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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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New Proposed Rule Will End Asylum
UPDATE JULY 10: Texas Impact Submits Comments on the Proposed Rule Texas Impact submitted comments on the proposed rule by the Homeland Security Department. Special thanks to...
The Backbone of Our Food System: Farmworkers
People of faith should support a sustainable and just food system. This means one that pays attention to its many interconnected components: growing, producing, transporting,...
Weekly Witness: 108: Ep. 108 Rev. Danielle Ayers, Rev. Heather Musain
Scott was joined by two Baptist ministers from the Dallas-area-Danielle Ayers, Minister of Justice at Friendship West Baptist Church and Heather Musain Minister of Missions and Advocacy at Wilshire Baptist Church for the second in our Weekly Witness…
Weekly Witness: 107: Ep. 107 Christian Brooks, COVID-19 and Racial Justice
Christian Brooks, Representative for Domestic Issues with the Office of Public Witness of the Presbyterian Church, USA joined the Weekly Witness conversation to talk about the COVID-19 response through a racial justice lens as part of the Weekly…
Weekly Witness: 106: Ep. 106 Reverend Linda Davis & Reverend Scott Moore
Rev. Linda Davis and Rev. Scott Moore joined the Weekly Witness conversation for the first of a series of Weekly Witness conversations on racial justice between clergy of different races from the same faith tradition.
Texas Impact Joins Amicus Supporting the Constitutionality of In-person Gathering Restrictions
Texas Impact and the Texas Interfaith Center for Public Policy have joined with other religious organizations including the Anti-Defamation League and Americans United for...
Agriculture, Hunger, and the Pandemic
The agriculture industry and hunger relief have been inextricably tied together since the beginning of organized government food assistance in the 1930’s. Without our country’s...
Weekly Witness: 105: Ep. 105 John Johnson, Federal Stimulus Bill
John Johnson with ELCA Advocacy joined the Weekly Witness conversation to talk about the federal stimulus bill and how Texans of faith can be effective advocates as part of the Weekly Witness series highlighting speakers from the Washington Interfaith…
Hunger and Racism
The charitable response to hunger represents a significant part of our hunger safety net in the United States. Many churches, synagogues, and mosques administer food distribution...
Supreme Court to Rule on the Future of Dreamers in June
The U.S. Supreme Court ruling on the future of the Deferred Action of Childhood Arrivals (DACA) policy is expected to be delivered by the end of June. If the policy is ruled...