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 Becca Edwards | Jun 21, 2024 | Climate Justice, Latest Posts
Last week the Senate Natural Resources and Economic Development (SNRED) committee gathered for a hearing on five different interim charges (a complete list of Texas Senate interim charges is available here). Thursday, June 13 the Senate Natural Resources and Economic...
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...
by Fabiola Olvera Benitez | Jun 13, 2024 | Asylum, Asylum Ban, Blog, Human Migration, Human Rights, Latest Posts
President Biden: Proclamation and Rule on “Securing the Border” Last week, President Biden announced his proclamation on “Securing the Border” that went into effect on June 5, 2024. Many news outlets reported it as “shutting down the border” although that is not...
by Scott Atnip | Jun 7, 2024 | Law Enforcement, Weekly Witness
This week marks the beginning of Gun Violence Awareness Month and many of us will still remember where we were when we received the news about the tragic school shooting at Robb Elementary in Uvalde just two years ago. Joining us this week is Texas Impact’s...
by Scott Atnip | May 31, 2024 | Climate Justice, Disaster Responses and Resilience, Texas Climate & Energy, Weekly Witness
We talk weather this week with Dr. Becca Edwards, Texas Impact’s Climate Action Fellow. Originally because we wanted to talk about Hurricane Season, which begins this weekend and runs through November, but seems like most of Texas has already endured at least one...
