by Bee Moorhead | Mar 8, 2020 | Climate Justice, Global Climate Policy, Human Migration, Human Rights
Get started on The Path of Hope! Visit thepathofhope.org Texas Impact announces the release of a groundbreaking climate change study guide for faith communities. The Path of Hope: A Study on Climate Action for Faith Communities is a small group, discussion-based...
by Bee Moorhead | Jan 30, 2020 | Climate Justice, Disaster Responses and Resilience, Human Migration, Human Rights
Two recent rulings highlight the complex drivers of global migration and our responsibility to welcome the sojourner. While the US Supreme Court affirmed the Trump Administration’s cold-shoulder approach, the United Nations Human Rights Commission issued its...
by Bee Moorhead | Jan 13, 2020 | Human Rights
On Friday afternoon, Texas Governor Greg Abbott announced that Texas would become the first state in the US to reject refugee resettlement under the Trump administration’s new policy allowing states and local governments to opt in or out of refugee resettlement....
by Bee Moorhead | Dec 20, 2019 | Climate Justice, Global Climate Policy
The 2019 United Nations climate negotiations, COP25, are over—and they did not go well, despite being the longest negotiation session since the first COP 25 years ago. However, the annual COP event is actually just one aspect of the ongoing international climate...
by Joshua Houston | Dec 13, 2019 | Human Rights, Latest Posts
Texas Impact and the Texas Interfaith Center for Public Policy have joined with other religious organizations in an effort lead by the Jewish Council for Public Affairs to file an amicus brief, in HIAS v. Trump urging the U.S. District Court in Maryland to grant an...
by Sarah Cruz | Dec 13, 2019 | Economic Justice
As we approach the new year, a number of Americans across the U.S. are worrying a “great deal” about health insurance – 55 percent to be exact – according to a recent Gallup poll. The U.S. has poorer health outcomes despite spending nearly twice as much as other...
