by Bee Moorhead | Nov 24, 2023 | Education, Latest Posts, Legislative, Spotlight
Thank your legislator for supporting Texas public schools: display a yard sign letting them know you appreciate their courage and commitment! Signs are 1-sided, and include a space for you to write your representative’s name. Each sign comes with a wire display...
by Bee Moorhead | Nov 24, 2023 | Climate Justice, COP28, Latest Posts, Spotlight, TXIPL Website
Bee, Becca, and Bobby are at the United Nations climate negotiations, COP28, November 30-December 12 in Dubai, UAE. As usual, Texas Impact ispartnering with our colleagues from Interfaith Power & Light and many other faith groups to bring you news, updates, and...
by Becca Edwards | Nov 16, 2023 | Climate Justice, Latest Posts, Texas Climate & Energy
This week I attended the Texas Energy Summit, held at the Legislative Conference Center at the Capitol. The agenda was packed with a great series of speakers and topics from Hydrogen to the Energy Transition to Microgrids, all with an eye towards keeping the...
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 Fabiola Olvera Benitez | Nov 10, 2023 | Asylum, Asylum Ban, Blog, Human Migration, Human Rights, Latest Posts, Legislative
Governor Abbott called a fourth special legislative session earlier this week, right after the third special session ended without having passed the most nefarious of their proposed state immigration legislation. During the last special session, the House and Senate...
by Becca Edwards | Nov 3, 2023 | Blog, Climate Justice, Global Climate Policy, Latest Posts, Texas Climate & Energy
The conflict between fossil fuel operators and corporations and those working for a safe climate has recently coalesced around natural gas, which was once considered a more climate-friendly option to coal. Although burning natural gas releases about 50% the amount of...
