Voting is at the core of all civic participation. Texas Impact encourages people of faith and all Texans to participate in all elections. In 2021, the Texas Legislature made major changes to Texas election laws. These laws could make it harder for some eligible Texans to vote, and they could make it harder or scarier for some Texans to volunteer to work the polls. It’s more important than ever to be an election mobilizer—casting your own vote is great, and it’s even better when you help make the system work for all of us.
VIDEO RESOURCES
Your Primary Vote Matters
Feel like your voice doesn’t matter? Only 14% (!) of eligible Texans vote in the March primaries, but that’s when most state legislative seats get decided. Legislators aren’t ignoring their constituents–they’re just listening to the folks who bother to show up.
CURRENT ACTIONS
Voter Engagement Hub
Tools and Resources for Mobilizing Your Members and Neighbors to Vote
Need Election Information?
Confirm Your Voter Registration, Learn What Is On Your Ballot, See When and Where You Can Vote, and Find Out Who Currently Represents You
Become An Election Mobilizer
Your Faith Community Can Become An Election Mobilizer by requesting a code today
CAMPAIGNS
Houston Faith Votes
Our campaign mobilizes diverse faith communities across the Greater Houston area to engage their members and neighbors in elections in 2023 & 2024.
North Texas Faith Votes
It’s time for faithful civic leadership! Ready to get started? Join faith communities from across North Texas for an afternoon of networking and hands-on civic engagement training
NEWS + UPDATES
March 5: Where Do We Go From Here?
For ten years, the Texas Legislature has been a divided body. The extreme wing of the Republican Party controlled the Senate and the traditional wing of the Republican Party...
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...
Advancing Issues through Elections
The most successful issue organizations in American history achieved that success by injecting their issue into the primary of both political parties. The railroad tycoon, Jay...
UPCOMING EVENTS
Events
PROGRAMMING
Ep. 342 No Shade to the Polar Bears
This week we are joined by Texas Impact’s Climate Action Fellow, Becca Edwards, to help prepare for Earth Day on April 22. Becca has been meeting with many congregations talking about climate change, liberation theology, how communities of faith can…
Read MoreEp. 341 All the Feels
This week we say goodbye to maybe our closest friend of the show, who has been on the program more than any other guest. Texas Impact announced last week that Advocacy Director Joshua Houston would be leaving soon to take a new position with Caritas…
Read MoreEp. 340 Spiritual Nourishment: Ramadan and Justice Work
Many Christians just finished Holy Week, Passover is coming and we are in the midst of Ramadan. All of those seasons can and should inspire people of faith to love our neighbor and have some intersection with advocating on behalf of our neighbors and…
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