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Dear {name},
This week, Texas Impact joined with a host of partner organizations to co-host Gun Violence Prevention Advocacy Day. The event featured a special Vidas Robadas (Stolen Lives) installation, with more than 1,000 t-shirts representing Texans who have died from gun homicide or suicide in the past five years. About 4,000 Texans die from gun violence every year. The t-shirt display included shirts from displays across the state over the past year.
Watch the event on YouTube
Gun violence prevention partners are supporting important incremental reforms in this legislative session, including raising the age to purchase semi-automatic rifles from 18 to 21 (HB 1556) and strengthening gun storage laws. A recent University of Houston poll showed that Texans overwhelmingly support commonsense firearm regulations.
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Next up on Texas Impact’s Capitol events calendar is Family Matters: Faith Days at the Capitol, coming up March 16-18. Rally on the South Steps, get updates on your issues, and talk with legislators about your priorities—plus, build your faith community’s advocacy team and network with like-minded Texans of faith and conscience from across the state. Thanks to a generous donor, we now have a limited number of scholarships available for Faith Days at the Capitol, so if cost is a barrier please email Kat@texasimpact.org for more information.
One of the top issues on our Faith Days agenda is maternal health. A recent analysis from Pro Publica shows that the risk of sepsis for pregnant women in Texas has increased significantly since the state banned abortion. It’s just the latest in the growing mountain of evidence that Texas’ extreme abortion ban is hurting and killing pregnant women. |
