by Bee Moorhead | Nov 9, 2022 | Climate Justice, COP27, Disaster Responses and Resilience, Global Climate Policy
Today at COP was a study in contrast between international policy negotiation and the implementation work of local communities. The US is squarely in the middle of both conversations, a fact US Special Climate Envoy John Kerry highlighted in his morning talk at the...
by Bee Moorhead | Nov 6, 2022 | Blog, Climate Justice, COP27, Global Climate Policy
We arrived in Sharm el Sheikh, Egypt, for this year’s United Nations climate negotiations after two days of travel, and we were immediately in the midst of global community: friends from around the world, diplomats and policy experts, and the people of the local...
by Bee Moorhead | Jul 28, 2022 | Human Rights, Issues, Latest Posts, Legislative
Texas Impact’s board of directors met in July to set their legislative priorities for the 2023 legislative session. There were deep conversations and discernment—our board worked really hard. The priorities they came up with reflect the consensus positions of...
by Bee Moorhead | Jun 27, 2022 | Latest Posts, Race & Gender, Religious Freedom
In response to the U.S. Supreme Court decision in the cases of Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, Texas Impact issued the following statement: Faith communities across a broad spectrum of cultures and traditions share the belief that every person has...
by Bee Moorhead | Jun 3, 2022 | Economic Justice, Health
Remember Medicaid? Back in the distant, misted past of 2019, access to affordable health insurance was a constant legislative campaign, with Texas Impact and our partners in the Cover Texas Now coalition advocating for Medicaid expansion, as well as more targeted...
