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New for COP25: Video Dispatches

In partnership with the Austin Chronicle, Texas Impact is producing daily video dispatches from the COP. The videos cover a range of topics, focusing especially on issues of interest to Texas.

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

by Bee Moorhead | 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.

Weekly Witness Ep.524 Hard to Hear with Rev. Rosedanny Ortiz

by Scott Atnip | August 19, 2026 | Weekly Witness | 0 Comments

This week, Scott is joined by Rev. Rosedanny Ortiz, a newly commissioned United Methodist Pastor serving as the lead pastor of Christ’s Foundry UMC in Dallas. Originally from Puerto Rico, Rosedanny is now a leader who the Texas Tribune describes as one of the Latina...

Weekly Witness Ep.523 Capitol Catch-up with Bee Moorhead and Beaman Floyd

by Scott Atnip | August 12, 2026 | Weekly Witness | 0 Comments

This week, Scott is joined by Texas Impact’s Executive Director Bee Moorhead and Legislative Counsel Beaman Floyd. The Texas Impact staff recently lead Ready. Set. Go! events in Denton and Dallas and will soon travel to San Antonio and Houston to meet with Texans of...

Ready. Set. Go!

by Kyle Riley | August 6, 2026 | Latest Posts | 0 Comments

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Weekly Witness Ep.522 It’s All Gospel with Rev. Jim Harrington

by Scott Atnip | August 5, 2026 | Weekly Witness | 0 Comments

This week, Scott is joined by Rev. Jim Harrington, the legendary Texas civil rights attorney turned Episcopal priest. Jim spent decades as a leader in fighting for civil and human rights as founder of the Texas Civil Rights Project, after previously working with Cesar...

Making the World More Fair with Rabbi Eleanor Steinman

by Scott Atnip | July 29, 2026 | Weekly Witness | 0 Comments

This week, Scott is joined by Rabbi Eleanor Steinman, senior rabbi of Temple Beth Shalom in Austin. They discuss the new Texas public education curriculum, as well as LGBTQ+ advocacy through the lens of confronting Christian Nationalism, which is a particularly hot...