As a border state with a large and growing immigrant population, Texas is disproportionately affected by federal immigration policies and is ground zero for the national immigration debate. The Houston region, home to 1.6 million immigrants, is key to understanding the importance of immigrants to local economic growth and community stability. At a conference March 7th, more than one hundred
“What thrills me about this award is that it recognizes the good that lawyers can do in our turbulent times. Every attorney can be part of the solution.”—Paul Yetter With a moving and galvanizing acceptance speech, Paul Yetter of Yetter Coleman LLP received the 2019 Karen H. Susman Jurisprudence Award and encouraged his fellow attorneys to help repair “what is
Approximately 40 students from St. Agnes Academy, Strake Jesuit College Preparatory School, and the Emery/Weiner School spent two days learning about Catholicism, Judaism, and how to put their religious values into action together at the Lowenstein Foundation Catholic-Jewish Youth Summit February 20 and 21. The Youth Summit, created by ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) during the 2017-2018 school year, is in
ADL leaders from the Austin, Texoma and Southwest Regional Offices met at the State Capitol February 11 to learn about and lobby on issues related to immigration reform, LGBTQ rights, and religious freedom. Southwest Regional participants included Board Chair Mark Finkelstein, Debby Kerner, Scott Hochberg, Paul Colbert, Allison Collins, Gail Glasser, Abbie Kamin and Rachel Bresner. ADL participants reviewed issues
ADL’s Associate Board can be proud of a very successful Civility Project led by its Community Partnerships Committee and Programming Committee in partnership with the Houston Area Urban League Young Professionals and Lambda NextGen. The Civility Project was facilitated by Resetting the Table. About 50 people gathered at the AZA law firm, which generously donated space for the Sunday afternoon
