LONE STAR LEGISLATIVE SUMMIT: a Program of the Nacogdoches County Chamber of Commerce

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LONE STAR LEGISLATIVE SUMMIT: A program of the Nacogdoches County Chamber of Commerce April 16 -17, 2020 Presented by: Texas Health Care Association Updated – Feb. 21, 2020 Subjected to Change Thursday, April 16, 2020 Federal Sessions A Vision for America in 2020: The East Texas Congressional delegation’s view of and from Capitol Hill Trade / Insurance 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm Infrastructure / Immigration / Transportation 3:15 pm to 4:15 pm Confirmed- Rep. Lance Gooden; Rep. Louie Gohmert: Rep. Brian Babin Lone Star Reception - Fredonia Hotel, 200 N. Fredonia St. 5:00 pm to 6:30 pm Media Madness: Can you Trump this?: Polarized politics in a precarious world. 6:30 pm to 7:30 pm Presenters TBA Friday April 17, 2020 Stephen F. Austin State University Baker Pattillo Student Center (222 Vista Dr., Nacogdoches, TX 75962) Registration and Check-in 7:15 am Kick-off Breakfast – TWILIGHT BALLROOM 7:30 am to 8:30 am Breakfast Keynote – Speaker: Dan Patrick, Lt. Governor (Break: 8:30 – 8:45 am – move to SFA THEATRE) Session One Outside the Lines: Redistricting Texas for a new decade 8:45 am to 10:00 am Moderator - Panelists Session Two We've Got Gas! : Exporting prosperity in a changing climate 10:15 am to 11:45 am Confirmed – Railroad Commissioner Wayne Christian Moderator - Panelists (Break – Move to GRAND BALLROOM – 11:45 am to noon) Luncheon begins 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm Speaker: TBA (Break: 1:00 - 1:10 pm – Move to SFA THEATRE) Session Three We've Got Our Minds on our $ and Our $ on Our Minds: Mental health in Texas and how to pay for it. – SFA Theatre 1:10 pm to 2:10 pm Moderator Panelists Session Three -A Texas School Safety Center Presentation – Twilight Ballroom Kathy Martinez-Prather 1:10 pm to 2:10 pm Moderator Panelists (Break: 2:10 – 2:20 pm) Session Four What's an Education Really Worth? : Courses, careers & contentment 2:20 pm to 3:20 pm Moderator: Dr. Scott Gordon, President, Stephen F. Austin State University Panelists. (Break: 3:20 – 3:30 pm) Session Five Who’s in Control?: The never ending battle for political clout in Texas 3:30 pm to 4:30 pm Moderator: Panelists. State Senators Attending State Representatives Attending Senator Pat Fallon Rep. Steve Allison Rep. Phil King Senator Bob Hall Rep. Trent Ashby Rep. Stan Lambert Senator Bryan Hughes Rep. Ernest Bailes Rep. Chris Paddie Senator Nathan Johnson Rep. Keith Bell Rep. Tan Parker Senator Robert Nichols Rep. Travis Clardy Rep. John Raney Senator Beverly Powell Rep. Drew Darby Rep. Phil Stephenson Rep. Jay Dean Rep. Gary VanDeaver Rep. Todd Hunter Rep. James White Rep. Kyle Kacal .

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H OUSE A PPROPRIATIONS C OMMITTEE TEXAS HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES P.O. BOX 2910 • AUSTIN, TEXAS 78768-2910 GREG BONNEN CAMERON COCKE CHAIR COMMITTEE DIRECTOR MARY GONZÁLEZ Room E1.032 VICE CHAIR 512-463-1091 TO: MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE FROM: REPRESENTATIVE GREG BONNEN, M.D., CHAIRMAN DATE: FEBRUARY 18, 2021 RE: SUBCOMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS Members, Due to inclement weather, the House Appropriations Committee will not convene for the previously posted hearing on Thursday, February 18, 2021. Pursuant to Rule 4, Sections 43 and 44, each committee may conduct its business through the use of subcommittees as determined by the chair, who shall appoint the membership of each subcommittee. Therefore, contingent upon entry of subcommittee appointments into the committee record, I create the following subcommittees and name the following chairs and members of each subcommittee: Subcommittee on Articles I, IV, and V Representative Mary González, CHAIR Representative Matt Schaefer, VICE CHAIR Representative Trent Ashby Representative Justin Holland Representative Carl Sherman Subcommittee on Article II Representative Giovanni Capriglione, CHAIR Representative Toni Rose, VICE CHAIR Representative Donna Howard Representative John Raney Representative Jay Dean Representative Julie Johnson Representative Gary Gates Representative Ann Johnson Subcommittee on Article III Representative Terry Wilson, CHAIR Representative Erin Zwiener, VICE CHAIR Representative Geanie Morrison Representative Gene Wu Representative Gary VanDeaver Representative
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