by Kyle Riley | May 1, 2024 | Houston Faith Votes, Latest Posts, Spotlight
WHO: Greater Houston area faith communities that want to put their faith into action by mobilizing members of their communities to live their values at the polls! WHAT: Through this project, Texas Impact will provide microgrants and intensive staff support to...
by Kyle Riley | Apr 27, 2024 | Action Alerts, Economic Justice, Health, Latest Posts, Religious Freedom, Spotlight
The Texas Medical Board’s proposed rule clarifying Texas’ abortion ban exception is open for public comment. The public comment period will last at least until the Board’s next meeting, which is June 20, 2024, and could last longer if the Board decides to extend...
by Fabiola Olvera Benitez | Apr 26, 2024 | Asylum, Asylum Ban, Blog, Human Migration, Human Rights, Latest Posts, Law Enforcement
The Data: Border Patrol Land Encounters in Texas Decrease As of January 2024, U.S. Customs and Border Protection data shows that Border Patrol (BP) land encounters with migrants throughout the entire southern land border decreased, and specifically the Texas-Mexico...
by Becca Edwards | Apr 24, 2024 | Climate Justice, Latest Posts
As I write this the General Conference of the United Methodist Church is underway in Charlotte, North Carolina. General Conference is the gathering of United Methodist delegates and episcopal leadership from around the world. The gathering normally takes place every...
by Madison Turner | Apr 5, 2024 | 787 EcoFaith Dialogues, Climate Justice, Latest Posts
This last summer was my first full summer in Texas, and as many of you know it was a doozy. While we were living about 80 days of torturous 100-degree weather and sunny-sided seasonal depression, I couldn’t help but listen to all the Texans around me telling me it had...
by Becca Edwards | Apr 4, 2024 | Climate Justice, Latest Posts
When you are working on something as challenging as climate change advocacy, it is important to find things to give you hope. That was the message Katharine Hayhoe gave us as the keynote speaker of the South Central Climate Resilience Forum, a gathering of scientists,...
