Join Texas denominational leaders in urging legislators to abandon plans to impose a harsh new anti-immigrant regime in Texas. Add Your Name The Texas Legislature is considering bills that would establish a new, state-based system to repel, detain, and punish...
AUSTIN –– Texas Impact, the state’s oldest and largest interfaith advocacy network, was honored in the Texas House and Senate this morning, Tuesday, April 11, on its 50th anniversary. Sen. Nathan Johnson (D-Dallas) and Rep. Donna Howard (D-Austin) commended the...
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...
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...
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...
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...
