Houston, TX, November 8, 2017…The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today strongly criticized statements made by Texas Governor Greg Abbott that diminished the value of the innocent lives lost in the church shooting in Sutherland Springs, Texas.  Southwest Regional Director Dayan Gross  issued the following statement: Governor Greg Abbott’s statement diminishing innocent Texans’ lives and calling for the tragedy in Sutherland Springs

The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today urged the city of Dickinson, Texas to remove a provision requiring hurricane relief applicants to sign an oath promising that they will not boycott Israel in order to receive funding to rebuild their homes and businesses following the devastation caused by Hurricane Harvey. In a letter to the city’s mayor, ADL called the provision “misguided,” and said it “raises serious

Houston, TX, September 25, 2017 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today welcomed the decision of ACT, Inc. to schedule an additional examination on October 1 after ADL contacted the nonprofit student testing organization to note a scheduling conflict with the Jewish High Holiday of Yom Kippur.  The scheduling conflict was created by the ACT rescheduling its administration of the September

The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) is grateful to federal authorities for thoroughly investigating and charging the suspect in the fire at a Victoria mosque with a hate crime.  The fire destroyed the Victoria Islamic Center in January. Marq Vincent Perez has been charged with a hate crime, damage to a religious property and use of a fire to commit a federal

The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) is happy that Houston City Council voted 10-6 to join the lawsuits filed by the City of El Cenizo, El Paso County and the cities of San Antonio and Austin challenging the constitutionality of Senate Bill 4 (SB 4). ADL was one of several organizations that urged Houston City Council members to vote to join the