Texas Impact's Weekly Witness

Tune in to Weekly Witness for an important discussion about voting issues from Bruce Elfant, Travis County Tax Assessor-Collector and Voter Registrar and Cinde Weatherby Voting Rights/Elections Issue Chair with the Texas League of Women Voters. Josh Houston will also provide a legislative update and talk about a new action alert. 

Tune in to Weekly Witness for an important conversation concerning Foster Care and Domestic Violence with Will Francis, Government Relations Director for the National Association of Social Workers – Texas Chapter. This conversation will be followed by a legislative update from Josh Houston. 

Tune in today for a conversation concerning oral health with Dennis Borel, executive director for the Coalition of Texans with Disabilities and Dr. Josefine Ortiz Wolfe, director of the oral health program at the Texas Health Institute. In addition, listen to Josh Houston give a legislative update. 

Tune in for a special podcast from the 2019 United Methodist Women's legislative event. Harriett Jane Olson, CEO of the United Methodist Women(UMW) will share her reflections on the mission and values of the United Methodist Women organization. 

Tune in to Weekly Witness this week to hear from a faith panel at the Houston Interfaith Advocacy Training event. The panelists will share reflections about the ways their faith calls them to be involved in social justice and advocacy work. 

Weekly Witness featuring Dr. Amanda Brownson from the Texas Association of School Business Officials talking public education and Josh Houston providing a legislative update.

Weekly Witness featuring a conversation with Scott and Texas Impact Board Members Mel Caraway, Haider Imam, Annaliese Cothron, Asante Todd, Ellen Sable and Arthur Stewart talking about how our faith traditions call us to public policy work. 

Tune in to listen to a set of reflections from a recent Courts and Ports Immersion. Christina Patiño Houle of the Equal Voice Network and the Courts and Ports participants from the First United Methodist Church of Dallas share their thoughts and reflections at the US-Mexico border.

Tune in today for a special edition of Weekly Witness live from Poland with an update from Texas Impact staff and Friends on the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.

Tune in today at noon for a special edition of Weekly Witness live from Poland with updates from the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.      

Weekly Witness featuring Scott and Josh discussing the Texas Impact Legislative Priorities for 2019. See the full list at  www.texasimpact.org

Join us this week as Beaman Floyd, board president of Texas Interfaith Center for Public Policy discusses recent trends and implications from the midterm election in Texas. 

Join us this week as Texas Impact staff discuss tomorrow's Election Day, the upcoming Legislative Session, and ways to engage your elected officials over the next two months. 

Listen to the Texas Impact staff lead an Advocacy 101 workshop at the Wilshire Baptist Church in Dallas, Texas. 

Weekly Witness live from Wilshire Baptist Church in Dallas, Texas talking advocacy with a Faith Panel. 

Weekly Witness live from Victoria talking Hurricane Harvey Recovery and Talanoa dialogue reflections. 

Weekly Witness with Susan Stephenson, Executive Director of Interfaith Power and Light talking about the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Report. 

Texas Impact Weekly Witness in Houston with Council Member Amanda Edwards talking Hurricane Harvey, Resilience and Civic Engagement.

Join us this week as Grace Chimene, President of the League of Women Voters of Texas, discusses the importance of voting in the upcoming November 6th election, the requirements to vote in Texas, and ways to get others involved. 

Participants in the pilot Courts and Ports program from the North Texas Annual Conference reflect on their first full day in South Texas for Weekly Witness. Check it out as they reflect on visiting asylum seekers trying to cross the bridge, serving as court observers in federal court and learn more about how you can get involved. 

Join us this week as Texas Impact's Executive Director, Bee Moorhead, discusses her time at the Global Climate Action Training and shares ways that the faith community can be engaged around climate issues in Texas.

Join us this week as Kathy Green, Sr. Director of Advocacy and Public Policy for the Central Texas Food Bank, discusses the Farm Bill and ways that people of faith can advocate on behalf of those experiencing hunger in their local communities. 

Join us this week as Steve Mims discusses his independent film 'Run Like the Devil,' a non-partisan deep dive that documents the 2018 U.S. Senate race between Ted Cruz and Beto O'Rourke.  Find out more about the film, Steve Mims, and local TX screenings at: Runlikethedevil2018.com or: Partner with Texas Impact to host a screening at: texasimpactfilms.org

Tune in this week as Ann Cass, Executive Director of Proyecto Azteca; Mike Seifert, Border Advocacy Strategist for the ACLU of Texas; and Andi Atkinson, Executive Director of La Posada Providencia discuss the immigration crisis in South Texas.  For information on how to arrange a trip to the border, please contact erica@texasimpact.org

Join us this week as Josh Houston, General Counsel for Texas Impact, speaks about what congregations and Texans of faith should know and should do to prepare for the midterm elections in November.