The White House Announces First-Ever Office of Gun Violence Prevention
Last week on September 22, the Biden administration announced the first ever White House Office of Gun Violence Prevention, unifying the administration’s efforts to address gun violence. The office will be headed by Vice President Kamala Harris with “Stefanie...
Whistleblowers Warn of Systemic Failures
Recently, there has been a lot of reference in the media to state employees who are “whistleblowers.” The Texas Whistleblower Act protects public employees who make good faith reports of violations of law by their employer to an appropriate law enforcement authority....
Gun Related Suicides at an All Time High
As gun violence and mass shootings continue to dominate the American news cycle, other sources of gun violence like suicides are neglected in national conversations. Suicides continue to make up the majority of gun related deaths in the US, yet despite this most of...
Devastating Ruling for DACA Requires Unified Call for Congress to Act
DEFERRED ACTION FOR CHILDHOOD ARRIVALS (DACA) DECISION On September 13, 2023, Texas Southern District Court Judge Andrew Hanen ruled the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) policy unlawful, but making it clear the ruling does not require that federal...
Add Your Name: Texans Oppose Public School Chaplains
Senate Bill 763 gives public school districts the option to replace school counselors with religious chaplains. SB 763 doesn’t require school boards hire chaplains, but it requires them to take a record vote. Now, every Texas school board must vote on whether...
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Immigration Seminar: SB 4
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Join us for the first installment of our new Immigration Summer Learning Series. Our first speaker is Luis Figueroa, the Senior Director of Legislative Affairs at EveryTexan. Luis will do a deep dive on SB 4 (88th) and what we can expect now that it has gone into effect. Event is from 3:00- 4:00 pm […]