by Becca Edwards | Oct 4, 2024 | Blog, Climate Justice, Latest Posts
The United States Supreme Court declined to pause the Environmental Protection Agency’s methane standards. This means that the standards will go into effect while the lower court considers lawsuits against the regulations. The EPA methane standards are common sense...
by Bobby Watson | Oct 3, 2024 | Blog, Human Rights, Latest Posts, Law Enforcement
When I hear presentations on gun violence in America often they mention rising gun violence rates as evidence of America’s need for reform. The logic is sound – a rising number of deaths is clearly an indication that something is wrong. However, preliminary data for...
by Becca Edwards | Sep 29, 2024 | Blog, Climate Justice, Latest Posts
At the beginning of this Atlantic Hurricane Season in June, scientists projected a record active year, with dozens of named storms and several very strong hurricanes. It seemed as though those predictions would come to fruition early in the season with two landfalls:...
by Bobby Watson | Sep 26, 2024 | Blog, Human Rights, Latest Posts, Law Enforcement
Photo by Everytown of advocates calling for gun violence prevention measures at Dallas City Hall. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is suing the State Fair of Texas for banning firearms at its annual event. The State Fair of Texas, which has historically allowed those...
by Rebecca McIlwain | Sep 24, 2024 | Civic Engagement, Faith Communities, Houston Faith Votes, Latest Posts, Resources
It was heartening to participate in the Texas Election Protection Coalition team call this week where we heard about all the work going on to protect election integrity through the state. Texas Impact is a member of this coalition which consists of more than 300...
by Scott Atnip | Sep 23, 2024 | Climate Justice, Disaster Responses and Resilience, Texas Climate & Energy, Weekly Witness
This week we are talking weather and climate from an interesting perspective as we welcome two former colleagues of our very own Dr. Becca Edwards. With us are Dr. Ian Giammanco who serves as Director of Standards and Data Analytics and Lead Research Meteorologist at...
