ISSUE CHAMPIONS GROUPS
Issue-based groups meet regularly with Texas Impact staff and our coalition partners, and help mobilize their networks around opportunities and threats on their issues. Working with Texas Impact staff and coalition partners, team members will meet with lawmakers at the Capitol and in-district on a regular basis, and host events to showcase mainstream support for their issue. Team members who have limited capacity for in-person advocacy will be encouraged to make calls, write letters, and engage on social media. Texas Impact staff will will host weekly Zoom meetups for each issue team during the legislative session.
ENDING GUN VIOLENCE
This team will support legislation that would intervene constructively to reduce gun violence, as well as “playing defense” against erosion of gun violence prevention measures.
PUBLIC SCHOOL DEFENDERS
Ready to defend public education in Texas? Join our team of committed advocates and take effective action to oppose vouchers, unlicensed “chaplains,” and other threats to our education system.
REPRODUCTIVE JUSTICE
This team will focus on resisting threats to reproductive health, as well as promoting policies to address current reproductive injustice. The team meets every Monday at 5:00 PM on Zoom. Register below to get updates and the zoom link!
CLIMATE ACTION
Come talk about all your favorite climate and energy topics with other climate-curious people of faith in Texas! The team will meet every Friday at 10:00 AM on Zoom to talk about current climate and energy events, share success stories, and hear about opportunities to take action on climate and energy-related issues. Come to as many or as few meetings as you are able! Expect a friendly atmosphere to ask questions, learn together, and take action with a supportive group.
LGBTQ+ RIGHTS
Mainstream Texas faith communities say that discrimination on the basis of sexuality or gender identity doesn’t belong in our state…and we need to say it louder than ever in the 2023 Texas legislative session. Legislators need to understand that their constituents don’t want extreme legislation or hate-filled rhetoric. Will you commit to working consistently with fellow Texans of faith to make sure lawmakers get the message?
