by Fabiola Olvera Benitez | Nov 10, 2023 | Asylum, Asylum Ban, Blog, Human Migration, Human Rights, Latest Posts, Legislative
Governor Abbott called a fourth special legislative session earlier this week, right after the third special session ended without having passed the most nefarious of their proposed state immigration legislation. During the last special session, the House and Senate...
by Becca Edwards | Nov 3, 2023 | Blog, Climate Justice, Global Climate Policy, Latest Posts, Texas Climate & Energy
The conflict between fossil fuel operators and corporations and those working for a safe climate has recently coalesced around natural gas, which was once considered a more climate-friendly option to coal. Although burning natural gas releases about 50% the amount of...
by Becca Edwards | Oct 27, 2023 | Blog, Climate Justice, Disaster Responses and Resilience, Global Climate Policy, Latest Posts, Texas Climate & Energy
Scientists are working to understand what caused Hurricane Otis, originally forecast to make landfall on the western coast of Mexico as a strong tropical storm or minimal hurricane, to explode in intensity overnight. Most forecast models missed this change, leaving...
by Fabiola Olvera Benitez | Oct 26, 2023 | Asylum, Asylum Ban, Blog, Faith Communities, Human Migration, Human Rights, Latest Posts
This past week, three Seminary students, a priest, and a writer joined me in the Rio Grande Valley for our Courts and Ports Border Witness program. In less than 24 hours from their arrival, they found themselves sitting in front of an Immigration Judge witnessing...
by Joshua Houston | Oct 25, 2023 | Action Alerts, Blog, Houston Faith Votes, Latest Posts
Early Voting is underway and ends Friday, November 3. Election Day is Tuesday, November 7. The Texas Constitution limits what our state government can do. Therefore, after each legislative session, there are usually a number of items that require a constitutional...
by David Vassallo | Oct 20, 2023 | Blog, Education, Featured Content, Latest Posts, Religious Freedom
Texas chaplains are leading the fight against “chaplains” replacing counselors in public schools. AUSTIN—More than ten Texas school districts already rejected the option to replace public school counselors with “chaplains.” These districts stretch across the state,...
