“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.

When We Give Together

by Kat Karbach | November 20, 2024 | Latest Posts, Membership | 0 Comments

As we come to the close of 2024, across our state and local communities there’s a focus on giving—giving our time to causes we care about; giving gifts to those we love; and giving financial support to organizations that align with our values. Giving Tuesday is a...

Ep. 415 COP and Go: Updates from the Global Climate Summit

by Scott Atnip | November 20, 2024 | Climate Justice, Global Climate Policy, Texas Climate & Energy, Weekly Witness | 0 Comments

This week we turn our attention to the other side of the globe as we welcome Texas Impact’s Climate Action Fellow, Rev. Dr. Becca Edwards to the program. Becca recently returned from the 29th UNFCCC Conference of the Parties (COP), the global…

Mel Caraway: Methane Updates from Texas and Outer Space

by Bee Moorhead | November 19, 2024 | Climate Justice, Latest Posts | 0 Comments

There has been a lot of talk about methane recently. And it is happening all over the planet. Last Tuesday, there was a plenary at COP29 on “Methane and Non-CO2 Greenhouse Gases.” But that is not what I want to write about today. I want to write about what’s...

You Can Help: Let’s Fix the Abortion Law

by Bee Moorhead | November 19, 2024 | Health, Human Rights, Latest Posts | 0 Comments

Texans don’t have to agree on every abortion question to know that pregnant patients deserve the best care, and doctors deserve respect.

Building Bridges Through Citizen-Diplomacy

by Bee Moorhead | November 19, 2024 | Human Rights, Latest Posts | 0 Comments

Texas Impact recently had the opportunity to host a meeting of French Muslim leaders in our office. We shared information about our work, and the role faith communities play in Texas and U.S. public policy development. The delegation was in the US under the US...

Fun with Democracy

by Bee Moorhead | November 19, 2024 | Civic Engagement, Latest Posts, Legislative, Resources | 0 Comments

This week’s episode of Faith in Democracy, “Policy Tic Tac Toe,” explains the levels and branches of American government

Energy Secretary Granholm, ministers, talk energy at COP29

by Becca Edwards | November 18, 2024 | Latest Posts | 0 Comments

At the Ministerial on Energy Friday morning, ministers from each delegation shared their country’s progress on climate mitigation through energy projects and their plans for the future. Countries have set targets for renewable energy installations, battery storage,...

FEMA, NOAA Talk Hazard Resilience at COP29

by Becca Edwards | November 18, 2024 | Climate Justice, Latest Posts | 0 Comments

At COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan Friday morning staff from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration talked at the “America is All In” pavilion about one of my favorite topics, hazards and resilience. Victoria...

Family Reunion: Faith Communities at COP29

by Becca Edwards | November 14, 2024 | Latest Posts | 0 Comments

The community of interfaith advocates from all over the world at COP29 is part family reunion, part community organizer meeting, and part spiritual gathering.

Gathering in Peace

by Heather Malkawi | November 13, 2024 | Blog, Faith Leader Statements, Human Rights, Individual Action, Latest Posts, Race & Gender, Resources | 0 Comments

This year, it’s no surprise that many of us are feeling stretched thin after a heated election season. Now as we head into the holidays, we’re ready for joy, connection, and maybe a bit of peace. But let’s face it: family gatherings can be tricky even at the best of...

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

New!

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