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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 Senate Committee on Border Security Investigates Operation Lone Star
At the start of this week the Texas Senate Committee for Border Security held two more hearings over Operation Lone Star (OLS). In these meetings the committee was looking at the...
IPCC: The Vulnerability and Strength of Cities
A majority of the world’s population inhabits cities where climate risks and their impacts are becoming increasingly detrimental. Between 2015 and 2020, urban population growth...
10: Ep 210 Show Me the Money with Dick Lavine
Though it may seem like a short reprieve from Texas being in the headlines, the budget looms on the horizon. Scott sits down with Every Texan’s senior fiscal analyst, Dick Lavine, to hear what he is keeping an eye on ahead of the May 7th election….
US Agrees to Receive 100k Ukrainians; Highlights Double Standards in Immigration
In response to continued violence in Ukraine the White House announced that the United States is prepared to welcome 100,000 refugees from Ukraine on Thursday March 24. Since...
IPCC: Adaptation, Loss and Damage, and the Advantages of Nature
The threats from climate change are growing rapidly as global temperatures rise. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s (IPCC) latest report warns that nature and humans...
Update on Title 42: Brewing Legal Challenge
Covered in earlier posts, Title 42 is a Trump-era policy that has been maintained and defended by the Biden administration up to date. Heralded by conservatives as a necessary...
9: Ep.209 No Boundaries: Failing Vulnerable Kids All Over Texas
This week we turn our focus to the crisis at the border here in Texas. Scott speaks Elisa O’Callaghan, Chair of the Board of Justice For Our Neighbors who provide immigration legal services, education and immigration advocacy. We also welcome Bobby…
Summary of Judge Jack’s Ruling on TX Child Protective Services
On December 17, 2015, Senior U.S. District Court Judge Janis Graham Jack ruled that Texas violated the constitutional rights of foster children to be free from an unreasonable...
Courts & Ports: As the World Looks East, We Turn South
Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the resulting violent conflict, an estimated 3 million Ukrainians have fled their neighboring countries, creating the largest refugee...
8: Ep. 208 Light and Life: Connecting Public Utilities and Health
Spring is here and it’s time to start planning for the 2023 legislative session! This week, we discuss the release of Texas Impact’s primer on the Public Utilities Commission of Texas’ Sunset review. Scott talks with our own Isa Peterson, who is the…