by Heather Malkawi | Jul 26, 2024 | Climate Justice, Faith Communities, Global Climate Policy, Health, Latest Posts, Race & Gender
Imagine a room filled with the brightest minds in contemporary theology, vibrating with excitement and sharing groundbreaking ideas. This was the atmosphere at Sankofa Conference 2024, held in Legon, Ghana, where Pastors, Professors, Scientists, and Activists alike,...
by Bobby Watson | Jul 19, 2024 | Human Rights, Latest Posts, Law Enforcement
As we move through a busy summer, Vidas Robadas, Texas Impact’s gun violence prevention campaign, is reaching a year old. With that milestone in mind, I have been reflecting on how the program has changed. When we first started this project, it was described as an...
by Fabiola Olvera Benitez | Jul 12, 2024 | Asylum, Blog, Human Migration, Human Rights, Latest Posts
Climate Migration and Hurricane Beryl From Africa to Canada, where it is now a “post-tropical cyclone”, there is no barrier, wall high enough, or restrictive immigration laws that could have contained the destruction and death that hurricane Beryl left in its...
by Bee Moorhead | Jul 11, 2024 | Health, Latest Posts, Legislative, Reproductive Health Policy
Even with all the attention it’s received, many Texans are confused about the Texas abortion ban. Polling earlier this year showed that more than 80 percent of Texas women have significant gaps in knowledge and misconceptions about abortion law in Texas. Texas...
by Bee Moorhead | Jun 21, 2024 | Health, Latest Posts, Reproductive Health Policy
Read the final rule FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE JUNE 21, 2024 Contact Bee Moorhead: bee@texasimpact.org TEXAS IMPACT RESPONDS TO TEXAS MEDICAL BOARD’S ABORTION EXCEPTION RULE Bee Moorhead, head of Texas Impact, the state’s oldest and largest interfaith advocacy network,...
by Fabiola Olvera Benitez | Jun 19, 2024 | Blog, Human Migration, Human Rights, Latest Posts
President Biden: “New Actions to Keep Families Together” President Biden announced two directives for the Department of Homeland Security that will keep American families together as they apply for permanent lawful status and streamline the waiver process for work...
