Voting is at the core of all civic participation. Texas Impact encourages people of faith and all Texans to participate in all elections. In 2021, the Texas Legislature made major changes to Texas election laws. These laws could make it harder for some eligible Texans to vote, and they could make it harder or scarier for some Texans to volunteer to work the polls. It’s more important than ever to be an election mobilizer—casting your own vote is great, and it’s even better when you help make the system work for all of us.
VIDEO RESOURCES
Your Primary Vote Matters
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 bother to show up.
CURRENT ACTIONS
Need Election Information?
Confirm Your Voter Registration, Learn What Is On Your Ballot, See When and Where You Can Vote, and Find Out Who Currently Represents You
Voter Engagement Hub
Tools and Resources for Mobilizing Your Members and Neighbors to Vote
Become An Election Mobilizer
Your Faith Community Can Become An Election Mobilizer by requesting a code today
CAMPAIGNS
Houston Faith Votes
Our campaign mobilizes diverse faith communities across the Greater Houston area to engage their members and neighbors in elections in 2023 & 2024.
North Texas Faith Votes
It’s time for faithful civic leadership! Ready to get started? Join faith communities from across North Texas for an afternoon of networking and hands-on civic engagement training
NEWS + UPDATES
Whistleblowers Warn of Systemic Failures
Recently, there has been a lot of reference in the media to state employees who are “whistleblowers.” The Texas Whistleblower Act protects public employees who make good faith...
Voting: A Matter of Faith with Rev. Leslie Jackson
Last Sunday, we held the first of Texas Impact’s Houston Faith Votes Kick-off Events at Congregation Beth Israel. We welcomed almost one hundred attendees representing roughly...
Texas Impact in Community and Learning with BRIDGE Institutes for Human Rights Leadership
BRIDGE Institutes for Human Rights Leadership, National Network for Immigrant and Refugee Rights Last week, it was an honor and a privilege to attend the BRIDGE Institutes for...
UPCOMING EVENTS
PROGRAMMING
Ep. 417 Meanwhile in Washington: Looming Federal Medicaid Cuts
Last week, Diana Forester and her colleague Alec Mendoza joined us to talk about health policy in Texas. It is such a big topic, and so much of it is driven by federal policy, that we are joined again this week by Diana to continue the conversation…
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Ep. 416 Start with the Good News: Opportunities and Challenges for Families and Kids in the Upcoming Session
We know the holidays are just around the corner and on behalf of the entire Texas Impact team, we hope you have a meaningful holiday season and that you are able to connect with family and loved ones and find some joy and peace. But the Texas…
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Ep. 415 COP and Go: Updates from the Global Climate Summit
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…
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