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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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Texas Public Schools Are Still Safe for Every Faith
Since last summer, our members have been urging their local school boards not to create a “new school chaplain program” as required by SB 763. Overwhelmingly, Texas school boards...
Ep. 335 Share the Community, Share Your Values
This week, we want to share another round of audio from the recent Houston Faith Votes event. We were honored to have Rep. Ann Johnson and Rep. Jon Rosenthal, two Texas State Representatives from the Houston area, for a conversation on the…
Challenges and Successes in Texas Energy and Climate News
When it comes to energy and climate news from West Texas, it is the best of times and the worst of times. Let’s start with the worst. On Tuesday afternoon, wildfires in the...
Ep. 334 The Antidote to Powerlessness: Houston Faith Leaders on Voting and Civic Engagement
The Texas Impact team has toured the state, talked with, and resourced thousands of Texans of faith in the last two months. This week, we are going to bring you some of the content from our Houston Faith Votes event earlier this week. We…
Advancing Issues through Elections
The most successful issue organizations in American history achieved that success by injecting their issue into the primary of both political parties. The railroad tycoon, Jay...
Weather and Climate Disasters Threaten Church Property Insurance
Austin-based news station KXAN reported this week that dozens of United Methodist churches in Texas have found themselves struggling to find property insurance this year. Without...
Resources: How-To: Candidate Forums
How-To: Candidate Forums A How-To Guide for Facilitating Congregation-Based Candidate Forums
Resources: How-To: Issue Forums
A How-To Guide: Issue Forums A How-To Guide for Facilitaitng Congregation-Based Issue Forums
SB4 Reality: “Stuck Against Competing Interests Between the State and Government”
The U.S. Department of Justice and the ACLU Texas have filed lawsuits against SB4. The ACLU TX and Texas Civil Rights Project also filed a motion for preliminary injunction to...
Ep. 333 Border Security: Making Sense of the Noise
With all the news about immigration and border issues at the national and state level, it’s getting hard to keep track of the issue beyond the rhetoric. So, we invited Kristin Etter to the program to help sort things out. Kristin is the…