by Bobby Watson | Apr 14, 2023 | Human Rights, Latest Posts, Law Enforcement
On Wednesday April 12th the Texas Impact Ending Gun Violence (EGV) Issue team took their work to the Texas capitol and held a prayer breakfast to remember victims of gun violence and open up discussion on the issue. The event has been a long time coming for the EGV...
by Bobby Watson | Apr 2, 2023 | Action Alerts, Latest Posts, Legislative
Download the PDF The Texas House will take up the budget bill — HB 1 — on Maundy Thursday. With 150 members, the House often takes well past midnight to pass the budget. With an all-nighter looming, and hundreds of pre-filed amendments being vetted, House committees...
by Bobby Watson | Mar 31, 2023 | Asylum, Human Migration, Human Rights, Latest Posts
This past week there was the first round of real debate heard in the Senate Committee for Border Security. In the hearing, which was held on the morning of Thursday, March 30th, only two new bills were laid out by the committee: Senate Bill (SB) 1484 by Creighton and...
by Bobby Watson | Mar 24, 2023 | Human Rights, Latest Posts, Law Enforcement
On Tuesday March 22, Texas Impact brought 4 members of its Ending Gun Violence Issue team to attend the House Select Committee for Community Safety’s first reading of bills. The committee read through 14 bills. Texas Impact brought its members, several of whom are...
by Bobby Watson | Mar 24, 2023 | Latest Posts
On Wednesday March 24 the Senate Border Security committee met to lay out their first round of bills. The senate committee was created last special session in order to address the crisis at the border and oversee Operation Lone Star, the governor led military...