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
NEWS + UPDATES
Oppose Taxpayer Funded Discrimination by Religious Providers
The Trump Administration is removing nondiscrimination provisions that would allow religious providers to discriminate against LGBT persons, Muslims, Jews, or even Catholics in...
Beyond Labels, Beyond Borders: Advancing Rights-Based Protection of Climate-Induced Migrants
The Rosa Luxemburg Stiftung, ActionAid International, Coastal Association for Social Transformation Trust (COAST Trust), and the Federation of American Women’s Clubs Overseas...
Affirming Traditional American Religious Liberty: Texas Impact Joins Amicus in Landmark Case Espinoza v. Montana
Texas Impact and the Texas Interfaith Center for Public Policy have joined with other religious organizations to file an amicus brief in Espinoza v. Montana urging the U.S...
“A Predictable Result”
Early in the morning on Thursday, October 10, migrants began blocking the Gateway International Bridge in Brownsville in protest of the Administration’s “Migrant Protection...
These Little Lights of Ours
On August 29-30, a group of 100 Texas faith leaders traveled from all over the state to learn about current American immigration policy and meet with...
New Public Charge Limits Legal Migration
On Monday, August 12, 2019, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced the implementation of a final rule that would amend the Department of...