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Get Involved.
FEBRUARY 24-25 | SHERATON AUSTIN HOTEL
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There is no more effective lobbyist than a concerned local newspaper publisher. Find out what you can do to protect citizens’ right to know at the TPA Legislative Conference, Feb. 24-25 at the Sheraton Austin Hotel at the Capitol. Get updates on legislative activities and proposed bills and insights from key political advisors.
Contact TPA Executive Director Mike Hodges at 512-477-6755 to register. The deadline to reserve a room at the group rate of $159 per night is Feb. 15.
AGENDA
SUNDAY, FEB. 24
8-10 p.m.
Welcome Reception (Location: Creekside I)
MONDAY, FEB. 25
7:30–8:45 a.m.
Eggs and Issues Breakfast (Location: Capitol View Terrace South) – A visit with Texas House Speaker Joe Straus
9–9:30 a.m. General Session (Location: Salon E)
Legislative Advisory Committee Report – Agenda for the 83rd Session, Jim Moser, president of Moser Community Media LLC, and Donnis Baggett, TPA executive vice president
9:30–10:15 a.m.
What to Expect This Session and Beyond –
Paul Burka, Texas Monthly
10:30 a.m.–12 p.m.
How to Be an Effective Grassroots Lobbyist –
Joe Gagen, Austin legislative trainer
12-1 p.m.
Luncheon (Location: Capitol View Terrace South) – Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst, keynote speaker
1:15–2:30 p.m. General Session (Location: Salon E)
How to Be an Effective Grassroots Lobbyist (cont’d.) –
Joe Gagen, Austin legislative trainer
2:45–3:30 p.m.
Legislative Advisory Committee Meeting (Location: Capitol Ballroom Sections F-H)
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