by Bobby Watson | May 19, 2023 | Human Rights, Latest Posts, Law Enforcement
As mass shootings and gun violence continue to wreck the US, state and federal legislatures are forced to reckon with our current gun culture. Texas, having just had another mass shooting in Allen, TX, is no different and has had gun laws at the forefront this...
by Fabiola Olvera Benitez | May 19, 2023 | Asylum, Asylum Ban, Blog, Faith Communities, Human Migration, Human Rights, Latest Posts
The Above photo is of the port of entry bridge in Brownsville, Texas that leads into Matamoros, Mexico taken a few days after Title 42 ended. A HUGE Thank you from all of us at Texas Impact to all in the Rio Grande Valley who took time out of their busy schedules...
by Bee Moorhead | May 18, 2023 | Asylum, Asylum Ban, Human Migration, Human Rights, Latest Posts, Law Enforcement, Legislative
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by Bee Moorhead | May 13, 2023 | Human Rights, Latest Posts, Legislative, Race & Gender, Religious Freedom, Resources
Transcript of the House Floor Debate of SB14 May 12, 2023 On May 12, 2023, the Texas House debated SB14 by Sen. Bryan Hughes, sponsored by Rep. Tom Oliverson, which would ban all gender-affirming care for individuals under the age of 18. The debate lasted several...
by Bee Moorhead | May 7, 2023 | Action Alerts, Asylum, Asylum Ban, Climate Justice, Disaster Responses and Resilience, Global Climate Policy, Human Migration, Human Rights, Latest Posts, Legislative
If you have 60 seconds on Monday to call a legislative office, please call your state representative and urge them to remove the unregulated militia provisions from HB 20 when it comes to the House floor on Tuesday; urge them to oppose the bill if those provisions are...
by Scott Atnip | May 6, 2023 | Human Rights, Law Enforcement, Weekly Witness
This week Scott welcomes two advocates in the struggle for common sense gun control. Christina Delgado, Southwest Regional Advocacy Associate with the Community Justice Action Fund and Nicole Golden, Executive Director with Texas Gun Sense, have both been working...