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It’s Member Survey Time!
This week, the Texas Impact staff held a 2-day retreat at our office in Austin. With remote staff located in Houston, Huntsville, and the Rio Grande Valley, we have to be...
Ep. 349 Vidas Robadas/Stolen Lives
This week marks the beginning of Gun Violence Awareness Month and many of us will still remember where we were when we received the news about the tragic school shooting at Robb Elementary in Uvalde just two years ago. Joining us this week is…
This Week at Texas Impact
This week, there was a high-profile jury decision in another state involving a former elected official. Closer to home, there was a Texas Supreme Court decision in the...
UWF Legislative Event 2025 Registration is Open!
Texas United Women in Faith Legislative Event January 26-28, 2025 Texas United Women in Faith invite women of faith from across Texas to the 38th annual Texas Legislative Event!...
Ep. 348 Ready or Not
We talk weather this week with Dr. Becca Edwards, Texas Impact’s Climate Action Fellow. Originally because we wanted to talk about Hurricane Season, which begins this weekend and runs through November, but seems like most of Texas has…
The Interconnection and Tension between Mission and Climate Change
There is a tension between missions and climate change that I have not been able to shake while helping create the EcoFaith Dialogues series. It’s been present in searching for...
Severe and Disruptive Weather in Texas May Roundup
Texas is known for wild weather, but the diversity, intensity, and frequency of severe weather across the state has been remarkable. We have seen every mode of severe weather...
Texas Springtime Weather Roundup: Memorial Day Haze
The stagnant, hot, humid conditions over the weekend led to very hazy conditions in Central Texas over the weekend. The haze obscured distant skylines and natural features,...
Texas Springtime Weather Roundup: Extreme Heat
Memorial weekend saw extreme heat across a large portion of the State of Texas. My family was scheduled to go camping and hiking Sunday and Monday at Enchanted Rock. We chose...
Texas Springtime Weather Roundup: Statewide Severe Weather
Springtime is severe weather in Texas, so it is not unusual to see thunderstorms, hail, and tornadoes this time of year. What has been unusual is the frequency and severity of...