Texas Impact’s board of directors unanimously approved a legislative agenda for 2025-2026 following its biennial legislative retreat. The agenda reflects the shared social concerns of Texas Impact’s member faith traditions around four major policy themes: Economic Justice; Climate Justice: Human Rights; and Civic Participation.

It's hard for some communities to imagine that solar power could even be an option. But with these rebates and possibilities through the Inflation Reduction Act, there might be more opportunity here than they would expect.There's never been a better time for houses of...

In Episode 5 of Faith in Democracy, Bee covers the nuts and bolts of providing legislative testimony, including how to register, what kind of information to include, and when to expect your bill to move forward (or not). 

I’ll tell you a story: Years ago, my husband worked in the drama department at UT. He was walking through the scene shop one day and he observed two students sawing lumber for a piece of scenery. As he watched, bemused, the students laid a 12-foot board across two...

"This is What a Lobbyist Preps Like"Welcome back to our membership series "This is What a Lobbyist Looks Like". As we continue our Fall Membership Drive I wanted to provide insight into who the staff are on our Lobby Team and the work they are doing to prepare for the...

Last week, Diana Forester and her colleague Alec Mendoza joined us to talk about health policy in Texas. It is such a big topic, and so much of it is driven by federal policy, that we are joined again this week by Diana to continue the conversation…

"A Peek Behind the Scenes"During our Annual Membership Drive, I want to give you a sneak peak behind the curtain of how our Lobby Team is preparing for the 89th Legislative Session. Throughout December, I will be interviewing each member of our Lobby Team so you can...

We know the holidays are just around the corner and on behalf of the entire Texas Impact team, we hope you have a meaningful holiday season and that you are able to connect with family and loved ones and find some joy and peace. But the Texas…

Episode 4 of Texas Impact’s new YouTube series Faith in Democracy, walks viewers through the stages of a regular Texas legislative session.

 Near the end of last year’s COP in Dubai, UAE, the African nations together wrote a letter to the COP presidency lamenting the lack of urgent language around transitioning away from fossil fuels in the final version of the Stocktake document. The letter said...

Two major concerns for what seemed like everybody at this year’s COP were what the US would be willing to pledge towards the new climate finance goal and what the US could reasonably promise with regard to climate action given the upcoming change in presidential...

As we come to the close of 2024, across our state and local communities there’s a focus on giving—giving our time to causes we care about; giving gifts to those we love; and giving financial support to organizations that align with our values. Giving Tuesday is a...

This week we turn our attention to the other side of the globe as we welcome Texas Impact’s Climate Action Fellow, Rev. Dr. Becca Edwards to the program. Becca recently returned from the 29th UNFCCC Conference of the Parties (COP), the global…

There has been a lot of talk about methane recently.  And it is happening all over the planet.  Last Tuesday, there was a plenary at COP29 on “Methane and Non-CO2 Greenhouse Gases.”  But that is not what I want to write about today.  I want to write about what’s...

Texans don’t have to agree on every abortion question to know that pregnant patients deserve the best care, and doctors deserve respect.

Texas Impact recently had the opportunity to host a meeting of French Muslim leaders in our office. We shared information about our work, and the role faith communities play in Texas and U.S. public policy development.  The delegation was in the US under the US...

This week’s episode of Faith in Democracy, “Policy Tic Tac Toe,” explains the levels and branches of American government

At the Ministerial on Energy Friday morning, ministers from each delegation shared their country’s progress on climate mitigation through energy projects and their plans for the future. Countries have set targets for renewable energy installations, battery storage,...

At COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan Friday morning staff from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration talked at the “America is All In” pavilion about one of my favorite topics, hazards and resilience. Victoria...

The community of interfaith advocates from all over the world at COP29 is part family reunion, part community organizer meeting, and part spiritual gathering. 

This year, it’s no surprise that many of us are feeling stretched thin after a heated election season. Now as we head into the holidays, we’re ready for joy, connection, and maybe a bit of peace. But let’s face it: family gatherings can be tricky even at the best of...