by Bee Moorhead | Mar 3, 2023 | Latest Posts, Legislative, Newsletter
This week marked the start of the “Action Alert” season: if you did NOT receive an Action Alert email on Monday and you want to be in that loop, please visit this page and adjust your Texas Impact email preferences! Texas Impact sends out Action Alert emails on...
by Bee Moorhead | Feb 27, 2023 | Action Alerts, Latest Posts
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by Katie Wang | Feb 7, 2023 | Blog, Civic Engagement, Faith Leader Statements, Latest Posts, Legislative, Religious Freedom
In a press conference on February 7, Representative Salman Bhojani of House District 92 announced his new Religious Freedom Agenda, a package of bills that expands religious protections in Texas, with a focus on optional state holidays, state exam test dates, and...
by Fabiola Olvera Benitez | Jan 18, 2023 | Blog, Human Migration, Human Rights, Latest Posts
Last week, I had the refreshing opportunity to meet with professors and students from Texas State University, UT-RGV, and George Washington University who have funding from the National Science Foundation to study “the geography of migration and (in)security at the...
by Isa Peterson | Jan 13, 2023 | Civic Engagement, Government 101, Latest Posts
On Tuesday, January 10th, the Texas Legislature began its 88th legislative session, gathering to pass a variety of laws and a two-year state budget. From January until May, legislators will gather at the Capitol to vote on, amend, and “kill” legislation...
by Fabiola Olvera Benitez | Jan 6, 2023 | Blog, Human Migration, Human Rights, Latest Posts
TLDR: Requiring asylum seekers to make an appointment from their country of origin to seek asylum contradicts the very essence of asylum laws. The Administration’s new “parole” program flies in the face of human rights. Asylum protections are...
