Texas Impact's Weekly Witness

Ep.429 Don't Fence in the Future: SB 819 Would Hurt Renewables Just When We Need Them Most

Mar 28, 2025

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 bill that is anti-energy in a time where renewables...

Ep. 428 This Bill Will Save Lives: Faithful Support for the Life of the Mother Act

Mar 21, 2025

The Texas Impact team just worked with some incredible faith partners on the Family Matters: Faith Days at the Texas Capitol event. About 300 Texans of Faith gathered at the Texas Capitol and across the street at First United Methodist Church of Austin for three days of education, advocacy and activism.

We had...

Ep. 427 State of Play: Vouchers in Focus

Mar 14, 2025

Y’all, it is getting wild over at the Texas Capitol, and Texans of faith are in the midst of all of it with thousands of phone calls going in every week, members of Texas Impact’s issue teams staying up until all hours of the night giving testimony, and the Texas Impact staff busting their tails working on behalf...

Ep. 426 Policy Push-Pull: Foundations for Immigration Advocacy

Mar 7, 2025

Among the many justice issues concerning people of faith in 2025, immigration is near the top of the list across the country and across faith traditions. This week we are bringing you three guests to lay a foundation for immigration advocacy—at the federal level and in Texas.

First up, we talk with Bobby Painter...