVICES WENT UNFUNDED City Officials Failed to Make a Plan to Prevent the “ARPA Cliff” That Cut Funding for Services, but Now Have Millions for Added Policing VOCAL-TX Members Plan to Testify at the City Hall Tuesday and Thursday, Calling for More

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