HUMAN RIGHTS
Human rights are rights we have merely because we exist as human beings. They are inherent to all people, regardless of nationality, sex, national or ethnic origin, color, religion, language, or any other status. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which the United Nations General Assembly adopted in 1948, establishes a modern framework for linking public policy and law to the theological and moral tenets shared across the world’s faith traditions.
Reproductive Health Policy
Texas has a long history of short-changing women’s health, especially for women of color and low-income women. Recent extreme bans on abortion have created an environment of fear and anxiety that is impacting all of women’s healthcare. Let’s fix this.
Vidas Robadas (Stolen Lives)
Vidas Robadas (Stolen Lives) is a Texas Impact project focused on addressing gun violence. Through memorializing victims of gun violence, Vidas Robadas localizes and makes visual the reality of gun violence for communities across our state.
HUMAN MIGRATION
Migration policy in the U.S. is primarily a national policy issue, but Texas plays a unique role because of our international border.
RELIGIOUS FREEDOM
To truly be free, the 14th Amendment eliminates any doubt that religious freedom is a right each individual equally shares. Therefore, government may not permit adherents of one faith to harm non-adherents as an expression of faith.
UPCOMING EVENTS
Events
NEWS + UPDATES
End of Title 42: Legal Walls Implemented
“I am only here because of what happened to me in my country” “I am only here because of what happened to me in my country. I didn't know how difficult this journey would be. I...
Gun Reform in Texas: Incremental or Placating?
As mass shootings and gun violence continue to wreck the US, state and federal legislatures are forced to reckon with our current gun culture. Texas, having just had another mass...
Texas Impact in the Rio Grande Valley to Witness End of Title 42: The True Story
The Above photo is of the port of entry bridge in Brownsville, Texas that leads into Matamoros, Mexico taken a few days after Title 42 ended. A HUGE Thank you from all of us at...
Senate Committee Sub for HB7
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Texas House Floor Debate of SB14
Transcript of the House Floor Debate of SB14 May 12, 2023On May 12, 2023, the Texas House debated SB14 by Sen. Bryan Hughes, sponsored by Rep. Tom Oliverson, which would ban all...
This is Not a Fire Drill
If you have 60 seconds on Monday to call a legislative office, please call your state representative and urge them to remove the unregulated militia provisions from HB 20 when it...