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Climate Justice
How Can the New “Middle Mile” Broadband Rule Help Texans?
The Covid-19 pandemic emphasized the necessity of high-speed broadband access with the rapid shift to online platforms like Zoom, Microsoft Teams, and Telehealth services. Despite that necessity, over 2 million Texan households still live in “digital deserts” - the...
IPCC: The Vulnerability and Strength of Cities
A majority of the world’s population inhabits cities where climate risks and their impacts are becoming increasingly detrimental. Between 2015 and 2020, urban population growth has increased by over 397 million people, with 90% of that increase in less developed...
IPCC: Adaptation, Loss and Damage, and the Advantages of Nature
The threats from climate change are growing rapidly as global temperatures rise. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s (IPCC) latest report warns that nature and humans may not adapt without swift climate action. Today, 3.3–3.6 billion people live in areas...
Economic Justice
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Human Rights
“I just don’t see how we are going to be able to that unless we are going to have prison camps.”
This past week there was the first round of real debate heard in the Senate Committee for Border Security. In the hearing, which was held on the morning of Thursday, March 30th, only two new bills were laid out by the committee: Senate Bill (SB) 1484 by Creighton and...
Faith Leaders Testify for Common Sense Gun Legislation
On Tuesday March 22, Texas Impact brought 4 members of its Ending Gun Violence Issue team to attend the House Select Committee for Community Safety’s first reading of bills. The committee read through 14 bills. Texas Impact brought its members, several of whom are...
Put Your Faith Into Immediate Action: Submit Your Unique Comment Opposing the Asylum Transit Ban
Submit your comment here: https://immigrationjustice.quorum.us/campaign/44910/ TLDR: The Biden administration’s proposed asylum transit ban and contemplation of the use of family detention again is simply recycling the previous administration’s cruel tactics to erode...