by Bee Moorhead | Feb 19, 2022 | Climate Justice, Economic Justice, Health, PUC Primer, Resources, Texas Climate & Energy
Light and Life: Using the Public Utility Commission of Texas Sunset Review to Safeguard Texans’ Health and Wellbeing a primer by Texas Impact sponsored by Methodist Healthcare Ministries of South Texas, Inc. OVERVIEW When Texans think about health and health...
by Bobby Watson | Feb 14, 2022 | Human Migration, Human Rights, Law Enforcement
Operation Lone Star (OLS) is a mission initiated by Gov. Abbott in March 2021 as the state’s attempt to tackle immigration. Abbott issued a disaster declaration that covers 48 different counties near the border allowing the Texas Government to direct resources from...
by Bobby Watson | Feb 14, 2022 | Climate Justice, Disaster Responses and Resilience, Latest Posts, Texas Climate & Energy
Paul Martin, Vice-President for State Relations at the Reinsurance Association of America, explains the insurance industry’s increasing concerns related to climate change, and discusses how Texans can build local climate resilience while advocating for climate...
by Bobby Watson | Feb 7, 2022 | Climate Justice, Economic Justice, Health, Texas Climate & Energy
Cyrus Reed, Ph.D. Conservation Director of the Lone Star Chapter of the Sierra Club, explains the connections between climate change; the failure of the Texas electric grid during Winter Storm Uri; and the upcoming sunset review of the Public Utility Commission of...
