by Bobby Watson | Apr 14, 2023 | Human Rights, Latest Posts, Law Enforcement
On Wednesday April 12th the Texas Impact Ending Gun Violence (EGV) Issue team took their work to the Texas capitol and held a prayer breakfast to remember victims of gun violence and open up discussion on the issue. The event has been a long time coming for the EGV...
by Bee Moorhead | Apr 13, 2023 | Asylum, Human Migration, Human Rights, Latest Posts, Legislative
Join Texas denominational leaders in urging legislators to abandon plans to impose a harsh new anti-immigrant regime in Texas. Add Your Name The Texas Legislature is considering bills that would establish a new, state-based system to repel, detain, and punish...
by Bee Moorhead | Apr 10, 2023 | Action Alerts, Health, Latest Posts, Legislative, Race & Gender, Religious Freedom
Image: Rosa Rolanda, Autorretrato 1952 Get these bills moving! The following bills have not been scheduled for committee hearings yet. These bills would help to mitigate the damage from Texas’ extreme abortion laws, consistent with the beliefs held by the...
by Kat Karbach | Mar 31, 2023 | Latest Posts, Race & Gender, Religious Freedom
In response to the Texas Legislature’s attack on trans Texans, Texas Impact mobilized faith leaders from across the state to oppose harmful legislation that would prohibit health professionals from providing gender-affirming care to individuals under 18. On Monday,...
by Scott Atnip | Mar 31, 2023 | Economic Justice, Health, Weekly Witness
This week we welcome Terri Burke, Executive Director of the Immunization Partnership, to talk about the importance of vaccinations–one of the 10 major advances in public health of the 20th century–and the history behind the vaccine opposition movement, which is...
by Bobby Watson | Mar 31, 2023 | Asylum, Human Migration, Human Rights, Latest Posts
This past week there was the first round of real debate heard in the Senate Committee for Border Security. In the hearing, which was held on the morning of Thursday, March 30th, only two new bills were laid out by the committee: Senate Bill (SB) 1484 by Creighton and...
