Texas Impact's Weekly Witness

March 15, 2021: Weekly Witness: State Budget with Eva DeLuna Castro from Every Texan. Including Weekly Word from Rev. Jessica Cain with Living Word Lutheran, and Josh Houston with the Legislative Update and Action Alert. 

March 1, 2021: Weekly Witness: COVID-19/Public Health featuring Ankit Sanghavi from Texas Health Institute and Mona Kafeel from Texas Muslim Women's Foundation. Including Rev. Danielle Ayers from Friendship West Baptist Church for our Bringing it Home Segment, and Josh Houston for our Legislative Update and Action Alert. 

February 26, 2021: Weekly Witness: George Floyd Act featuring Rep. Rhetta Bowers, Dr. Frederick Douglas Haynes III and Bringing it Home with Rev. Danielle Ayers and Rev. Edwin Robinson. Including an Action Alert from Bee Moorhead discussing state hearings into the winter storm. 

February 22, 2021: Weekly Witness: Voting Rights featuring Myrna Perez with the Brennan Center for Justice, Weekly Word from Presbyter Sallie Watson, Mission Presbytery and a Legislative Update and Action Alert from Josh Houston talking response to the Texas winter storms

February 8, 2021: Weekly Witness: Texas State Budget featuring Texas Impact Legislative Consultant discussing the Texas State Budget, Rev. Paul Klitzke of Episcopal Church of the Ascension-Dallas with the Weekly Word, and Josh Houston with the Legislative Update.

February 1, 2021: Weekly Witness: Non-Discrimination: featuring Jessica Shortall with Texas Competes talking non-discrimination and gender-based discrimation legislation, Josh Houston with the legislative update of the week and Texas Impact Board Member, Rabbi Neil Blumofe Congregation Agudas Achim  of Austin for the Weekly Word.

Medicaid Expansion with Former Rep. Sarah Davis, Weekly Word with Rev. Linda Davis, Boynton Chapel UMC, Houston and Legislative Update with Texas Impact's Joshua Houston

Texas Impact Board Members Annaliese Cothron, Rev. Phil Dieke, and Mohamed Elibiary joined the conversation with Scott and Josh to preview the 87th Texas Legislature

What's Next? Texas Impact's Josh Houston and Sid Earnheart join the conversation to discuss the process for canvassing election results, confidence in the election systems and give an overview of topline results from Election Day to help prepare for the Texas Legislature.

Weekly Witness Live continuing the "Gearing Up: Announcing Texas Impact Faith Priorities for the 2021 Legislative Session" series. This episode focused on Economic Justice, featuring: Bee Moorhead, Executive Director Bishop Mike McKee, North Texas Annual Conference UMC Annaliese Cothron, Board Member

Weekly Witness Live continuing the " Gearing Up: Announcing Texas Impact Faith Priorities for the 2021 Legislative Session" series. This episode focused on Human Rights and Immigration, featuring  Rev. Krystal Leedy, Texas Interfaith Center for Public Policy Pastoral Fellow Mike Seifert, ACLU of Texas Policy and Advocacy Strategist Cindy Johnson, UMC General Board of Church and Society Board Membe...

Weekly Witness Live continuing the " Gearing Up: Announcing Texas Impact Faith Priorities for the 2021 Legislative Session" series. This episode focused on Anti-Discrimination and Systemic Racism featuring Josh Houston, Texas Impact Advocacy Director; Darlene Alfred, Texas Impact Board of Directors;   Anthony Gutierrez, Common Cause; Dr. Asante Todd, Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary.

Join us for this week's Weekly Witness episode which focuses on Climate Justice as we head into the 2021 Legislative Session. This episode features Bee Moorhead, Executive Director, Texas Impact; Rev. Mel Caraway, Texas Impact Board Member; Doug Lewin with Stoic Energy; and Rev. Michael Malcom, Alabama Interfaith Power and Light.

Faith in Democracy Corpus Christi Policy Panel featuring Emily Northrup, Homeless Outreach Coordinator-City of Corpus Christi; Beatriz Alvarado, Community Organizer, RAICES; and Josh Houston, Advocacy Director, Texas Impact.

Join us for Weekly Witness Live featuring Rev. Dr. Derrick Harkins, National Director for Interfaith Outreach, Democratic National Committee, previously Vice President of Union Theological Seminary to talk about the role seminaries and other educational institutions of faith play in shaping the public discourse, and how Texans of faith can participate in the 2020 election.

Faith in Democracy Corpus Christi Voting Panel featuring Coretta Graham, Esq., Attorney and Community Activist, Josh Houston, Advocacy Director, Texas Impact, Raul Ramirez, League of Women Voters - Corpus Christi

Faith in Democracy Corpus Christi Faith Panel featuring  Rev. Adam Carrington, Brooks AME Worship Center, Dr. Asim Abu-Baker, Islamic Society of South Texas, Rev. Chris Hockman, Unitarian Universalist Church of Corpus Christi, Rev Claude Axel, Mt. Pilgrim Baptist Church

Weekly Witness Live kicking off our new " Gearing Up: Announcing Texas Impact Faith Priorities for the 2021 Legislative Session" series. This episode introduced Texas Impact's 2021 Legislative Priorities, featuring Bee Moorhead, Bishop Erik Gronberg and Board Member Arsalan Muhammad.

Faith in Democracy: Lifting Houston Voices for Justice, Racial Justice Panel featuring, Raven Douglas, Dr. Robert Stein, and Josh Houston.

Faith in Democracy: Lifting Houston Voices for Justice, Racial Justice Panel featuring, Bishop James Dixon, Dr. Abdul Haleem Muhammad, Rev. Dan DeLeon, Rev. Ashley Dellagiacoma, Rev. Diane McGehee, moderated by Rev. Linda Davis.

Faith in Democracy: Lifting Houston Voices for Justice, Faith Leader Panel featuring, Bishop Mike Rinehart, Rev. Kathleen Davies, Rabbi Edwin Goldberg and Imam Tauqeer Shah.

Guthrie Graves-Fitzimmons joins a live episode of Weekly Witness to discuss his new book, Just Faith: Reclaiming Progressive Christianity and the important role progressives of faith play in the public sphere.

Insider Insights into the Texas Legislature Panel featuring, Beaman Floyd, Bee Moorhead and Josh Houston.

Susan Henry Crowe, General Secretary of the Board of Church and Society of the United Methodist Church joined the conversation to talk about why congregations should participate in justice work and how they can be effective advocates in the current climate.

Faith in Democracy: Lifting Dallas Voices for Justice, Mail in Voting Strategies Panel featuring, Kendal Gladish from University Presbyterian Church and Texas Impact's Bee Moorhead and Josh Houston.