by Fabiola Olvera Benitez | Oct 13, 2023 | Asylum, Blog, Human Migration, Human Rights, Latest Posts, Law Enforcement, Legislative
This week the Texas Legislature began its third Special session. As expected, border bills were on the agenda. On Tuesday, with short notice, the Senate Border Security Committee held a hearing to discuss the two immigration bills filed, Senate Bill 4 (SB 4) and...
by Bee Moorhead | Oct 9, 2023 | Education, Latest Posts, Legislative, Religious Freedom, Spotlight
Watch and share our short video on why vouchers are wrong for...
by Bee Moorhead | Oct 9, 2023 | Education, Latest Posts, Legislative, Religious Freedom
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE OCTOBER 9, 2023 Contact Bee Moorhead Texas Impact, the oldest and largest interfaith advocacy group in the state, today issued the following statement urging lawmakers to reject any legislation creating a program diverting taxpayer dollars to...
by Bee Moorhead | Oct 4, 2023 | Education, Latest Posts, Legislative, Religious Freedom, Spotlight
Make sure your legislators know you oppose vouchers! Even if you’re sure your legislator is with you on the issue, they still need to know that you are with them and will have their back when they are taking the tough votes. Fill out the form below, and...
by Becca Edwards | Sep 29, 2023 | Blog, Civic Engagement, Disaster Responses and Resilience, Economic Justice, Government 101, Latest Posts, Legislative
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 government, and in particular the US House of Representatives, is unable to reach an agreement on...
by Bee Moorhead | Aug 31, 2023 | Climate Justice, Creation Care, Health, Latest Posts, Legislative, Texas Climate & Energy
This year, Texas is celebrating the 100th anniversary of our system of State Parks. To mark the centennial, Texans statewide will have the opportunity to vote on November 7th to support a Constitutional Amendment (Proposition 14) to create the Centennial Parks...