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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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Voting: A Matter of Faith with Kim Mabry
An interview with Kim Mabry on voting as a matter of faith. The first post in our blog series for the Houston Faith Votes campaign.
Webinar: DIGNIDAD ACT OF 2023
Take Action: Join our Webinar To learn more about this necessary immigration reform and future opportunities to get involved, head to txfaith.org/DIGNIDADwebinar to register for...
“A tour that could only be possible in the United States of America.”
Though the regular legislative session has ended, advocacy for common-sense gun reform has not. On Monday, July 10th Texas Impact joined Change the Ref as well as other advocates...
Resilient Dallas Congregations
Rev. Michael Malcom addresses participants in the Resilient Congregations for Dallas mini-conference: “Too often the church acts like a thermometer of justice, instead of a...
Ep.307 Moving Forward Together
This week our Executive Director, Bee Moorhead had a chance to catch up with former State Senator Beverly Powell, who represented parts of Fort Worth and North Texas. And, while Sen. Powell would definitely have some wise words about legislative…
Department of Public Safety Trooper-Medic: “I believe we have stepped over a line into the inhumane”
The above photo depicts DPS troopers on the US side of the river, while there are migrants cooling off in the river on the Mexican side, beneath the Matamoros/Brownsville port of...
Ep.306 Take Heart: Strengthening Higher Education
This week we welcome Texas State Representative John Bucy, who represents House District 136 in Williamson County, to discuss higher education policy in the 88th Legislature. We haven’t talked a lot about higher ed policy on this podcast, but Texas…
Ep. 305 Half Full: The Outlook on Maternal Health in Texas
This week we welcome Texas State Representative Donna Howard, who represents House District 48 in the Austin area, to discuss maternal health and the role it played in the 88th Legislature. We will talk about whether the glass was half full or half…
DIGNIDAD (Dignity) Act of 2023: Bipartisan Immigration Reform Based on “Biblical Principles of Dignity and Redemption”
TLDR: Migrant asylum encampment conditions worsen in Northern Mexico as migrants are forced to wait for CBP One appointments among other "legal walls" that they are subjected to....
Ep.304 Subverting Democracy, Perverting Faith: The Struggle Against Christian Nationalism
This week we welcome Texas State Representative James Talarico, who represents District 50 in the Austin, Travis County, area, to discuss Christian nationalism and the role it played in the 88th Legislature. Rep. Talarico had several “viral…