by Bee Moorhead | Apr 10, 2023 | Action Alerts, Health, Latest Posts, Legislative, Race & Gender, Religious Freedom
Image: Rosa Rolanda, Autorretrato 1952 Get these bills moving! The following bills have not been scheduled for committee hearings yet. These bills would help to mitigate the damage from Texas’ extreme abortion laws, consistent with the beliefs held by the...
by Bee Moorhead | Apr 10, 2023 | Action Alerts, Latest Posts, Legislative
Download the PDF When the budget is in the rearview mirror, the controversial legislation often breaks loose in the Texas Legislature. This week is no exception. On Tuesday, the House Public Education Committee will take up several voucher bills. On Wednesday, the...
by Bobby Watson | Apr 2, 2023 | Action Alerts, Latest Posts, Legislative
Download the PDF The Texas House will take up the budget bill — HB 1 — on Maundy Thursday. With 150 members, the House often takes well past midnight to pass the budget. With an all-nighter looming, and hundreds of pre-filed amendments being vetted, House committees...
by Bee Moorhead | Mar 31, 2023 | Latest Posts, Legislative
This week, people of faith joined with thousands of Texans from across the state to oppose legislation that would prohibit health care professionals from delivering gender-affirming care to Texans under 18. In partnership with Texas Impact, members of the Austin...
by Bee Moorhead | Mar 26, 2023 | Action Alerts, Latest Posts, Legislative
Download the PDF This week is going to be a very bad week for LGBTQ equality. The news cycle will be consumed with anti-LGBTQ bills practically all week. In this action alert, we have prioritized the worst of the worst: ending gender affirming care — currently the...
by Bee Moorhead | Mar 24, 2023 | Latest Posts, Legislative
This week, action heated up in the Capitol across a range of issues. Texas Impact focused especially on hearings related to the electric grid; vouchers; and addressing gun violence. We are proud of the members of our Ending Gun Violence issue team who provided...
