by Bobby Watson | Oct 15, 2024 | Blog, Human Rights, Latest Posts, Law Enforcement
Texas Impact’s gun violence prevention and awareness campaign, Vidas Robadas, has been going strong for over a year now. The project, which creates memorials for victims of gun violence, has a big day coming up – as a part of the Texas Coalition to Prevent Gun...
by Bee Moorhead | Oct 13, 2024 | Civic Engagement, Climate Justice, Economic Justice, Faith Leader Statements, Human Rights, Issue Briefs, Issues, Latest Posts, Legislative, Resources
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by Bee Moorhead | Oct 12, 2024 | Economic Justice, Health, Human Rights, Issues, Latest Posts, Reproductive Health Policy
Texas abortion laws are pushing OB/GYNs out of the state, leaving fewer doctors to provide essential reproductive care. This means longer waits and less access to quality healthcare for everyone, not just pregnant patients. A growing shortage could impact the entire...
by Bobby Watson | Oct 10, 2024 | Blog, Human Rights, Latest Posts, Law Enforcement
At the start of this week, the US Supreme Court took up another major case concerning firearms – ghost guns. Ghost guns, which are home-built guns without serial numbers, are a recent phenomenon that has blown in popularity in online sales. Without a serial number...
by Scott Atnip | Oct 7, 2024 | Human Migration, Human Rights, Weekly Witness
This week we are excited to introduce Robert Rivera, who wears many hats. Among them, he is Vice President of the Synod Council of the Gulf Coast Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. He is also part of the Houston Faith Votes leadership team, and part...
by Bobby Watson | Oct 3, 2024 | Blog, Human Rights, Latest Posts, Law Enforcement
When I hear presentations on gun violence in America often they mention rising gun violence rates as evidence of America’s need for reform. The logic is sound – a rising number of deaths is clearly an indication that something is wrong. However, preliminary data for...