Texas Impact Climate Policy Manager testifies about the importance of faith-based disaster organizations in responding to disasters in Texas

House State Affairs
September 14, 2026

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Tara Bushnoe, Upper Guadalupe River Authority, testifies about the improvements the UGRA has made for flood readiness since the 2025 floods

House State Affairs
September 14, 2026

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Rep. King asks Reem Zoun, TWDB, about flood recurrence intervals and dust storms

House State Affairs
September 14, 2026

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Pecan farmer in Comal County asks House State Affairs to study water use in addition to large load electricity demand

House State Affairs
August 19, 2026

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This week, Scott is joined by Abel who serves as the director of connectional ministries for the Rio Texas Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church. Among his portfolio, Abel works on mission, justice, and disaster response ministries.

Abel also serves on Texas Impact’s Leadership Council, who just released Texas Impact’s biennial legislative priorities for the next biennium. Abel talks about the legislative priorities, specifically reflecting on public education, immigration and climate priorities.

See the full set of legislative priorities at: https://texasimpact.org/legislative-priorities-2027/

We hope you enjoy this episode and invite a friend to listen along. If you share it in your social media, make sure to tag us!

To learn more or get involved, check out Texas Impact’s Action Center at texasimpact.org.

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Weekly Witness is hosted by Scott Atnip and engineered and produced by David Vassallo. Our executive producer is Bee Moorhead. Theme music by Kimberly Zielnicki, Hayden Havard and Andres Garcia-Bonilla. The opinions expressed on Weekly Witness are those of Texas Impact and our guests, and they do not necessarily reflect the views of our sponsors. Weekly Witness is a product of Texas Impact. Visit us online at texasimpact.org.

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This week, Scott is joined by Minister Chris Johnson who serves as the director of missions at Good Hope Missionary Baptist Church in Houston and co-host of Impact Houston Live on KTSU Houston, 90.9 The Choice radio station.

Chris is well-positioned to listen to the voices of Houston residents, both on his radio program and in his church work. Scott and Chris talked about what he is hearing and discussed what he calls the “greatest humanitarian crisis” in modern American history. Check out the episode to hear more.

We hope you enjoy this episode and invite a friend to listen along. If you share it in your social media, make sure to tag us!

To learn more or get involved, check out Texas Impact’s Action Center at texasimpact.org.

Don't care for video? Listen to the podcast on Spotify or Apple Podcasts

Weekly Witness is hosted by Scott Atnip and engineered and produced by David Vassallo. Our executive producer is Bee Moorhead. Theme music by Kimberly Zielnicki, Hayden Havard and Andres Garcia-Bonilla. The opinions expressed on Weekly Witness are those of Texas Impact and our guests, and they do not necessarily reflect the views of our sponsors. Weekly Witness is a product of Texas Impact. Visit us online at texasimpact.org.

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This week, Scott was joined by Leadership Council member Dianne Hardy-Garcia, Director of Community Engagement and Advocacy at St. David's Episcopal Church in Austin. Prior to joining the staff at St. David’s, Dianne served as a social worker and legislative staffer at the Texas Capitol. She reflected on her journey and made a compelling argument for Texas to fully fund SNAP. Learn more or sign the statement Dianne promoted at: https://www.calltofeedthehungry.org/ We hope you enjoy this episode and invite a friend to listen along. If you share it in your social media, make sure to tag us! To learn more or get involved, check out Texas Impact’s Action Center at texasimpact.org.

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This week, Scott is joined by Blake Ziegler, Field Organizer for Texas and National Campaigns at the Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism.

Blake joined the Texas Impact team for the Ready. Set. Go! event in San Antonio to talk about Christian Nationalism and its impact in Texas and joined the Weekly Witness podcast to continue that conversation.

Blake discussed the work of RAC-Texas, their priorities and how Texans of faith can work together to ensure that our public spaces are welcoming for all Texans.

We hope you enjoy this episode and invite a friend to listen along. If you share it in your social media, make sure to tag us!

To learn more or get involved, check out Texas Impact’s Action Center at texasimpact.org.


Don’t care for video? Listen to the podcast on Spotify or Apple Podcasts

Weekly Witness is hosted by Scott Atnip and engineered and produced by David Vassallo. Our executive producer is Bee Moorhead. Theme music by Kimberly Zielnicki, Hayden Havard and Andres Garcia-Bonilla. The opinions expressed on Weekly Witness are those of Texas Impact and our guests, and they do not necessarily reflect the views of our sponsors. Weekly Witness is a product of Texas Impact. Visit us online at texasimpact.org.

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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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