“At Least Our Voices Were Heard:” Interim Hearings Are Underway

by Bee Moorhead | May 17, 2024 | Civic Engagement, Human Rights, Latest Posts, Legislative | 0 Comments

This week, interim hearings started in the Texas Senate. On Tuesday, the Subcommittee on Higher Education met to hear testimony on three interim charges: “Monitor the Ban on Discriminatory DEI Policies;” “Combating Antisemitism on Texas College Campuses;” and “Campus...

Ep. 346 Waiting Forever for Healthcare

by Scott Atnip | May 17, 2024 | Weekly Witness | 0 Comments

This week we are excited to welcome Diana Forester, Director of Health Policy with Texans Care for Children. This is an important conversation this week because legislative leaders recently released their interim charges for the biennium, and it…

Reflections from El Paso: We Will Resist Summit

by Fabiola Olvera Benitez | May 17, 2024 | Blog, Human Migration, Human Rights, Latest Posts, Religious Freedom | 0 Comments

“Bienvenida” Last week, I had the opportunity to attend the We Will Resist Summit held in the beautiful borderlands of El Paso. As my Uber driver dropped me off at my destination, we chatted in Spanglish, and I eventually disclosed it was my first time in El...

Energy Efficiency Presents Opportunity for Grid Stability

by Becca Edwards | May 17, 2024 | Climate Justice, Latest Posts | 0 Comments

Severe thunderstorms slammed into Houston Thursday evening bringing winds upwards of hurricane force over a large section of densely populated Harris County. The storms knocked down trees and crumpled electrical utility towers, knocking out power for 40% of residents....

Reflecting on the SACReD Gathering 2024

by Kyle Riley | May 10, 2024 | Blog, Latest Posts, Reproductive Health Policy | 0 Comments

This week, I spent time in New Orleans attending the SACReD Gathering 2024. SACReD, or the Spiritual Alliance of Communities for Reproductive Dignity, is an organization “collaborating to advance Reproductive Justice through congregational education, culture change,...

Ep. 345 Voices from the Field: Listening and Lobbying on the Farm Bill

by Scott Atnip | May 10, 2024 | Weekly Witness | 0 Comments

Texas Impact is proud to be a part of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America’s ELCA Advocacy family as a State Public Policy Office for Texas. Joining us this week is Christine Moffett, ELCA Program Director for Environment and Energy…

Texas Impact Staff Attends National Conference, Visits Capitol Hill

by Becca Edwards | May 9, 2024 | Latest Posts | 0 Comments

Texas Impact staff visited Washington DC this week to attend the national gathering of the Interfaith Power and Light network. Texas Impact is the Texas affiliate of Interfaith Power and Light, whose mission is to educate, inform, and empower people of faith on the...

Ep. 344 Why DEI?: The Chilling Effect of SB17

by Scott Atnip | May 3, 2024 | Weekly Witness | 0 Comments

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion programs in Texas colleges came under fire in the last legislative session. The passage of SB17 has been controversial with many students and faculty over the elimination of these programs. This week we are…

International Religious Freedom: Fighting for the Common Good

by Bee Moorhead | May 3, 2024 | Civic Engagement, Climate Justice, Human Rights, Latest Posts | 0 Comments

Guest blog post by Rev. Mel Caraway and Rev. Phil DiekeWe had a great meeting today with a delegation from Tajikistan on "International Religious Freedom." Their visit was sponsored by the Department of State and the World Affairs Council of Dallas/Fort Worth. ...

Action through Connection: Finding Hope through Nature

by Madison Turner | May 3, 2024 | 787 EcoFaith Dialogues, Climate Justice, Latest Posts | 0 Comments

Living in Texas has heightened one of my family’s hobbies in my life: birdwatching. Birdwatching used to be something we would do in my family when sitting down with my grandparents after church. We would chat and look at the chickadees and barn swallows grazing. Now...

Main entrance to COP24 in Katowice, Poland

Global climate negotiations have been ongoing since the Earth Summit in 1992, and it’s time for transformation. In Katowice, the COP deeply explore the existing tensions between the long-lingering prevalence of GHG-emitting infrastructure and the now dire necessity for reduction in emissions. READ MORE

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Worship Resources for COP24

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Just in time for the weekend of the COP, we’ve posted worship resources related to the big issues of the negotiations. Loss & Damage; Just Transition; and Ambition might sound like jargon, but the terms are connected deeply to our common beliefs: • the commandment to care for the vulnerable • the dignity of work and the rights of workers • the responsibility to nurture the Creation