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November 17, 2004
Senator Ellis Files Legislation to Protect Texas Consumers Against ID Theft

November 15, 2004
Senator Ellis Files Legislation to Ban Execution of the Mentally Retarded and to Compensate the Wrongfully Incarcerated

November 11, 2004
Statement: Senator Ellis speaks about the Court of Criminal Appeals funding innocence clinics

October 27, 2004
Local leaders to welcome Mr. Ernest Duff, of The Life After Exoneration Project, to Houston in an effort set up support services for the wrongfully incarcerated

October 15, 2004
Senator Rodney Ellis to receive Frederick Douglass Equal Justice Award in Washington D.C.

September 29, 2004
Senator Rodney Ellis, Advocacy Inc. and the Houston Area Urban League Hold Press Conference on Children's Health Insurance Program

September 28, 2004
Senator Rodney Ellis, Representative Garnet Coleman, Children's Defense Fund of Texas, Gulf Coast CHIP, Advocacy Inc. and the Houston Area Urban League to Hold Press Conference on Children's Health Insurance Program

September 17, 2004
Senator Rodney Ellis and the Houston Area Urban League encourage Houstonians "Don't Drop the Ball! Register and Vote!"

September 16, 2004
Senator Rodney Ellis, Representative Garnet Coleman, Cynthia Cooper and the Houston Area Urban League encourage Houstonians "Don't Drop the Ball! Register and Vote!"

September 14, 2004
Senator Ellis congratulates Jefferson on becoming Chief Justice

August 26, 2004
Statement of Senator Rodney Ellis concerning Houston DNA Lab

August 24, 2004
Ellis' Chief of Staff Deece Eckstein Leaves to Become Texas Director of People for the American Way

August 5, 2004
Statement: DNA Testing Proves George Rodriguez Innocent; Forensic Scientists Call For an Audit of HPD's Serology Cases

August 5, 2004
Media Advisory: Senator Ellis, Barry Scheck of the Innocence Project, and other local elected officials and community organizations call for Independent Audit of Houston Crime Lab

August 5, 2004
Texas Gears Up for Sixth Annual Sales Tax Holiday

August 4, 2004
Media Advisory: Senator Ellis to Hold Press Conference to Kick Off Sales Tax Holiday

August 3, 2004
Media Advisory: Alief Health & Civic Resources Fair

July 30, 2004
Media Advisory: Alief Health & Civic Resources Fair

June 9, 2004
Town Hall Meeting (North Forest)

June 9, 2004
Media Advisory: Senator Ellis to Host Town Hall on Houston Community College Annexation

May 20, 2004
Statement

May 19, 2004
Media Advisory:Criminal Justice and Mental Health Advocates to Hold Press Conference

May 18, 2004
Town Hall Meeting

May 07, 2004
Town Hall Meeting: Public Education

April 16, 2004
Letter to Chairwoman Rissie Owens, Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles

April 12, 2004
Town Hall Meeting: Higher Education

April 12, 2004
Statement: Senator Ellis's Statement About the Josiah Sutton Hearing

April 8, 2004
Media Advisory: Press Conference to address the Josiah Sutton Case

April 7, 2004
Media Advisory: Town Hall Meeting in Houston about Higher Education Issues

April 7, 2004
Senator Ellis joins Texas Delegation in Ethiopia

April 2, 2004
Media Advisory: Cesar Chavez Celebration

March 31, 2004
Town Hall Meeting: Public Education and School Finance

March 29, 2004
Media Advisory: Senator Ellis and other community leaders will host two town halls this week

March 26, 2004
Public Safety Town Hall on Tuesday, March 30, 2004

March 24, 2004
Public School Finance Town Hall, Wednesday, March 31, 2004

March 24, 2004
Media Advisory: Houston Ministers Against Crime to hold Press Conference on Josiah Sutton case

February 26, 2004
Statement from Senator Rodney Ellis regarding settlement in Prairie View voting Rights Case

February 24, 2004
Summit panels promise to explore Texas' most debated issues

February 20, 2004
Settlement Reached in Waller County Voting Rights Case

February 20, 2004
Voting Rights Town Hall at Prairie View A&M University

February 10, 2004
Senator Ellis and Senator West to Host 6th African American Legislative Summit

February 5, 2004
Statement from Senator Rodney Ellis Regarding Waller County

February 5, 2004
Media Advisory: Voting Rights Ignored by Waller County District Attorney

February 4, 2004
Statement on Attorney General Opinion on Waller County Voter Registration Controversy

January 28, 2004
Town Hall Meeting: Public Education and School Finance

January 27, 2004
Media Advisory: School Finance Town Hall Meeting With Senators Ellis and Shapleigh

January 9, 2004
Statement from Senator Ellis on A&M Decision

January 9, 2004
Elected Officials, Students, and Activists Announce Voting Rights March at Prairie View A&M

January 7, 2004
State Officials, Civil Rights Advocates Call on Texas A&M to Correct Admissions Policies

January 6, 2004
Media Advisory: State Officials, Civil Rights Advocates Call on Texas A&M to Correct Admissions Policies