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Using the Public Utility Commission of Texas Sunset Review to Safeguard Texans’ Health and Wellbeing
The upcoming 2022-2023 Sunset review of the Public Utility Commission of Texas, offers a unique opportunity for Texas lawmakers to advance public health in the Lone Star State.
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Labor Day Litany
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. ...
Voting: A Matter of Faith with Rev. Dr. Angela Ravin-Anderson
In anticipation of Texas Impact’s Houston Faith Votes Kick-off Events on 8/20, 8/26, and 8/27 (register here), I am speaking with several faith leaders across Houston. Through...
Rampant Patterns of Cruelty
These past few weeks have clearly showcased, how US immigration piecemeal policies and illegal state intrusion of federal immigration enforcement laws, have created the...
Border Barriers, Lawsuits, Death: Heeding the Call for Faith in Action
The above photograph depicts Pastor Barberi, some Courts & Ports participants, praying alongside asylum seeking families waiting for a CBP One appointment at an encampment in...
The Iron Pipeline: How Texas is Arming the Cartels
News broke this week that another dead body was found in the buoys on the Texas border in Eagle Pass as a part of Gov. Abbott’s Operation Lone Star, a state response to “crack...
Ep.309 Chaplains in Schools, Changing the Rules
This week we welcome back to the program Josh Houston, Texas Impact’s Advocacy Director, to talk about public education in Texas, and specifically about the implementation of the school chaplain bill that will impact every one of your communities. We…
Press Release | Migrant Drownings
TITLE: Open Letter to Gov. Abbott from Faith Leaders on Migrant Drownings FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 03, 2023 Contact Bee Moorhead: bee@texasimpact.org “A BLIGHT...
Voting: A Matter of Faith with Rabbi Joshua Fixler
In anticipation of Texas Impact’s Houston Faith Votes Kick-off Events on 8/20, 8/26, and 8/27 (register here), I am speaking with several faith leaders across Houston. Through...
What is a public school chaplain? Texas school children may soon find out.
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...
Ep. 308 Faithful Voices in the Public Square
This week we are taking a mid-summer break from our legislative wrap-up series to talk about the recent judicatory season with the Chair of the Board of Church and Society for the North Texas Annual Conference United Methodist Church and one of our…