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Liberty: Debates and discourse on limited government and maximum prosperity
Life: A series of discussions and debates on individual flourishing
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Pursuit of Happiness: Conversations and contentions on chasing the American Dream
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Governor Greg Abbott
Prof. Randy Barnett
Georgetown University Law Center
Professor
Dr. Cal Beisner
Cornwall Alliance for the Stewardship of Creation
Founder & Director
Sen. Paul Bettencourt
Texas State Senate
District 7
Sen. Brian Birdwell
Texas State Senate
District 22
Chelsea Buchholtz
Texas Juvenile Justice Department
Chief of Staff
Roman Buhler
Madison Coalition
National Director
Molly Cagle
Baker Botts
Partner
Sen. Donna Campbell
Texas State Senate
District 25
Kevin P Chavous
American Federation for Children and the Alliance for School Choice
Founding Board Member & Executive Counsel
Derek Cohen
Texas Public Policy Foundation
Director
Hon. Susan Combs
State of Texas
Comptroller
John Davidson
Texas Public Policy Foundation
Director, Center for Health Care Policy
Dr. Frances Deviney
Center for Public Policy Priorities
Associate Director, Research and Planning Program Director
Hon. Chuck DeVore
Texas Public Policy Foundation
Vice President of Policy
H.B. “Trip” Doggett
Electric Reliability Council of Texas
President and Chief Executive Officer
Scott Drenkard
The Tax Foundation
Economist & Manager of State Projects
Shannon Edmonds
TDCAA
Director of Governmental Relations
Hon. Rob Eissler
The Schlueter Group
Legislative Consultant
Luke Ellis
Johns Marrs Ellis & Hodge, LLP
Partner
Hon. Craig T. Enoch
Texas Supreme Court
Justice
Sen. Craig Estes
Texas State Senate
District 30
Leon Evans
The Center for Health Care Services
President and Chief Executive Officer
Tony Fabelo
Research
Director
Jess Fields
Texas Public Policy Foundation
Senior Policy Analyst
JoAnn Fleming
Grassroots America
Executive Director
Steve Forbes
Forbes Media
Chairman and Editor-in-Chief
John Fund
Commentator, Columnist, Author
Hon. Ernest Gay
City of Sandy Oaks
Mayor Pro Tem
Adam Gelb
The Pew Charitable Trusts
Director, Public Safety Performance Project
Rep. Helen Giddings
Texas House of Representatives
District 109
Hon. Newt Gingrich
Dr Vance Ginn
Texas Public Policy Foundation
Economist/Policy Analyst, Center for Fiscal Policy
Bob Grafe
Hon. Phil Gramm
Eric Groten
Vinson & Elkins
Partner
Hon. Kent Grusendorf
Texas Public Policy Foundation
Senior Fellow, Center for Education Freedom
Hon. Bill Hammond
Texas Association of Business
Chief Executive Officer
Hon. Kent Hance
Sen. Kelly Hancock
Texas State Senate
District 9
Bob Harden
R. W. Harden & Associates, Inc
Vice President
Talmadge Heflin
Texas Public Policy Foundation
Director, Center for Fiscal Policy
Comptroller Glenn Hegar
CH
Colleen Horton
Hogg Foundation for Mental Health
Director of Policy
Rep. Donna Howard
Texas House of Representatives
District 48
Kathleen Hunker
Texas Public Policy Foundation
Policy Analyst, Center for Economic Freedom
Rep. Ken Ivory
Utah House of Representatives
District 47
Sen. Lois Kolkhorst
Texas State Senate
District 18
Dr. Robert Koons
University of Texas at Austin
Professor of Philosophy
Dr. Arthur Laffer
Laffer Associates
Founder and Chairman
Dick Lavine
Center for Public Policy Priorities
Senior Fiscal Analyst
Rep. Jeff Leach
Texas House of Representatives
District 67
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Marc Levin
Texas Public Policy Foundation
Vice President of Criminal Justice Policy
Tom Lindsay
Texas Public Policy Foundation
Director, Center for Innovation in Education
Tom Luce
The Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute for Texas
Chief Executive Officer
Karen Lugo
Texas Public Policy Foundation
Senior Fellow, Center for Tenth Amendment Action
John Malcolm
The Heritage Foundation
Director, Edwin Meese III Center for Legal and Judicial Studies and...
Louis Malfaro
Texas American Federation of Teachers
Secretary-Treasurer
Hon. Dave Martin
City of Houston
Councilman, District E
Fred McMahon
Fraser Institute
Michael Walker Chair of Economic Freedom Research
Mark Meckler
Citizens for Self-Governance
Founder
Dr. John Merrifield
University of Texas at San Antonio
Professor of Economics
Com. Sid Miller
State of Texas
Agriculture Commissioner Elect
Bill Montgomery
Maricopa County, Arizona
County Attorney
Rep. Joe Moody
Texas House of Representatives
District 78
Stephen Moore
The Heritage Foundation
Chief Economist
Com. Mike Moses
Former Texas Commissioner of Education
Christopher Mosley
City of Fort Worth
Senior Assistant City Attorney
Kate Murphy
Texas Public Policy Foundation
Mental Health Fellow
Chairman Donna Nelson
Public Utility Commission of Texas
Chairman
Alex Nowrasteh
Cato Institute
Policy Analyst, Immigration
Randal O'Toole
Cato Institute
Senior Fellow
RP
Raymund Paredes
Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board
Texas Commissioner of Higher Education
Rep. Tan Parker
Texas House of Representatives
District 63
Lt. Governor Dan Patrick
Attorney General Ken Paxton
Bill Peacock
Texas Public Policy Foundation
VP of Research
Governor Rick Perry
Sen. Charles Perry
Texas State Senate
District 28
James Quintero
Texas Public Policy Foundation
Director of the Center for Local Governance
Hon. Bennett Raley
Trout, Raley, Montaño, Witwer and Freeman, P.C.
Shareholder
John Ramsey
Businessman and Libertarian Philanthropist
Vikrant Reddy
Texas Public Policy Foundation
Senior Policy Analyst, Center for Effective Justice
Hon. Chris Riley
Rusk Law Firm
Associate
Hon. Robert Rivera
City of Arlington
Councilman, District 3
Sen. Jose Rodriguez
Texas State Senate
District 29
Rep. Matt Schaefer
Texas House of Representatives
District 6
Dr. Byron Schlomach
Goldwater Institute
Chief Economist
Ted Shaw
Texas Hospital Association
President/CEO
Rep. David Simpson
Texas House of Representatives
District 7
Com. Ryan Sitton
State of Texas
Railroad Commissioner
Sen. Larry Taylor
Texas State Senate
District 11
David Thompson
Thompson & Horton LLP
Partner
Rep. Sylvester Turner
Texas House of Representatives
District 139
Hon. Art Martinez de Vara
City of Von Ormy
Mayor
Dr. Richard Vedder
Center for College Affordability and Productivity
Director
Dr. Herb Walberg
The Heartland Institute
Senior Fellow and Chairman of the Board
Hon. Greg Walcher
Natural Resources Group
Founder & President
Frederic Warner
Memorial Hermann Healthcare System
System Executive, Public Policy & Government Relations
Sen. Kirk Watson
Texas State Senate
District 14
Hon. Kathleen Hartnett White
Texas Public Policy Foundation
Director, Armstrong Center for Energy & the Environment
Rep. James White
Texas House of Representatives
District 19
Sen. John Whitmire
Texas State Senate
District 15
Rep. Paul Workman
Texas House of Representatives
District 47
