by Bobby Watson | Jun 16, 2023 | Blog, Latest Posts
Even though the Texas legislative session has ended Texas Impact continues to work on mobilizing and educating people on the legislative process. This past Thursday on June 15th Texas Impact staff members Grace Bonilla and I met with Reach Beyond Mission at the...
by Bobby Watson | May 19, 2023 | Human Rights, Latest Posts, Law Enforcement
As mass shootings and gun violence continue to wreck the US, state and federal legislatures are forced to reckon with our current gun culture. Texas, having just had another mass shooting in Allen, TX, is no different and has had gun laws at the forefront this...
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...
