by Bee Moorhead | Aug 22, 2023 | Education, Faith Leader Statements, Human Rights, Latest Posts, Legislative, Religious Freedom
MEDIA CONTACTSManisha Sunil, West End Strategy Team / msunil@westendstrategy.com; 202-417-0171Guthrie Graves-Fitzsimmons, BJC / guthrie@bjconline.org; 713-614-4946Joshua Houston, Texas Impact / josh@texasimpact.org; 979-487-1188 AUSTIN—More than 100 Texas chaplains...
by Becca Edwards | Aug 11, 2023 | Climate Justice, Disaster Responses and Resilience, Economic Justice, Economic Participation, Human Rights, Latest Posts, Resources, Texas Climate & Energy
Litany for Texas Workers for Sunday, September 3, 2023 (Adapt for Your Faith Tradition) God, we ask your presence and blessing upon workers, this Labor Day and every day. God of care, empower us to move and rest in your restorative justice for all. God,...
by Joshua Houston | Jul 28, 2023 | Economic Justice, Education, Human Rights, Latest Posts, Legislative, Religious Freedom
What is a public school chaplain? Texas school children may soon find out. In 2023, the Texas Legislature passed Senate Bill 763, which gives public school districts the option to hire religiously affiliated chaplains. However, the bill provides no definition, job...
by Bee Moorhead | Apr 29, 2023 | Health, Latest Posts, Legislative
Now that HB 12 ensuring 12 months of postpartum Medicaid coverage is in the Senate, your congregation or group can help get the bill over the finish line…but there’s no time to waste! Please use the model language below to help you draft your own letter—it...
by Bee Moorhead | Apr 20, 2023 | Action Alerts, Economic Justice, Health, Issue Briefs, Latest Posts, Legislative
Download the 1-Pager HB 1280, Texas’ abortion ban, which the Legislature passed in 2021 and went into effect in August 2022, creates an exception for cases when the pregnancy causes a “life threatening physical condition” that “places the female at...
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...
