by Scott Atnip | Oct 24, 2025 | Health, Race & Gender, Weekly Witness
This week we take a break from the news of the day to talk about work important to many of us in the faith community–caring for our siblings who are being systematically marginalized by harmful public policy. Our transgender friends and neighbors have been...
by Scott Atnip | Aug 29, 2025 | Health, Latest Posts, Legislative, Race & Gender, Religious Freedom, Reproductive Health Policy, Weekly Witness
As we prepare to head into the Labor Day weekend, many of us thought the second special session would be over, but the work will continue after the long weekend. The Legislature has already passed racially discriminatory redistricting but is still working to finalize...
by Scott Atnip | Jul 18, 2025 | Health, Weekly Witness
In our last episode of our legislative wrap-up series before the special session we welcome Diana Forester, Director of Health Policy with Texans Care for Children to talk about where the Texas Legislature landed on all things health. We recorded in mid-June, and so...
by Scott Atnip | May 23, 2025 | Education, Featured Content, Health, Latest Posts, Legislative, Religious Freedom, Reproductive Health Policy, Weekly Witness
With 11 days remaining before the Texas Legislature adjourns Sine Die and the congressional passage of one of the worst bills in modern history, Texas Impact’s Executive Director Bee Moorhead joins the program to talk about it all, with conversation about health...
by Scott Atnip | Apr 4, 2025 | Health, Weekly Witness
This week, we turn our eyes to DC for a fight that will impact this legislative session and sessions to come as Congress is considering hundreds of billions of dollars of cuts to Medicaid. These cuts would be devastating—not just to the Texans who rely on that...
by Scott Atnip | Mar 21, 2025 | Health, Weekly Witness
The Texas Impact team just worked with some incredible faith partners on the Family Matters: Faith Days at the Texas Capitol event. About 300 Texans of Faith gathered at the Texas Capitol and across the street at First United Methodist Church of Austin for three days...
