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  • Home
  • Public Policy
    • How to testify
    • Contact your legislators
    • Just and humane migration policies
    • Past Sessions
      • 89th Legislative Agenda Priorities
        • Sine Die Report on Priority Bills in the 89th Legislative Session
        • Sine Die Report on Priority Bills for Advocacy Day 2025
        • 89th Legislature Bill Positions
        • 89th Legislature Testimony
      • 88th Legislative Agenda Priorities
        • Fourth Called Special Session 88th Legislature Bill Positions
        • Sine Die Report on Priority Bills in the 88th
        • Advocacy Day 2023 Report
        • 88th Legislature Bill Positions
      • 87th Legislative Agenda Priorities
        • End of Session Report
        • Bill Positions
        • Bishops’ letter: Oppose permitless carry
        • Public Policy Positions
        • Testimony before the 87th Legislature
      • 86th Legislature (2019)
        • Statement on Scarce Healthcare Resources
        • Agenda Topics for 86th Legislature
          • Healthcare
        • 86th Legislative Testimony
        • 86th Legislature Bill Positions
      • 2017 (85th Session)
        • Post-session report
        • 85 RS Bill Positions
        • 85 1CS Bill Positions
        • Legislative Testimony
        • 2017 Agenda
          • Protecting Human Life
          • Immigration
          • Criminal Justice Reform
          • School Choice
          • Healthcare
          • Human trafficking
          • Conscience Protections
          • Environment
  • Education
    • Education Freedom Accounts
    • Catholic schools
    • Catholic schools job openings
    • Bishops’ statement on immunization
    • Declaración de los obispos sobre la inmunización.
  • Archives
    • Catholic Archives of Texas
    • CAT Collection Highlights
    • Research Guidelines
    • Texas Catholic Historical Society
    • Catholic Southwest Journal
  • Pastoral Resources
    • Clarifications on treating pregnancy complications in Texas
    • Capital Punishment
    • Guidelines for use of sacramental wine in correctional institutions
    • Guidelines for Political Participation
    • Marriage Forms, Ecumenical Guidelines, Advance Directives
    • Medical Advance Directives
      • Preparing For End-of-Life Care: Advance Planning Documents
      • Magisterial Teaching on End-of-Life Issues
    • Preventing the Sexual Abuse of Minors
    • St. Joseph Ministry for foster care
      • What role will you play?
      • From Isolation to Encounter: Journey with Families in the Texas Foster System
      • A Prayer for foster children
      • Collaborators for the foster care journey
    • Social services and Catholic teaching
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    • Evangelization and catechesis
    • Parental engagement in public schools
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