NEW: Register for the technical assistance webinar on August 6 The Texas Education Agency is proposing to include Bible stories in elementary school reading materials. The agency is accepting public comments on the materials until August 16. Texas Impact and...
Even with all the attention it’s received, many Texans are confused about the Texas abortion ban. Polling earlier this year showed that more than 80 percent of Texas women have significant gaps in knowledge and misconceptions about abortion law in Texas. Texas...
Read the final rule FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE JUNE 21, 2024 Contact Bee Moorhead: bee@texasimpact.org TEXAS IMPACT RESPONDS TO TEXAS MEDICAL BOARD’S ABORTION EXCEPTION RULE Bee Moorhead, head of Texas Impact, the state’s oldest and largest interfaith advocacy network,...
This week, the Texas Impact staff held a 2-day retreat at our office in Austin. With remote staff located in Houston, Huntsville, and the Rio Grande Valley, we have to be extra-intentional about keeping connected, and it was a treat to get to spend concentrated with...
This week, there was a high-profile jury decision in another state involving a former elected official. Closer to home, there was a Texas Supreme Court decision in the Zurawski case. In the decision, the Court ruled against the plaintiffs, rejecting their...
