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...
by Fabiola Olvera Benitez | May 4, 2023 | Asylum, Asylum Ban, Blog, Congregation and Group Action, Faith Communities, Get Involved, Human Migration, Human Rights, Individual Action, Latest Posts, Law Enforcement
Militarized Response to Humanitarian Crisis As I detailed in a previous post, Title 42 is nearing its end on May 11, 2023 and as a result many changes in processing of asylum seekers at the border are going to take place. In conjunction with the migration plan...
by Isa Peterson | May 3, 2023 | Climate Justice, Texas Climate & Energy
This Tuesday, in an 18-13 bipartisan vote, the Texas Senate passed SB 258 which will increase the energy savings goals for utilities for the first time since 2011. This landmark bill aims to combat rising energy costs for Texans through low-cost energy efficiency...
by Fabiola Olvera Benitez | May 3, 2023 | Asylum, Asylum Ban, Human Migration, Human Rights, Latest Posts, Law Enforcement
TLDR: On April 27th, Biden Administration officials announced their plans to help manage migration in light of Title 42, a pandemic health policy set to expire on May 11th. Use of Title 8 expedited removal proceedings, credible fear interviews in custody, and the...
