by Bee Moorhead | Oct 13, 2024 | Civic Engagement, Climate Justice, Economic Justice, Faith Leader Statements, Human Rights, Issue Briefs, Issues, Latest Posts, Legislative, Resources
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by Bee Moorhead | Sep 15, 2024 | Faith Leader Statements, Issues, Latest Posts, Legislative, Spotlight
Board Members Abel Vega and Rev. Jessica Cain confer about legislative priorities Texas Impact’s board of directors unanimously approved a legislative agenda for 2025-2026 following its biennial legislative retreat. The more than 40 members of the board...
by Joshua Houston | Mar 1, 2024 | Blog, Civic Engagement, Economic Justice, Education, Faith Communities, Faith Leader Statements, Latest Posts, Legislative, Religious Freedom, Spotlight
Since last summer, our members have been urging their local school boards not to create a “new school chaplain program” as required by SB 763. Overwhelmingly, Texas school boards have agreed. Today is the deadline for school boards to vote, and we are pleased to...
by Bee Moorhead | Oct 25, 2023 | Faith Leader Statements, Latest Posts
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE OCTOBER 25, 2023 Contact Bee Moorhead: bee@texasimpact.org Texas Impact, the oldest and largest interfaith advocacy group in the state, joined allies and advocates in denouncing the anti-immigration bills under consideration in the House. ...
by Becca Edwards | Oct 9, 2023 | Blog, Climate Justice, Creation Care, Faith Leader Statements, Global Climate Policy, Latest Posts
Pope Francis’s recent encyclical on climate, Laudate Deum, was released October 4. Laudate Deum serves as a follow-up to his earlier encyclical, Laudato Si. The timing of the release of this encyclical suggests that the Vatican hopes to influence the outcome of the...
