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A Letter from Executive Director, Bill Holston: 2020 is HRI’s 20th year of operation. IT’S STRANGE TO BE CELEBRATING a milestone when our nation and each one of us grapples […]

You’ve probably already heard that the Trump Administration is trying to dismantle our asylum system. As the Wall Street Journal told us in May, they’re operating on the “assumption that […]

DALLAS, TX–On June 18, 2020, the Supreme Court decided that the Trump Administration’s decision to end the DACA program was done arbitrarily and capriciously, and cannot stand. “Because of today’s […]

The United States is in the midst of a health crisis, economic disaster, and moral reckoning that will define our generation. In this moment–where attention is sure to be divided–the […]

May 1, 2020: As a response to the international health-crisis, HRI installed a prevention work protocol for its staff. We will continue to follow that protocol until further notice: Permitting […]

Serena Simmons Connelly was our parent. Her gifts were numerous and her heart protected not just HRI but countless other causes in our community. Our loss is tremendous. To best […]

The world is less bright today, because we lost Serena Simmons Connelly. Serena was the co-founder of our agency. In 2000, along with her good friend Betsy Healy, they opened […]

(This article in Holston’s much loved series, LAW MAN WALKING: Nature Treks With Bill Holston, appeared in D Magazine on April 17th, 2020.) I’m now in the practice of doing […]