Texas Interfaith Center for Public Policy/Texas Impact are managing well so far during the COVID-19 pandemic. We started working from home on March 11, following the guidance of our national partners. None of our staff members or their families have become ill. Our...
Texas Impact and the Texas Interfaith Center for Public Policy have joined with other religious organizations including the Anti-Defamation League and Americans United for Separation of Church and State in filing an amicus brief in Trump v. Pennsylvania. The brief...
For unaccompanied children arriving at the U.S. border , their processing is governed by two different laws: the Homeland Security Act of 2002 and the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 (TVPRA). However, amid the current COVID-19 pandemic, the...
Texas Impact highlights statements of Texas religious leaders regarding the need to suspend in-person worship during the pandemic. Public health officials have made it clear that physical distancing is essential for public safety and preventing the spread of the...
During these times of uncertainty, Texas Impact board members are sharing their messages of hope with the wider Texas Impact community. Interfaith Action of Central Texas (iACT) shared this message from Austin religious leader (and Texas Impact board member), Rabbi...
