by Katie Wang | Oct 9, 2023 | Blog, Civic Engagement, Get Involved, Houston Faith Votes, Latest Posts, Membership
Voting is a matter of faith, citizenship, and democracy, and I am thankful for the opportunity to support faith communities across Greater Houston and Texas as they lift up the voices of their members and neighbors through the electoral process. As Texas...
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 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 | Sep 22, 2023 | Civic Engagement, Economic Justice, Human Rights, Latest Posts
Recently, there has been a lot of reference in the media to state employees who are “whistleblowers.” The Texas Whistleblower Act protects public employees who make good faith reports of violations of law by their employer to an appropriate law enforcement authority....
by Kyle Riley | Aug 25, 2023 | Blog, Civic Engagement, Houston Faith Votes, Latest Posts
Last Sunday, we held the first of Texas Impact’s Houston Faith Votes Kick-off Events at Congregation Beth Israel. We welcomed almost one hundred attendees representing roughly thirty faith communities across Houston. This weekend, we are excited to welcome even more...
by Fabiola Olvera Benitez | Aug 23, 2023 | Advocacy 101, Blog, Human Migration, Human Rights, Latest Posts
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...