by Scott Atnip | Dec 19, 2025 | Civic Engagement, Climate Justice, Economic Justice, Featured Content, Get Involved, Houston Faith Votes, Human Rights, Latest Posts, Legislative, Spotlight, Weekly Witness
We have finally made it to the end of 2025, or, at least the end of the 2025 Weekly Witness recording calendar. And, what a year it has been-from regular and special sessions with both good news and news that made us question those in power, the Texas Impact team has...
by Scott Atnip | Nov 14, 2025 | Climate Justice, Featured Content, Global Climate Policy, Weekly Witness
The Texas Impact team is on the ground and churning out great content from the United Nations climate negotiations known as COP30 Belém, Brazil. Make sure you are following along on Texas Impact’s substack and YouTube as well as through Texas Impact’s media...
by Scott Atnip | Sep 12, 2025 | Disaster Responses and Resilience, Latest Posts, Legislative, Weekly Witness
This week we are talking with friend of Texas Impact, Cyrus Reed, Legislative and Conservation Director with the Lone Star Chapter of the Sierra Club. There has been a lot of talk about flooding following the July 4 floods, but spoiler–folks were actually talking...
by Scott Atnip | Aug 1, 2025 | Climate Justice, Disaster Responses and Resilience, Legislative, Texas Climate & Energy, Weekly Witness
The Texas Legislature is nearing the end of the second week of the special session, but in this episode, we want to focus on the Thursday July 31 hearing in Kerrville, TX that focused on the July 4 flooding in Central Texas. Our listeners will remember seeing the...
by Scott Atnip | Jul 11, 2025 | Climate Justice, Texas Climate & Energy, Weekly Witness
This week’s episode is another installment of our legislative wrap-up series as we welcome Adrian Shelley, Texas Director of Public Citizen to talk about the wins and the continued work we need to do on climate and energy policy. We recorded in mid-June, and a...
by Scott Atnip | Mar 28, 2025 | Texas Climate & Energy, Weekly Witness
This week we are recording from the Capitol on a day when many of Texas Impact’s priority bills are being heard or voted on. So, we sat down with a few friends and colleagues who are testifying in the Senate Committee on Business and Commerce on SB 819, a regulatory...