The mission of the Texas Civil Rights Project is to promote racial, social, and economic justice through community education and litigation. We strive to foster equality, secure justice, ensure diversity, and strengthen communities. Founded in 1978 as Oficina Legal del Pueblo Unido, Inc. (OLPU), the organization now operates under the d/b/a Texas Civil Rights Project, with offices in San Juan, Austin, El Paso, and Odessa.

Since its beginning, the Texas Civil Rights Project (TCRP) has achieved important successes in areas such as disability rights, Title IX in secondary education, minority voting rights, privacy, farm workers' rights, traditional civil liberties (such as free speech, assembly, and press, and equal protection), and opposing official misconduct, sex discrimination, employment bias, and grand jury discrimination.

Our services include direct legal representation, community education, public awareness campaigns, education and advocacy on behalf of those who have historically been underserved or excluded from the justice system because of socio-economic status, ethnic background, race, immigration status, or lack of access to civil rights attorneys.