Texas Impact's Weekly Witness

Ep. 444 "Communities of Interest"

Jul 25, 2025

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 that it is important that communities are a part of the...

Ep. 443 Session Wrap-up: Healthcare

Jul 18, 2025

In our last episode of our legislative wrap-up series before the special session we welcome Diana Forester, Director of Health Policy with Texans Care for Children to talk about where the Texas Legislature landed on all things health. We recorded in mid-June, and so we touched briefly on action at the federal level and...

Ep. 442 Session Wrap-up: Climate and Energy

Jul 11, 2025

This week's episode is another installment of our legislative wrap-up series as we welcome Adrian Shelley, Texas Director of Public Citizen to talk about the wins and the continued work we need to do on climate and energy policy. We recorded in mid-June, and a lot has gone on in the world since, but the goal of this...

Ep. 441 Session Wrap-up: Immigration

Jul 3, 2025

Weekly Witness is back after a quick two week break. This week we continue our legislative wrap-up series as we welcome Kristin Etter, Director of Policy and Legal Services with the Texas Immigration Law Council. We'll discuss some of the key immigration bills that passed out of the Texas Legislature and touch on what...