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“Free, Safe, and Flourishing: A Faithful Agenda for Texas”

by | September 15, 2024 | Faith Leader Statements, Issues, Latest Posts, Legislative, Spotlight | 0 Comments

Texas Impact’s board of directors unanimously approved a legislative agenda for 2025-2026 following its biennial legislative retreat. The agenda reflects the shared social concerns of Texas Impact’s member faith traditions around four major policy themes: Economic Justice; Climate Justice: Human Rights; and Civic Participation.
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Weekly Witness Ep.509 A Life of Faithful Advocacy with Mel Caraway

by | April 22, 2026 | Creation Care, Global Climate Policy, Latest Posts, Spotlight, Texas Climate & Energy, Weekly Witness | 0 Comments

This week, Scott was joined by Rev. Mel Caraway, a retired United Methodist pastor and long-time Texas Impact Board Member. Mel is a leader in the faith-based climate advocacy space at the denominational level and international level as a long-time COP attendee. Rev....
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Weekly Witness Ep.508 Pluralism and Faithful Dialogues with Almas Muscatwalla

by | April 15, 2026 | Latest Posts, Religious Freedom, Spotlight, Weekly Witness | 0 Comments

This week, Scott was joined by Almas Muscatwalla, co-founder of Faith Forward Dallas at Thanksgiving Square. Almas provides leadership in a number of North Texas faith spaces and is a leader in encouraging pluralism and interfaith dialogue. Almas talked about her...
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by | April 10, 2026 | Latest Posts | 0 Comments

The 2026 sunset review of health and human services agencies is your opportunity to help keep our state well and healthy. Take a Survey Share your opinions about Texas health and human services programs: click the survey title to answer a few questions about that...
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Weekly Witness Ep.507 Ramadan Reflections with Imaad Khan

by | April 8, 2026 | Latest Posts, Religious Freedom, Spotlight, Weekly Witness | 0 Comments

This week, Scott was joined by Imaad Khan, a former policy analyst with Texas Impact who made numerous appearances back in the early days of the podcast. Imaad talked about his faith and advocacy journey pre-Texas Impact, including how his faith and family shaped his...
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Weekly Witness Ep.506 Faithful Witness in Rural Texas with Rev. Trent Ormsbee-Hale

by | March 25, 2026 | Civic Engagement, Latest Posts, poverty, Religious Freedom, Spotlight, Weekly Witness | 0 Comments

This week, Scott was joined by Rev. Trent Ormsbee-Hale, pastor of Messiah Lutheran Church in Weatherford, TX. For long-time listeners, that congregation might be familiar, because he served with and then followed Texas Impact’s past Board President, Rev. Franz...
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Getting Up to Speed on the COP

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

Click Here to Meet the Texas Interfaith Center Staff and Friends at COP24

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