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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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Ep. 323 Legislative Purgatory
This week, the Texas Legislature adjourned the third special session, and almost immediately, the Governor called them back for a fourth 30-day special session focused on public education-specifically trying to divert public dollars to private schools…
STATE IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT BILLS ARE DANGEROUS TO ANYONE ANYWHERE IN TEXAS
Governor Abbott called a fourth special legislative session earlier this week, right after the third special session ended without having passed the most nefarious of their...
Support Texas Impact on Giving Tuesday
When you support Texas Impact on Giving Tuesday, you support our work for justice. Your donation helps us equip Texans of faith for civic engagement and policy advocacy. And,...
Ep.322 A Guide to Hope: Suicide Prevention in Communities of Faith
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…
LNG Exports Threaten Climate Stability
The conflict between fossil fuel operators and corporations and those working for a safe climate has recently coalesced around natural gas, which was once considered a more...
HB 4: Dangerous for Texas
Here's a real horror story: HB 4 would allow law enforcement anywhere in Texas to round up American citizens, take them to a port of entry, and order them to leave the country....
Getting Souls to the Polls – Houston’s Faith Communities Contribute to Early Voting
The November 2023 general election is underway, and Houston congregations are mobilizing their members to use their voice in the voting booth. As of close of business on October...
Ep.321 Knowledge is Power: 50 Years of Advancing Education Equity with IDRA
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…
How Does Climate Change Affect Hurricanes?
Scientists are working to understand what caused Hurricane Otis, originally forecast to make landfall on the western coast of Mexico as a strong tropical storm or minimal...
Three Seminary Students, a Priest, and a Writer at Courts and Ports Border Witness Program
This past week, three Seminary students, a priest, and a writer joined me in the Rio Grande Valley for our Courts and Ports Border Witness program. In less than 24 hours from...