More than 16 million Texans, or almost 58 percent of the population, live in a county put under a disaster declaration after Hurricane Harvey. The more than 50 inches od rainfall that caused the flooding affected nearly 7 million people in the Houston metro area, or...
This Week on Courts and Ports – June 16th, 2019 This week’s participants are a group from First United Methodist Church in Austin, led by Rev. Cathy Stone. The other members are Lisa Hildebrand, Gerry Carroll, Karen Smith, and Robbie and Tom Ausley. Our guests went to...
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Taxes, Public Education, and Health Care Before each legislative session, Texas Impact’s board of directors sets Texas Impact’s Legislative Agenda. Texas Impact’s board is a delegation appointed by the religious denominations and organizations that make up Texas...
Texas Impact is delighted to welcome four summer interns for 2019! They join Noah Westfall, our Presbyterian Young Adult Volunteer (YAV), who is finishing his year of service with us at the end of July. Sarah Cruz is a current graduate student at the LBJ School...