by Joshua Houston | Aug 21, 2020 | Human Rights, Race & Gender, Religious Freedom
Texas Impact and the Texas Interfaith Center for Public Policy have joined with the Anti-Defamation League and other religious organizations in filing an amicus brief in Fulton v. City of Philadelphia. The brief urges the U.S Supreme Court to reaffirm that government...
by Sarah Cruz | Jul 17, 2020 | Human Rights
Updated July 31: Public Comments Due by August 10 Please go here to comment on the proposed rule categorizing asylum seekers arriving from countries affected by COVID-19 as a security danger to the US. Model Comment: “I am opposing the Administration’s proposed rule...
by Kathy Green | Jul 8, 2020 | Economic Justice, Latest Posts
According to the Population Reference Bureau, between 2020 and 2060, the number of older adults is projected to increase by 69 percent, from 56.0 million to 94.7 million. These numbers represent mainly an aging Baby Boomer population and longer life expectancies....
by Sarah Cruz | Jun 26, 2020 | Human Rights, Latest Posts
UPDATE JULY 10: Texas Impact Submits Comments on the Proposed Rule Texas Impact submitted comments on the proposed rule by the Homeland Security Department. Special thanks to Rick Ertel, Texas Impact’s Board President, for his leadership on gathering these...
by Kathy Green | Jun 26, 2020 | Economic Justice, Human Rights, Latest Posts
People of faith should support a sustainable and just food system. This means one that pays attention to its many interconnected components: growing, producing, transporting, purchasing, consuming, and recovering food. An essential part of this system are the...
by Joshua Houston | Jun 12, 2020 | Economic Justice, Human Rights
Texas Impact and the Texas Interfaith Center for Public Policy have joined with other religious organizations including the Anti-Defamation League and Americans United for Separation of Church and State in filing an amicus brief in Spell v. Edwards. The brief urges...
