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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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Lawsuit Calls for Humane Conditions in Overheated Texas Prisons
A lawsuit filed by a cohort of Texas prison-rights advocates against the executive director of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice accuses the department of creating...
Public School Defenders Are Ready to Mobilize
One of Texas Impact’s teams of committed advocates are the Public School Defenders, a group of Texans who meet every Friday to discuss issues concerning the Texas Public...
Ep. 401 Watching for the Sunrise
This week we are excited to launch our fourth season of Weekly Witness and who better to kick things off than Texas Impact’s esteemed Executive Director, Bee Moorhead. We thought this would be a timely conversation as we move out of the usually…
Climate Change Drives Change on Maine Coast
I am taking a break this week from talking about the Gulf of Mexico to spend a few minutes talking about my summer family travel to another gulf, the Gulf of Maine. Like the Gulf...
Human Mobility in Guadalajara with The Rhizome Center for Migrants
The Rhizome Center for Migrants hosts a one-week immersive learning experience in Guadalajara, Mexico. I am part of the 10th immigration learning group cohort in attendance with...
Ep.355 Sankofa: Heather Goes to Ghana
This week we are once again joined by Texas Impact Policy Advocate, Heather Malkawi, who was recently invited to attend the 6th Pan African Conference, otherwise known as Sankofa 2024. This conference is hosted about every five years by the Circle of…
Comment on TEA’s Proposed Reading Curriculum
NEW: Register for the technical assistance webinar on August 6 The Texas Education Agency is proposing to include Bible stories in elementary school reading materials. The...
Journey to Ghana
Imagine a room filled with the brightest minds in contemporary theology, vibrating with excitement and sharing groundbreaking ideas. This was the atmosphere at Sankofa Conference...
Ep. 354 Amazing Grace
This week is the final episode of our series introducing Texas Impact’s new staff members as we welcome Grace Bonilla to the program. Grace was formerly an intern with Texas Impact and was recently hired as our newest Public Witness Mobilizer. Grace…
Meeting with a Legislator
Even though the next Texas legislative session isn't until January, it's never too early to meet with Texas lawmakers! Use these upcoming months to prepare and share your...