by Scott Atnip | Oct 14, 2024 | Civic Engagement, Congregation and Group Action, Houston Faith Votes, Texas Faith Votes, Weekly Witness
We are less than two weeks away from early voting kicking off in Texas, so what better time to welcome back to the program Rebecca McIlwain, Texas Impact’s Houston Faith Votes Project Manager. The Houston Faith Votes team and their cohort of congregations in the...
by Joshua Houston | Feb 22, 2024 | Advocacy 101, Civic Engagement, Congregation and Group Action, Government 101, Houston Faith Votes, Individual Action, Latest Posts
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...
by Joshua Houston | Nov 14, 2023 | Action Alerts, Advocacy 101, Civic Engagement, Congregation and Group Action, Economic Justice, Education, Get Involved, Government 101, Human Rights, Individual Action, Latest Posts, Legislative, Religious Freedom, Spotlight
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...
by Katie Wang | Oct 30, 2023 | Advocacy 101, Civic Engagement, Congregation and Group Action, Government 101, Houston Faith Votes, Latest Posts
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...
by Fabiola Olvera Benitez | Oct 5, 2023 | Blog, Congregation and Group Action, Human Migration, Human Rights, Latest Posts
This past Sunday, Wellspring UMC kicked-off October with a letter writing project as part of their “World Communion Sunday” celebration with the theme, “The World at Our Borders”. Texas Impact staff joined Wellspring UMC to share resources and information on the...
by Fabiola Olvera Benitez | May 4, 2023 | Asylum, Asylum Ban, Blog, Congregation and Group Action, Faith Communities, Get Involved, Human Migration, Human Rights, Individual Action, Latest Posts, Law Enforcement
Militarized Response to Humanitarian Crisis As I detailed in a previous post, Title 42 is nearing its end on May 11, 2023 and as a result many changes in processing of asylum seekers at the border are going to take place. In conjunction with the migration plan...
