by Bobby Watson | Jul 19, 2024 | Human Rights, Latest Posts, Law Enforcement
As we move through a busy summer, Vidas Robadas, Texas Impact’s gun violence prevention campaign, is reaching a year old. With that milestone in mind, I have been reflecting on how the program has changed. When we first started this project, it was described as an...
by Bobby Watson | May 24, 2024 | Human Rights, Latest Posts, Law Enforcement
In Texas, May is a special time for gun violence survivors. Within its markers are the anniversaries of two major school shootings – the Santa Fe High School shooting on May 18th and the Uvalde Robb Elementary School shooting on May 24th. It is a hard time for many,...
by Bobby Watson | May 3, 2024 | Human Rights, Latest Posts, Law Enforcement
Gun Violence is a relatively new issue for Texas Impact. It wasn’t until the Ulvade Massacre in 2022 that our board and staff decided we had to prioritize gun violence. Despite our novelty in this issue, with the support of congregations from all over we have been...
by Bobby Watson | Mar 14, 2024 | Blog, Human Rights, Latest Posts, Law Enforcement
Earlier this month, Bering Church became the first congregation in Houston to participate in Texas Impact’s gun violence prevention campaign, Vidas Robadas/Stolen Lives. Bering Church, headed by Rev Diane McGehee, is a long-time Texas Impact member with a history in...
by Bobby Watson | Dec 9, 2023 | Climate Justice, COP28, Disaster Responses and Resilience, Human Migration, Human Rights, Latest Posts, Texas Climate & Energy
One of the interesting aspects of COP is its ability to put certain issues into perspective. Often US and Texas officials characterize migration as a foreign phenomenon, where political fragility or economic strife causes residents of the Global South to migrate to...
