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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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Anti-Renewable Bills Threaten Grid Reliability
Several bills have been filed for the 88th Legislative Session that aims to incentivize fossil fuels while limiting the growth of renewables in Texas. These anti-renewable bills...
Action Alert Week of March 27
This week is going to be a very bad week for LGBTQ equality. The news cycle will be consumed with anti-LGBTQ bills practically all week. In this action alert, we have prioritized...
Senate Business and Commerce Considers The Grid
This Thursday, the Senate Business and Commerce Committee heard nine energy and utility market-focused bills that, if passed, will drastically impact ratepayers’ pockets and the...
Faith Leaders Testify for Common Sense Gun Legislation
On Tuesday March 22, Texas Impact brought 4 members of its Ending Gun Violence Issue team to attend the House Select Committee for Community Safety’s first reading of bills. The...
Senate Border Security Committee Doubles Down on Harsh Tactics
On Wednesday March 24 the Senate Border Security committee met to lay out their first round of bills. The senate committee was created last special session in order to address...
The Work of Witness
This week, action heated up in the Capitol across a range of issues. Texas Impact focused especially on hearings related to the electric grid; vouchers; and addressing gun...
43: Ep. 243 Keeping Texas Covered: Partnering to Recertify Medicaid Clients Post-Pandemic
This week we welcome Diana Forester, Director of Health Policy with Texans Care for Children. We are just over halfway through the 140 day legislative session, and Texas Impact has many priorities, and maternal health and Medicaid for Texas…
Action Alert Week of March 20
Committees take center stage for the next several weeks as decisions are made about which fraction of the hundreds of bills referred to them will see the light of day on the...
42: Ep.242 “Silence Has Not Kept Us Safe”
This week we welcome Texas Impact’s Executive Director Bee Moorhead and Advocacy Director Josh Houston to the program as we reach the midpoint of the 140 day legislative session.
“Silence Has Not Kept Us Safe”
At a rally at the Capitol opposing anti-trans bills, Equality Texas Executive Director Ricardo Martinez told a crowd of trans Texans, medical professionals, faith leaders, and...