Faithful Advocates' To-Do List for the Week of October 18, 2026

• Call for the State to release the Maternal Mortality report
• Sign up to defend SNAP next session
• Submit a comment on EPA's proposed climate change rule
• Check your voter registration (again)
• Register for United Women in Faith Texas Legislative Event 2027
• Download Texas Impact's legislative priorities for 2027

Registration is open for the 40th Annual United Women in Faith Texas Legislative Event!

We welcome all who are committed to justice, freedom, and opportunity for all people. Presented in partnership with Texas Impact, the event includes three days of speakers, inspiration, workshops, and legislative visits.

Tell lawmakers to preserve and strengthen SNAP food assistance

Dear {name},

In 2025, Congress made changes to SNAP in HR1 (the "One Big Bill"). They put new financial burdens on states and made it harder for our neighbors to get the food they need.

Now it's state budget time, and many Texans are worried the state won't prioritize funding for SNAP. It's time for Texans of faith and conscience to step up: Join with thousands of Texans and tell the Texas Legislature that funding for SNAP is not negotiable.

In Texas, HR1 is putting pressure on the state budget process that is just ramping up, as lawmakers face a new $2 billion SNAP cost resulting from HR1 provisions as well as challenges to state health care funding. Texas faith communities, in partnership with food banks and other stakeholders, insist the state must fully fund SNAP without taking funds away from other social programs. Advocates are urging all state lawmakers to commit to fund SNAP for the 2028-2029 biennium, to give Congress time to repeal HR1 and recalibrate the federal SNAP program.

See how HR1 is impacting one Texas community

Read about why SNAP cuts are bad for all Texans

You and your community can help! Texas Impact is one of a growing number of statewide organizations partnering in Call to Feed the Hungry, an interfaith campaign to show lawmakers that Texans won't stand for any SNAP-related cuts next session.

Ready to do more? Join Texas Impact's new Health and Food Security Action Team! 

Thanks for everything you and your community do for Texas—and thanks in advance for adding your voice to the Call to Feed the Hungry.

Love,

Bee Moorhead

Texas Impact Executive Director

We are calling for the repeal of HR. 1 (known as the One Big Bill Act) and renewal of the federal government’s commitment to justice. Legislators, policymakers, and candidates must repeal this immoral law and replace it with legislation reflecting our shared values: feeding the hungry, healing the sick, protecting the environment, and  treating migrants with dignity.

This week, Scott was joined by Rev. Phil Dieke, Texas Impact’s Board President. Phil and the Texas Impact Leadership Council have done a deep dive this year into the idea of “prophetic imagination” and how it relates to the work of Texas Impact and our members as we prepare for the upcoming election cycle and the legislative session to follow.

Watch on YouTube or listen on your favorite podcast platform.

Check out our full events calendar

Texas Impact is on Substack—look for new posts, notes, and bonus videos on our stack.

New this week:

• • Grace Bonilla on school district budgets
  • Scott Atnip on prophetic imagination
  • Rev. Barbara Dunlap on maternal health and grief
  • Rebecca McIlwain on storytelling

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