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...
by Scott Atnip | Oct 6, 2023 | Weekly Witness
This week we are preparing you for two events that should be front of mind this month. Josh Houston will join us to talk about the special session beginning Monday, October 9. We expect it to focus on public education and proposals relating to diverting public...
by Scott Atnip | Sep 29, 2023 | Weekly Witness
This week we are continuing our series to prepare you for a special session of the Texas Legislature focused on public schools and proposals relating to diverting public school funds to private school vouchers. Spoiler: Texas Impact likes public schools. So, who...