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Policy Orientation 2016

For over thirteen years, the Texas Public Policy Foundation’s Policy Orientation has been one of the nation’s top policy conferences, selling out each year while bringing together lawmakers, policy experts, and engaged citizens from across the political spectrum to discuss critical issues facing the Lone Star State and America.

Policy Orientation 2016 will be held January 6-8 at the Hilton Austin. For more information and to register, please visit policyorientation.com.

Katie Tahuahua

12:00pm CST

Opening Luncheon Keynote Austin Grand BallroomSgt Dakota Meyer USMC

1:30pm CST

Spending vs. Taxation: Does the Conservative Texas Budget Meet the Needs of Texans? Salon JThe Honorable Talmadge Heflin • Representative Greg Bonnen • Representative Donna Howard • Bob Williams

3:00pm CST

How Will Texas’ Rising, Low-Income Majority Afford College? Salon KDr. Thomas Lindsay • Jorge Klor de Alva • Representative Armando "Mando" Martinez • Dr. Ronald Trowbridge

4:30pm CST

No Voice, No Vote: Forced Annexation in Texas (Plenary session) Austin Grand BallroomThe Honorable Chuck DeVore • Senator Donna Campbell • The Honorable Phil Gramm • Representative Dan Huberty

9:30am CST

Regulatory Water World: How to Best Prepare for Growth in Texas Meeting Room 616Leigh Thompson • Bech Bruun • Representative Jason Isaac • Martha K. Landwehr • Mike Mason

11:00am CST

Limits or No Limits: Will Budget Restrictions Alter Growth in Our State? Salon JThe Honorable Talmadge Heflin • Senator Kelly Hancock • Ursula Parks • Dr. Barry W. Poulson

12:30pm CST

Keynote Luncheon: Education Freedom and the American Future Austin Grand BallroomThe Honorable Kent Grusendorf • The Honorable Phil Gramm • Lieutenant Governor Mark Hutchison • Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick • Commissioner George P. Bush

2:00pm CST

Local Control vs. Local Liberty Salon KJames Quintero • Senator Sylvia Garcia • Senator Bob Hall • Luke Metzger • Representative Matt Rinaldi

3:30pm CST

Advancing the Texas Model: Will a Simple Tax System Drive Prosperity? Salon KDr. Vance Ginn • Senator Paul Bettencourt • Scott Drenkard • Senator Craig Estes • Representative Chris Turner

8:00am CST

Breakfast Keynote: Strategy and Democracy: A Conversation on the 2016 Presidential Elections Austin Grand BallroomBenjamin Domenech • Jason Johnson • John Noonan • Avik Roy • Tim Teepell

9:30am CST

The Untouchables: A Look at Local Retirement Systems Protected by State Law Salon KJames Quintero • Representative Roberto Alonzo • Representative Jim Murphy • Max Patterson • Bob Williams

11:00am CST

The Fourth Branch: EPA and the Administrative State Salon JThe Honorable Kathleen Hartnett White • Representative Drew Darby • John R. Hays, Jr. • Dudley McCalla

12:30pm CST

Closing Luncheon Keynote Austin Grand BallroomGovernor Greg Abbott