Texas Department of Public Surveillance

Texas Department of Public Surveillance

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Article published in the August 23, 1974, edition of The Rag, discussing activities of the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) and alleged surveillance of political and environmental activists, including individuals associated with anti-nuclear organizing efforts. The piece critiques state monitoring practices and their implications for civil liberties.

The Rag

Alice Embree Papers, 1933-2023, Box # 4x219c, The Rag, Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, University of Texas at Austin

Hidden Histories: UT Austin

1974-08-23

Unknown; Jennifer Ferrell Brantley

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Alice Embree Papers Finding Aid: https://txarchives.org/utcah/finding_aids/03570.xml

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Austin, Texas; 1974