Texas Impact presents Texas Senate Bill 4: Anti "Sanctuary Cities," which provides an overview of a contentious legislative issue in the 85th Texas Legislature.

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Terre Compton, former juror in Robert Roberson
trial, answers questions from Rep. Harrison

House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence
October 21, 2024

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Hon. John Grisham provides testimony in
House Criminal Jurisprudence Committee
hearing on Robert Roberson case

House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence
October 21, 2024

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Dr. Phil McGraw provides testimony in
House Criminal Jurisprudence Committee
hearing on Robert Roberson case

House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence
October 21, 2024

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Last week, Diana Forester and her colleague Alec Mendoza joined us to talk about health policy in Texas. It is such a big topic, and so much of it is driven by federal policy, that we are joined again this week by Diana to continue the conversation about how actions by Congress could impact health in Texas–and how you can help protect Texans' access to healthcare in the coming weeks.

This will be our last episode before the new year, so on behalf of the entire Texas Impact team, we hope you have a meaningful holiday season and that you are able to connect with family and loved ones and find some joy and peace. When we come back, Congress will have convened, and the Texas Legislature will be preparing to come to town, so I hope everyone comes back from the holiday ready to get to work!

Find out more about Texans Care for Children and their work at https://txchildren.org/

Be a part of our fall Membership Drive by donating or, better yet, becoming a member at https://texasimpact.org/donate/

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Start with the Good News: Opportunities and Challenges for Families and Kids in the Upcoming Session

We know the holidays are just around the corner and on behalf of the entire Texas Impact team, we hope you have a meaningful holiday season and that you are able to connect with family and loved ones and find some joy and peace. But the Texas Legislature comes to town January 14, so we hope you spend some time over the next few weeks mentally preparing for what’s to come. So, soak up all of the joy and peace you can now and hopefully those good vibes continue into the next year as we work together for justice and equity in Texas.

So, to help us prepare for the Legislature coming back to town, we are joined today by Diana Forester, Director of Health Policy for Texans Care for Children and her colleague, Senior Policy Associate, Alec Mendoza. They are going to talk to us about health policy in Texas and the opportunities to make substantive progress to make life better for Texans. This is an issue that isn’t getting a ton of attention in the press, but will definitely have an impact on people in our families and, for sure, our congregations and communities.

Find out more about Texans Care for Children and their work at txchildren.org

Be a part of our fall Membership Drive by donating or, better yet, becoming a member at texasimpact.org/donate

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Getting Started with BallotReady with Kyle Riley

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What Is BallotReady? with Kyle Riley

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Why Use BallotReady? with Kyle Riley

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Your BallotReady Dashboard with Kyle Riley

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In anticipation of Texas Impact’s Houston Faith Votes Kick-off Events on 8/20, 8/26, and 8/27 (register at txfaith.org/HFVevents ), I am speaking with several faith leaders across Houston. Through these dialogues, faith leaders explore why voting is vital for their community, and why it’s a matter of faith.

Each week I’ll share how different leaders understand the connection between their faith and participation in democracy and why they feel called to mobilize their communities to engage in civic processes.

This week, I spoke with Kim Mabry, a United Methodist and the program manager for Interfaith Relations at Interfaith Ministries of Greater Houston. Kim shared her thoughts on the importance of voting and how her faith has shaped her view of civic engagement.

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In anticipation of Texas Impact’s Houston Faith Votes Kick-off Events on 8/20, 8/26, and 8/27 (register at txfaith.org/HFVevents ), I am speaking with several faith leaders across Houston. Through these dialogues, faith leaders explore why voting is vital for their community, and why it’s a matter of faith.

Each week I’ll share how different leaders understand the connection between their faith and participation in democracy and why they feel called to mobilize their communities to engage in civic processes.

This week I spoke with Rabbi Josh Fixler from Congregation Emanu El in Houston.

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In anticipation of Texas Impact’s Houston Faith Votes Kick-off Events on 8/20, 8/26, and 8/27 (register here), I am speaking with several faith leaders across Houston. Through these dialogues, faith leaders explore why voting is vital for their community, and why it’s a matter of faith.

Each week I’ll share how different leaders understand the connection between their faith and participation in democracy and why they feel called to mobilize their communities to engage in civic processes.

This week I spoke with Rev. Dr. Angela Ravin-Anderson, a leader in the Social Justice Ministry at Wheeler Avenue Baptist Church, situated across from the University of Houston in Third Ward. Rev. Dr. Ravin-Anderson shared her thoughts about the deep connection between the justice ministry of Christ and the need to actively pursue those values in our communities.

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In anticipation of Texas Impact’s Houston Faith Votes Kick-off Events, which start this weekend, Sunday, August 20th, 8/26, and 8/27 ( register at houstonfaithvotes.org ), We are speaking with several faith leaders across Houston. Through these dialogues, faith leaders explore why voting is vital for their community, and why it’s a matter of faith.

Each week we’ll share how different leaders understand the connection between their faith and participation in democracy and why they feel called to mobilize their communities to engage in civic processes.

This week we spoke with Rev. Dr. Ginny Brown Daniel, an Ordained Minister in the United Church of Christ and a long-time Houstonian. Rev. Dr. Brown Daniel shared about the evolution of her perspective on how her faith and civic engagement are intertwined.

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