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Climate Justice
Wrong Direction
The EPA held a hearing in Dallas on Thursday, October 17 to gain input on their proposed elimination of regulations on methane emissions. The faith community was well represented as were the scientific and environmental communities. Testifying on behalf of Texas...
Disaster Legislation Wrap Up Part 1
More than 16 million Texans, or almost 58 percent of the population, live in a county put under a disaster declaration after Hurricane Harvey. The more than 50 inches od rainfall that caused the flooding affected nearly 7 million people in the Houston metro area, or...
Changing the Climate in D.C.
by Texas Impact Executive Director Bee Moorhead I spent the first week of May in our nation's capitol, meeting with colleagues from around the country to advocate together for strong U.S. leadership on climate and disaster response. I was joined for part of the...
Economic Justice
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Human Rights
Religious Freedom is Not a Zero-Sum Game
In a recent interview on conservative talk radio, Texas Lt. Governor Dan Patrick cast the policy debate over LGBTQ rights as a holy war. At the ten minute mark, Patrick said: “If you can change your sex…well, then you play God…This is a battle of those who believe...
Encourage Biden Administration to Move Quickly to Protect Migrant Families
Texas Impact has signed on to a comment urging the Biden Administration to act quickly to finalize responsible reforms that protect immigrant families’ access to the health and social services safety net. Organizations including congregations can sign on until April...
Ukrainians Head to US-Mexico Border as Title 42 Comes to an End
In wake of the Russian invasion of Ukraine an estimated 4 million Ukrianians have fled their home country to both neighbors and destinations abroad, including the United States. Encouraged by the Biden administration’s recent promise to receive 100,000 Ukrainian...