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THURSDAY, MARCH 24, 2011 7:00 PM

Texan of the Year Reception

With 2011 Recipient RAY BENSON

And introduction by  Karl Rove

To read the press release  Click here.

Friday, March 25, 2011                                                                                                         

 

7:45am – 8:45am           REGISTRATION  (Breakfast)                                                              For color brochure

 

8:45am – 9:00am           OPENING SESSION AND DEDICATION:

                                       Presiding:      Joe L. Guinn – Chair, Conference Arrangements Committee

                                       Welcome:      Mayor Bruce Boyer, City of New Braunfels

                                       Response:     Sara Tays, Chair, Conference Advisory Committee

                                       Conference Dedication to Edmund Kuempel

 

9:00am – 10:00am         SOLVING STATE BUDGET WOES

                                       Moderator:    Bill Allaway, Texas Taxpayers and Research Association

                                       Panelists:      State. Rep. John Zerwas

                                                            State Rep. Lois Kolkhorst        

                                                            State Rep. Rob Eissler, Chair - Public Education Committee  

                                                            Ray Perryman, Perryman & Associates

 

                                        Moderator:  State Sen. Tommy Williams, Chair - Transportation & Homeland Security Com. 

                                        Panelists:    Steven C. McCraw, Director - Texas Department of Public Safety 

                                                           Col. Peter P. Flores, Director of Law Enforcement - Texas Parks and Wildlife

                                                           John Esquivel, Acting Deputy Patrol Agent - U.S. Customs & Border Protection

                                            Gene Garza, Acting Dir. Field Operations - U.S. Customs & Border Protection

                    

11:00am – 12:00pm       REDISTRICTING

                                                            State Representative Burt Solomons, Chair - House Redistricting Committee

                                                           Tim Storey, Senior Fellow – National Conference of State Legislatures

                                                           Jeff Archer, Chief Legislative Counsellor – Texas Legislative Council

 

12:00 pm                        NOON LUNCHEON KEYNOTE

                                                           Address by The Honorable David Dewhurst

                                                           Lieutenant Governor of the State of Texas

1:00 pm                          ADJOURN