“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.

by Bee Moorhead | July 10, 2026 | Latest Posts | 0 Comments

The Fixing Emergency Management Act of 2025 is a bipartisan bill that would modernize federal disaster response by making FEMA an independent, cabinet level agency, speeding up aid delivery that finances recovery for Texas communities after disaster. Texas depends on...

Weekly Witness Ep.520 Radical Hope with Ilka Vega

by Scott Atnip | July 8, 2026 | Weekly Witness | 0 Comments

This week, Scott is joined by former colleague Ilka Vega, who has traveled the world serving in various mission, justice, and advocacy roles and is currently serving as the Executive for Economic and Environmental Justice at United Women in Faith. The Texas Impact...

Weekly Witness Ep.518 Strengthening Community Through Religious Diversity with Hon. Manpreet Singh

by Scott Atnip | June 24, 2026 | Weekly Witness | 0 Comments

This week, Scott was joined by Judge Manpreet Singh, the first Sikh judge elected in the state of Texas and first Sikh woman judge in the United States. Judge Singh talked with Scott about how the Sikh faith has called for equality for centuries and discussed how Sikh...

by Bee Moorhead | June 19, 2026 | Latest Posts | 0 Comments

HOT TOPICSCOOL SPEAKERSThis summer, join Texas Impact and friends on Zoom for free seminars on the public policy topics at the top of everyone’s list.Hot Topic: Immigration[sb_youtube_feed feed_id="sby-16" _builder_version="4.27.6" _module_preset="default"...

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by Bee Moorhead | June 17, 2026 | Latest Posts | 0 Comments

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