by Bee Moorhead | May 17, 2024 | Civic Engagement, Human Rights, Latest Posts, Legislative
This week, interim hearings started in the Texas Senate. On Tuesday, the Subcommittee on Higher Education met to hear testimony on three interim charges: “Monitor the Ban on Discriminatory DEI Policies;” “Combating Antisemitism on Texas College Campuses;” and “Campus...
by Bee Moorhead | May 3, 2024 | Civic Engagement, Climate Justice, Human Rights, Latest Posts
Guest blog post by Rev. Mel Caraway and Rev. Phil Dieke Texas Impact board members meet with Tajikistani faith and civil society leaders in Dallas We had a great meeting today with a delegation from Tajikistan on “International Religious Freedom.” Their...
by Bee Moorhead | Apr 28, 2024 | Uncategorized
Texas Impact board and staff members September 2024 Texas Impact’s Leader Council comprises representatives from diverse faith traditions, some of whom serve as official representatives of governing bodies or interest groups within their traditions and others of whom...
by Bee Moorhead | Mar 7, 2024 | Action Alerts, Economic Justice, Featured Content, Health, Latest Posts, Legislative, Spotlight
Next Texas Medical Board Meeting: March 21-22, 2024 Courts, doctors, and patients all are asking the Texas Medical Board to clarify when a threat to the life of the mother creates an exception to Texas laws that ban abortions. Sign the Petition The TMB has both the...
by Bee Moorhead | Jan 10, 2024 | Civic Engagement, Houston Faith Votes, Latest Posts, Spotlight
Feel like your voice doesn’t matter? Only 14% (!) of eligible Texans vote in the March primaries, but that’s when most state legislative seats get decided. Legislators aren’t ignoring their constituents–they’re just listening to the folks who...
