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Civic Engagement
Texas Impact in Community and Learning with BRIDGE Institutes for Human Rights Leadership
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...
Voting: A Matter of Faith with Rev. Dr. Ginny Brown Daniel
In anticipation of Texas Impact’s Houston Faith Votes Kick-off Events, which start this weekend, Sunday, August 20th, 8/26, and 8/27 (register here), I am speaking with several faith leaders across Houston. Through these dialogues, faith leaders explore why voting is...
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 these dialogues, faith leaders explore why voting is vital for their community, and why it’s...
Climate Justice
Texas Springtime Weather Roundup: Extreme Heat
Memorial weekend saw extreme heat across a large portion of the State of Texas. My family was scheduled to go camping and hiking Sunday and Monday at Enchanted Rock. We chose Memorial Day weekend for the outing because that is early enough in the summer that our...
Texas Springtime Weather Roundup: Statewide Severe Weather
Springtime is severe weather in Texas, so it is not unusual to see thunderstorms, hail, and tornadoes this time of year. What has been unusual is the frequency and severity of the severe weather. A brief survey of the storm reports for Texas available at the National...
El Niño, Climate Change Pose Complex Array of Climate Risks Around the World
In the US we often hear the meteorological term “El Niño” when a broadcast meteorologist is talking about unsettled weather like thunderstorms, squall lines, and tornadoes. It’s true, in the southwestern US, El Niño years tend to be wetter and stormier than they are...
Economic Justice
Texas Impact Joins State Parks Coalition
This year, Texas is celebrating the 100th anniversary of our system of State Parks. To mark the centennial, Texans statewide will have the opportunity to vote on November 7th to support a Constitutional Amendment (Proposition 14) to create the Centennial Parks...
100+ TX Chaplains to School Boards: Keep Chaplains Out of Public Schools
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...
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. God of care, empower us to move and rest in your restorative justice for all. God,...
Human Rights
May in Texas – A Time for Remembrance and Action
In Texas, May is a special time for gun violence survivors. Within its markers are the anniversaries of two major school shootings – the Santa Fe High School shooting on May 18th and the Uvalde Robb Elementary School shooting on May 24th. It is a hard time for many,...
“At Least Our Voices Were Heard:” Interim Hearings Are Underway
This week, interim hearings started in the Texas Senate. On Tuesday, the Subcommittee on Higher Education met to hear testimony on three interim charges: “Monitor the Ban on Discriminatory DEI Policies;” “Combating Antisemitism on Texas College Campuses;” and “Campus...
Reflections from El Paso: We Will Resist Summit
“Bienvenida” Last week, I had the opportunity to attend the We Will Resist Summit held in the beautiful borderlands of El Paso. As my Uber driver dropped me off at my destination, we chatted in Spanglish, and I eventually disclosed it was my first time in El...