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Climate Justice
Climate Change: The Good, The Bad, and The Wicked
On September 9th, I attended the “Climate Change: The Good, The Bad, and The Wicked” conference, held at Texas State University and organized by the Meadows Center for Water and the Environment. The conference was headlined by keynote speaker Michael Mann, the...
Texas Impact Joins State Parks Coalition
This year, Texas is celebrating the 100th anniversary of our system of State Parks. To mark the centennial, Texans statewide will have the opportunity to vote on November 7th to support a Constitutional Amendment (Proposition 14) to create the Centennial Parks...
Sign On: Methane Regulation Will Help Texas
Economic Justice
“If Mama Ain’t Healthy”: Health Inequity and Maternal Mortality
Following childbirth, it is common to experience fatigue and discomfort—but for some new moms, complications can be more severe. New moms can lack the information they would need to differentiate between a normal recovery and a cause for concern, and even when they do...
The Sum of the Parts: Social Determinants of Health
Your health and well-being are not merely outcomes of what happens in the doctor’s office – they are impacted by the world around you. The place you work, the neighborhood you live in, your education, the relationships you have, your access to health care and healthy...
Health Equity: A Broader Lens for Health Policy
Much of the health policy debate in the US over the past 40 years has centered on access to health care, and particularly how individuals gain access to health care through health insurance. In recent years, however, health professionals have highlighted the role that...
Human Rights
Sign the Letter to Lawmakers: Discrimination is Not a Texas Value
New Explainer with Model “Chaplain Resolution” Options
Texas Impact's new brief "Chaplains: Right for Faith Communities, Wrong for Public Schools" is designed to help school district trustees understand the requirements of SB 763, which mandates that every school district in Texas take a record vote by March 2024 as to...
The White House Announces First-Ever Office of Gun Violence Prevention
Last week on September 22, the Biden administration announced the first ever White House Office of Gun Violence Prevention, unifying the administration's efforts to address gun violence. The office will be headed by Vice President Kamala Harris with “Stefanie Feldman,...