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....
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...
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...
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...
My second day at COP 25 was 12/10/19. The attendees are very diverse. There are both men and women, young and old, but mostly white and English speakers. Every session I have attended has been conducted in English. The presenters consistently have impressive...
Today I attended a training led by GreenFaith, an environmental faith-based organization, currently based in the USA but looking to go international. In the midst of busy negotiations and meetings, around 40 people of faith took time out of their schedules to sit with...
