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Civic Engagement
Getting Up to Speed on Redistricting
Soon, the redistricting committees of the Texas Legislature will begin the process of redrawing Texas’ state and federal electoral district boundaries. The maps the Legislature ultimately approves will color state and national public policy decisions for the next...
Press Release: Texas Impact Sues State of Texas
For Immediate Release September 3, 2021 Contact: Oliver Bernstein, 512.289.8618 Faith-based powerhouse Texas Impact joins lawsuit challenging restrictive voting legislation AUSTIN, TEX. -- One of the leading advocacy groups representing Texans of faith...
Legislative Update: Voting Rights, Voting Restrictions
The 87th Texas Legislature is now convened in its second special session, and election reform remains at the forefront of state leaders’ agendas. Texas Impact opposes omnibus election reform legislation that has been introduced in the 87th Regular; 1st Called; and now...
Climate Justice
Climate and Migration at COP28 UAE
It is day three of Texas Impact’s witness of COP28 in Dubai, UAE. As this is my second COP I am coming into the event with a bit more preparation and perspective, yet, once again I am struck by the intersectionality of the climate negotiations. COP continues to be the...
VP Al Gore Introduces New Climate Data Tool
At COP28 Sunday morning, former Vice President Al Gore told us about a new scientific tool, Climate TRACE, which promises to improve the way we measure and understand greenhouse gas emissions around the world. This means a better understanding of the source of GHG...
Global Stocktake Negotiations at COP28
The Global Stock Take (GST) is the process called for in the 2015 Paris Agreement in which each party assesses the progress it has made toward its emissions reduction and adaptation goals. The first GST is happening this year at COP28. The preliminary report of the...
Economic Justice
Policy Primer: Public Utilities and Public Health
Light and Life: Using the Public Utility Commission of Texas Sunset Review to Safeguard Texans' Health and Wellbeing a primer by Texas Impact sponsored by Methodist Healthcare Ministries of South Texas, Inc. OVERVIEW When Texans think about health and health equity,...
Cyrus Reed on Climate Change and Winter Storm Uri
Cyrus Reed, Ph.D. Conservation Director of the Lone Star Chapter of the Sierra Club, explains the connections between climate change; the failure of the Texas electric grid during Winter Storm Uri; and the upcoming sunset review of the Public Utility Commission of...
After 2021’s Winter Storm, Grid Uncertainty Continues
In February 2021, the Texas electric grid experienced one of its biggest reliability challenges from the impact of Winter Storm Uri. This storm left millions of Texans without power and water for several days, imposing physical, emotional, and financial trauma on the...
Human Rights
Vidas Robadas Memorializes Harris County Victims
Earlier this month, Bering Church became the first congregation in Houston to participate in Texas Impact’s gun violence prevention campaign, Vidas Robadas/Stolen Lives. Bering Church, headed by Rev Diane McGehee, is a long-time Texas Impact member with a history in...
Texas Public Schools Are Still Safe for Every Faith
Since last summer, our members have been urging their local school boards not to create a “new school chaplain program” as required by SB 763. Overwhelmingly, Texas school boards have agreed. Today is the deadline for school boards to vote, and we are pleased to...
SB4 Reality: “Stuck Against Competing Interests Between the State and Government”
The U.S. Department of Justice and the ACLU Texas have filed lawsuits against SB4. The ACLU TX and Texas Civil Rights Project also filed a motion for preliminary injunction to stop SB4 from taking effect on March 5, 2024. The preliminary injunction hearing was...