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Texas Impact/Texas Interfaith Center for Public Policy

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About the Texas Interfaith Center for Public PolicyThe Texas Interfaith Center for Public Policy is a faith-based, 501(c)(3) non-profit organization established in 2000, providing theologically grounded public policy analysis to people of faith and other Texans. The Center is the research and education partner of Texas Impact, a 501(c)(4) interfaith legislative advocacy network.While much has been made of "the Religious Right" and "the Religious Left" in the media and the political dialogue over the past two decades, most faith communities object to attempts to characterize their beliefs according to a secular partisan continuum. Instead, faith communities are called to provide alternatives to the prevailing political model of "win-lose" by establishing grounds for all parties to pursue a common good.The Center is based in Austin, Texas. It is governed by a 12-member board that includes clergy and lay leaders from diverse faith traditions and areas of the state, some of whom are also members of the Board of Texas Impact, and managed by an Executive Director and an eight-member staff.About Texas ImpactFounded in 1973, Texas Impact is a statewide religious grassroots network whose members include individuals, congregations, and governing bodies of the Christian, Jewish and Muslim faiths. Texas Impact exists to advance state public policies that are consistent with universally held social principles of the Abrahamic traditions.Texas Impact accomplishes its mission by developing grassroots networks in local communities and mobilizing them to advocate with their legislators on specific issues. Developing these networks includes a process of broad policy and advocacy education in congregations and denominational bodies; teambuilding in local faith communities; leadership development with key individuals and groups; and coordination with lawmakers, media, and other public interest groups.