Texas Voices for Reason and Justice has been a grassroots organization since 2008 and received its 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status in 2026. We strive to educate and raise awareness about the ineffectiveness of the public sex offense registry, residency restrictions, and the negative impact they have on community safety.
Our members consist of registered people, parents, grandparents, sons and daughters, victims of sexual assault or abuse, and professionals who understand that current laws and policies are not keeping anyone safe.
- Texas Voices does not condone sexual violence of any kind. Those who commit sex crimes should be prosecuted, but that process must be reasonable, proportional, and consistent with the community’s best interests.
- Originally intended as a law enforcement tool for tracking persons convicted of the most heinous offenses, sex offender registries have expanded exponentially to include a large percentage of our population. The label of “sex offender” is so widely and indiscriminately used that it has dehumanized thousands of people who pose no threat to public safety, hampering their ability to become productive members of society.
- Public registration, proximity, and residency restrictions provide no measurable protection for children or the general public and can make communities less safe by creating barriers to successful rehabilitation, reentry, and reintegration.
We support policies and laws that hold people accountable for harm, and that help returning citizens to live successful and law-abiding lives. To the extent that someone who has caused harm succeeds after they have been held accountable, we all succeed. - We believe that feel-good, ill-advised legislation has created laws that have done more harm than good. We believe that public safety is best served when our laws and criminal justice policies are consistent with empirical evidence and solid research.
Texas Voices for Reason and Justice does not provide legal assistance or individual case research for falsely accused cases.