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Good Reads: Explainers from the National Immigration Forum

Good Reads: Explainers from the National Immigration Forum

It takes a village to analyze U.S. immigration policy, and some of our favorite fellow villagers are the folks at the National Immigration Forum. Texans play leading roles at the Forum, which has been around since 1982. Their recent email update was filled with great...
Abortion Travel Bans – What’s Going On?

Abortion Travel Bans – What’s Going On?

Love Thy Neighbor billboard put up by the Amarillo Freedom PAC On the ballot for Amarillo this election cycle is a local measure that would ban travel through the city to receive an abortion somewhere else, which proponents of the measure referred to as “abortion...
Lets Talk About Guns: Bedside Manner and Violence Prevention

Lets Talk About Guns: Bedside Manner and Violence Prevention

In Texas, we know that the culture and the politics around guns make addressing certain aspects of gun violence difficult. There has been significant pushback against any form of firearm regulation at the Texas legislature for decades making law changes incremental...
This Weekend: Zurawski v Texas Virtual Watch Party

This Weekend: Zurawski v Texas Virtual Watch Party

The wait is over: Zurawski v Texas is coming to the big screen next week, and to celebrate the producers invite you to a Weekend Watch Party. The film will be available to watch on Sat, Oct 26th, and Sun, Oct 27th, with a special panel on Sun 27th Oct, 7pm ET....
A Healing Crisis?

A Healing Crisis?

This week, just as early voting was starting, the Texas House Criminal Jurisprudence Committee held an unprecedented hearing on the case of Robert Roberson, who was scheduled to be executed last week. Roberson was convicted of murdering his 2-year-old daughter, but in...