by Isa Peterson | Jan 13, 2023 | Civic Engagement, Government 101, Latest Posts
On Tuesday, January 10th, the Texas Legislature began its 88th legislative session, gathering to pass a variety of laws and a two-year state budget. From January until May, legislators will gather at the Capitol to vote on, amend, and “kill” legislation...
by Fabiola Olvera Benitez | Jan 6, 2023 | Blog, Human Migration, Human Rights, Latest Posts
TLDR: Requiring asylum seekers to make an appointment from their country of origin to seek asylum contradicts the very essence of asylum laws. The Administration’s new “parole” program flies in the face of human rights. Asylum protections are...
by David Vassallo | Dec 21, 2022 | Human Migration, Human Rights, Latest Posts
Ship supplies to nonprofits helping asylum seekers at the Texas-Mexico border: Angry Tias and Abuelas of the RGV U-HAUL /Cindy Candia Angry Tias and Abuelas Units 222 & 223 1124 INTERNATIONAL BLVD. HIDALGO, TX 78557 956-630-0940 Angry Tias wishlist Team...
by Joshua Houston | Dec 16, 2022 | Blog, Economic Justice, Health, Human Rights, Latest Posts, Race & Gender
This week, as millions of Texans prepare to celebrate the birth of a healthy baby to an unwed teen mother of color, the Texas Department of State Health Services finally released their 2022 biennial report from the Texas Maternal Mortality and Morbidity Review...
by Joshua Houston | Dec 9, 2022 | Civic Engagement, Faith Leader Statements, Human Rights, Latest Posts, Religious Freedom
[Episcopal News Service] Presiding Bishop Michael Curry, in an Oct. 26 seminar at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C., reiterated The Episcopal Church’s position that white Christian nationalism is a gross perversion of Christianity, and that Christians must...
by Bee Moorhead | Dec 9, 2022 | Action Alerts, Climate Justice, COP27, Disaster Responses and Resilience, Global Climate Policy, Latest Posts
The United States has shown that it is serious about meeting its domestic emissions reduction targets with the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act and other policies that will help supercharge subnational and non-federal climate action. Coming out of COP27, it is...