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Policy Orientation - 2015

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10:30am CST

Registration Opens Main Lobby

12:00pm CST

Opening Luncheon Keynote and Book Signing Capitol BallroomSteve Forbes

1:30pm CST

College Affordability vs. Administrative Bloat - Center for Higher Education Capitol Ballroom FGTom Lindsay • Sen. Brian Birdwell • Raymund Paredes • Dr. Richard Vedder Rethinking Mental Health: Are We Throwing the Right Life Lines to People with Mental Illness - Center for Health Care Policy Capitol View Terrace NorthKate Murphy • Leon Evans • Colleen Horton • Tom Luce Fossil Fuels are the Moral Choice for the Planet and for the Poor - Armstrong Center for Energy & the Environment Capitol View Terrace SouthHon. Chuck DeVore • Dr. Cal Beisner • Com. Ryan Sitton • Hon. Kathleen Hartnett White

3:00pm CST

The Texas Budget: Reining in the Growth of Government - Center for Fiscal Policy Capitol View Terrace SouthTalmadge Heflin • Sen. Kelly Hancock • Rep. Jeff Leach • Sen. Kirk Watson 21st Century Juvenile Justice: A Texas-sized Problem - Center for Effective Justice Capitol Ballroom FGDerek Cohen • Chelsea Buchholtz • Tony Fabelo • Sen. Jose Rodriguez • Rep. James White School Choice and the Texas Economy - Center for Education Freedom Capitol View Terrace NorthHon. Bill Hammond • Sen. Donna Campbell • Kevin P Chavous • Dr. Arthur Laffer • Com. Mike Moses

4:30pm CST

Plenary Session - A Conversation on the Economics of Education Opportunity Capitol BallroomDr. Arthur Laffer • Lt. Governor Dan Patrick