Join Our Volunteer Team

Thank you for your interest in joining the Texas Justice Initiative volunteer team!

Our stack includes:

Application framework: Next.js, which uses React
Application hosting: Netlify
Media hosting: Cloudinary Code hosting: GitHub
CMS: Netlify CMS
Code style linting: ESLint, enforced by GitHub Actions
Donation processing: PayPal
Charts: Chart.js and Tableau
Maps: Google Maps Platform
Forms: Netlify Forms and Google Forms
Newsletters: Mailchimp

Please take a moment to fill out the form below so we can match you with the right project. Questions? Email us: info@texasjusticeinitiative.org

Our Mission

Collect and maintain data on criminal justice in Texas that can serve as a free resource for reporters, researchers, policymakers, activists and the general public.

Our Vision

To give Texans the most dependable data and most complete picture of law enforcement in the state, enabling better understanding.

Our Values

We gather data from state and local governmental entities, pointing out errors and missing reports as we go along, in order to create a more complete and accurate account.

We seek to improve understanding through presenting information in a rich context and combining a variety of data.

We encourage Texas to continue to be a leader in the country in requiring transparency in many aspects of criminal justice and law enforcement.

We wish to give Texans of all creed more information on how criminal justice in Texas operates.

Get Involved

TJI is always looking for folks to join our volunteer team. If you are interested in supporting this work and have skills in web development, data science, building visualizations and mapping, please take our short survey so we can best match you with a project. Thank you!