This week, Scott was joined by Rev. Mara Bim for a conversation about her faith journey and work in the immigration space. She is familiar to many in the Texas Impact audience as a longtime friend and advocate, and she was recently a featured speaker at the Texas...
For ten years, the Texas Legislature has been a divided body. The extreme wing of the Republican Party controlled the Senate and the traditional wing of the Republican Party controlled the House. That ended on Tuesday. A House Speaker’s job is to “protect the...
The most successful issue organizations in American history achieved that success by injecting their issue into the primary of both political parties. The railroad tycoon, Jay Gould, succinctly summarized the strategy when he said, “I’m a Republican in a Republican...
Since the first week of October, Texas Impact has collected nearly 4,000 letters signed by people of faith from across Texas telling their representatives they oppose a private school voucher program. Texas Impact staff and volunteers are ensuring that every...
The November 2023 general election is underway, and Houston congregations are mobilizing their members to use their voice in the voting booth. As of close of business on October 29, 100,438 registered voters in Harris County had cast their ballots either in person or...
BRIDGE Institutes for Human Rights Leadership, National Network for Immigrant and Refugee Rights Last week, it was an honor and a privilege to attend the BRIDGE Institutes for Human Rights Leadership two-day event in San Benito hosted by the National Network for...
