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Our electricity and water crisis in Texas calls us to gratitude for electricity and water. The coronavirus pandemic calls us to gratitude for life and health. The recession calls us to gratitude for the financial resources we still possess. The January 6 attack on the Capitol calls us to gratitude for the democracy it threatened. The growing threats against religious liberty call us to gratitude for the religious freedom we enjoy.

And the finitude of this life calls us to gratitude for the greater life to come.

Churches across the state of Texas have opened their doors to serve as warming stations and temporary shelters for the more than 3 million Texans who are without power due to harsh winter weather conditions.

According to reports, Texas will officially no longer be providing federal funds to Planned Parenthood facilities in the state.

In Texas, thousands of Christians gathered over the weekend to worship the Lord together.

Last month, the Austin, Texas city council cut millions of dollars in funding from its police department and redirected some of the funds to improve abortion access.

Last week, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued a letter prohibiting local governments from closing private religious schools because of the pandemic.

The ACLU and two pro-choice groups have dropped their lawsuits against seven Texas towns that had declared themselves as "sanctuary cities for the unborn."

A Texas church found a creative solution in order to still host it's annual Easter egg hunt amid the coronavirus pandemic. Instead of meeting in person, in order to maintain social distancing recommendations, the church decided to host this year's egg hunt virtually, with the help of the popular video game, Minecraft.

On Tuesday, an appeals court judge ruled that Texas' near-total abortion ban, introduced for the duration of the coronavirus pandemic, is allowed.

Texas became the second state to order abortion clinics to halt abortions during the COVID-19 pandemic on Monday.