by Scott Atnip | Nov 17, 2023 | Weekly Witness
This week we are taking a break from legislative goings on for an important conversation with Rev. Deanna Hollas, Coordinator of Gun Violence Prevention Ministries with Presbyterian Peace Fellowship. We will discuss the increased emphasis national denominations are...
by Scott Atnip | Nov 10, 2023 | Weekly Witness
This week, the Texas Legislature adjourned the third special session, and almost immediately, the Governor called them back for a fourth 30-day special session focused on public education-specifically trying to divert public dollars to private schools and...
by Scott Atnip | Nov 3, 2023 | Weekly Witness
This week our focus turns to an issue that has shaken many of our families and communities. We are joined today by Rev. Dr. Sarah Lund, Minister for Disabilities & Mental Health Justice with the United Church of Christ. Dr. Lund was part of an alliance that...
by Scott Atnip | Oct 27, 2023 | Weekly Witness
This week, we turn our focus back to the special session with a conversation about public school funding with Dr. Chloe Latham Sikes, Deputy Director of Policy with IDRA, the Intercultural Development Research Association. For 50 years, IDRA has focused on equity in...
by Scott Atnip | Oct 20, 2023 | Weekly Witness
This week we welcome Stacey Pogue, Senior Policy Analyst with Every Texan, to the program to talk about healthcare as Texas prepares to roll back covid era policies. While there are a lot of important issues in the news right now, to the more than 1 million Texans...
by Scott Atnip | Oct 13, 2023 | Weekly Witness
This week Scott talks with Texas Impact’s Executive Director Bee Moorhead about the lay of the land in Texas and the role Texans of faith can play in this special session and in this heightened political climate. There is going to be A LOT of talk in the next...
