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
Membership Matters: The Role of Faith Communities in Democracy
Voting is a matter of faith, citizenship, and democracy, and I am thankful for the opportunity to support faith communities across Greater Houston and Texas as they lift up the...
WELLSPRING UNITED METHODIST COMMUNITY OF FAITH TAKES ACTION
This past Sunday, Wellspring UMC kicked-off October with a letter writing project as part of their “World Communion Sunday" celebration with the theme, “The World at Our...
How would a federal government shutdown affect Texas?
In a webinar with White House staff this week, officials from the Biden administration presented an overview of what programs will be affected in the event the federal...
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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