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Using the Public Utility Commission of Texas Sunset Review to Safeguard Texans’ Health and Wellbeing
The upcoming 2022-2023 Sunset review of the Public Utility Commission of Texas, offers a unique opportunity for Texas lawmakers to advance public health in the Lone Star State.
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“Free, Safe, and Flourishing: A Faithful Agenda for Texas”
Texas Impact’s board of directors unanimously approved a legislative agenda for 2025-2026 following its biennial legislative retreat. The agenda reflects the shared social concerns of Texas Impact’s member faith traditions around four major policy themes: Economic Justice; Climate Justice: Human Rights; and Civic Participation.
Action Alert: April 7, 2025
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Ep. 430 From Bad to Worse: Looming Medicaid Cuts in Congress
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…
Action Alert: Week of March 31, 2025
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Ep.429 Don’t Fence in the Future: SB 819 Would Hurt Renewables Just When We Need Them Most
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…
Action Alert: Supplement for March 26-28, 2025
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Action Alert: Week of March 24, 2025
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Ep. 428 This Bill Will Save Lives: Faithful Support for the Life of the Mother Act
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…
Women Faith Leaders Unite to Support the Life of the Mother Act
Women faith leaders from a variety of traditions including Catholic, Baptist, Jewish, Lutheran, United Methodist, Presbyterian, Episcopal, and more offered enthusiastic support...
Action Alert: Week of March 17, 2025
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Ep. 427 State of Play: Vouchers in Focus
Y’all, it is getting wild over at the Texas Capitol, and Texans of faith are in the midst of all of it with thousands of phone calls going in every week, members of Texas Impact’s issue teams staying up until all hours of the night giving…