Braver Angels Central Texas In Action
In 2025 Braver Angels Central Texas is continuing its mission to bring people together across differences, fostering respectful conversation and courageous listening. From thought-provoking events to meaningful community workshops, we' are creating spaces where people can connect, challenge assumptions, and practice the art of disagreeing better. This page highlights the moments and voices that are working to shape a more united Central Texas — one conversation at a time.
In 2025 Braver Angels Central Texas is continuing its mission to bring people together across differences, fostering respectful conversation and courageous listening. From thought-provoking events to meaningful community workshops, we' are creating spaces where people can connect, challenge assumptions, and practice the art of disagreeing better. This page highlights the moments and voices that are working to shape a more united Central Texas — one conversation at a time.
Alliance Meetings
Feb. 1
Civil Discourse Discussion Series
Feb. 3 Should TikTok be banned
April 3 DOGE: Mostly good are mostly bad
April 3 DOGE: Mostly good are mostly bad
Community Service Projects
April 5, 2025 Braver Angels teamed up with Tree Folks for a community service project. TreeFolks, a local nonprofit, has engaged thousands of volunteers to plant more than 3 million trees in Central Texas. Planting season is over, so we performed maintenance on trees at McBee Elementary in North Austin. Over 30 volunteers from Braver Angels and the community weeded and then composted and mulched to give these young trees a good shot of success. We also learned a little bit about caring for trees. We hope you will join us on a future service project in our community. If you have a worthy volunteer project, please let us know we hope to make service projects a regular part of Braver Angels of Central Texas
How Ya' Doing
Jan. 30
Skills Workshops
Braver Angels Skills Workshops are designed to help participants learn and practice techniques for engaging in respectful, productive conversations across political and ideological divides. These workshops provide tools to listen with genuine curiosity, speak with clarity and respect, and navigate disagreements without polarization. Whether you're talking with family, friends, or community members, the goal is to foster understanding and connection—even when you don’t agree.
- Skills for Disagreeing Better - April 10, 2025 - Unity of New Braunfels
Texas Abortion Law Project
- FIRST, clarifications, if any, that people feel could be beneficial;
- SECOND, changes to the current laws, if any, that people may want to raise; and
- FINALLY, the question, "WHO SHOULD DECIDE" this issue: a woman and her doctor, the Texas legislature, the people of Texas (through consideration of an amendment to the Texas Constitution), or some other possibility.
Through a Braver Lens
Since 2023 Mary Powell, Braver Angels Ambassador has been writing bi-monthly articles for the New Braunfels Herald-Zeitung. Her goal is to show readers that it is possible to discuss difficult topics without anger and that we can bridge the political divide and find common ground.
Click on the links below to read her last three articles.
So Where Do We Go From Here - February, 28, 2025
Dr. Seuss, Mr. Rogers and Donald Trump - December 21, 2024
Worst Case Scenarios - October 26, 2024
Click on the links below to read her last three articles.
So Where Do We Go From Here - February, 28, 2025
Dr. Seuss, Mr. Rogers and Donald Trump - December 21, 2024
Worst Case Scenarios - October 26, 2024