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Civic Engagement
Ep. 459 Cotton Candy for Dinner: The November Election and What’s Next
The election is over, and even though there weren't big statewide or federal races on the ballot, local elections and good public policy matter, and so we are excited to welcome Texas Impact’s Outside Legislative Counsel Beaman Floyd back to the program to talk about...
Ep. 446 Advocacy vs Resistance
The Texas Legislature is midway through the third week of Special Session No.1 and activity has slowed to a halt in the House as Texas House Democrats have left the state to oppose the congressional redistricting plan. Texas Impact's Bee Moorhead joins the program to...
Ep. 444 “Communities of Interest”
The Texas Legislature is back in Austin for a special session to consider a number of issues the governor has identified, chief among them congressional redistricting. Texas Impact does not take a position on the partisan makeup of those districts, but does believe...
Climate Justice
Ep.429 Don’t Fence in the Future: SB 819 Would Hurt Renewables Just When We Need Them Most
This week we are recording from the Capitol on a day when many of Texas Impact’s priority bills are being heard or voted on. So, we sat down with a few friends and colleagues who are testifying in the Senate Committee on Business and Commerce on SB 819, a regulatory...
Ep. 420 (Don’t) Forget Paris
This week, we are excited to welcome Texas Impact’s Climate Action Fellow, Rev. Dr. Becca Edwards, to talk about the President’s recent executive action, once again, removing the US from the Paris Climate Agreement. There has been a lot happening in the last two...
Two Steps Back: US Initiates Process to Withdraw from Paris Agreement
As promised, just hours after President Trump took office he signed an order to withdraw the United States from the Paris Agreement. The Paris Agreement is the agreement reached at the Conference of the Parties (COP) in Paris in 2015, which set a goal of limiting...
Economic Justice
Ep. 437 Passing Period: Moving Bills Before the Bell Rings
With 11 days remaining before the Texas Legislature adjourns Sine Die and the congressional passage of one of the worst bills in modern history, Texas Impact's Executive Director Bee Moorhead joins the program to talk about it all, with conversation about health care,...
Ep. 432 The Beloved Community—in Case We Forgot…
We jumped right in this week because most of the Texas Impact staff stayed up late Wednesday night to watch SB 2, the Texas Senate's school voucher bill, be brought before the House. There were some great and no-so-great conversations between legislators about the...
Ep. 430 From Bad to Worse: Looming Medicaid Cuts in Congress
This week, we turn our eyes to DC for a fight that will impact this legislative session and sessions to come as Congress is considering hundreds of billions of dollars of cuts to Medicaid. These cuts would be devastating—not just to the Texans who rely on that...
Human Rights
Weekly Witness Ep.505 “Are You With Us?” with Robert Rivera
This season on Weekly Witness, we are highlighting faith leaders who advocate for justice and equity. Our conversation this week is a great reminder that “faith leader” does not always mean “clergy.” As a lay-person, Robert Rivera has been a leading faith voice in the...
Weekly Witness Ep.504 Organizing in Texas with Rabbi Josh Fixler
This week, Scott welcomes Rabbi Josh Fixler, associate rabbi at Congregation Emanu El in Houston to the conversation. Josh is a friend of the program—so much so, in fact that we had trouble narrowing down the conversation because Rabbi Fixler has a wide-ranging...
Weekly Witness Ep.503 Showing Up with Rev. Mara Bim
This week, Scott was joined by Rev. Mara Bim for a conversation about her faith journey and work in the immigration space. She is familiar to many in the Texas Impact audience as a longtime friend and advocate, and she was recently a featured speaker at the Texas...