Policy Orientation - 2015 has ended

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Policy Orientation - 2015

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

7:00am CST

Registration Opens Main Lobby

8:00am CST

Breakfast Keynote Capitol BallroomGovernor Greg Abbott

9:45am CST

The ACA in Texas: Do Hospitals Need Medicaid Expansion? - Center for Health Care Policy Capitol View Terrace NorthJohn Davidson • Dr. Byron Schlomach • Ted Shaw • Frederic Warner Texas' Brewing Property Tax Revolt - Center for Local Governance Capitol View Terrace SouthJames Quintero • Sen. Paul Bettencourt • Dick Lavine • Hon. Robert Rivera • Sen. Kirk Watson Demoralized Zone: Has Grade Inflation Undermined America’s Workforce Competitiveness? - Center for Higher Education Capitol Ballroom FGTom Lindsay • Hon. Bill Hammond • Dr. Robert Koons

11:10am CST

Up to the Challenge? How the Market Can Keep the Lights on in Texas - Center for Economic Freedom Capitol View Terrace NorthBill Peacock • H.B. “Trip” Doggett • Rep. Helen Giddings • Eric Groten • Chairman Donna Nelson Liberty Cities on Display - Center for Local Governance Capitol Ballroom FGJess Fields • Hon. Ernest Gay • Bob Grafe • Rep. David Simpson • Hon. Art Martinez de Vara TELs Matter for Opportunity in Texas - Center for Fiscal Policy Capitol View Terrace SouthDr Vance Ginn • Rep. Donna Howard • Dr. John Merrifield • Sen. Charles Perry

12:30pm CST

Lunch Keynote - The Reagan Tax Cuts and the Texas Miracle Capitol BallroomHon. Phil Gramm • Hon. Kent Hance

2:00pm CST

Constitutional Firewalls: How An Article V Convention of States May Put The Brakes on Runaway Feds - Center for Tenth Amendment Action Capitol View Terrace NorthKaren Lugo • Prof. Randy Barnett • Roman Buhler • Mark Meckler • Rep. Paul Workman Protecting Property Rights Amidst the Texas Miracle - Center for Economic Freedom Capitol Ballroom FGKathleen Hunker • Luke Ellis • Sen. Lois Kolkhorst • Christopher Mosley • Randal O'Toole Markets and Teacher Compensation - Center for Education Freedom Capitol View Terrace SouthSen. Larry Taylor • Dr Vance Ginn • Louis Malfaro • Dr. Herb Walberg

3:25pm CST

Texas Prison Reform 2.0: Building on Recent Public Safety Successes - Center for Effective Justice Capitol View Terrace SouthMarc Levin • Adam Gelb • Bill Montgomery • Rep. Tan Parker • Sen. John Whitmire Texas and Immigration: State Solutions for a National Challenge - Special Feature Capitol Ballroom FGJohn Fund • Sen. Craig Estes • JoAnn Fleming • Alex Nowrasteh • Rep. Matt Schaefer • Rep. Paul Workman Transportation Alternatives in the 21st Century: What is the Role of Government? - Center for Local Governance Capitol View Terrace NorthJess Fields • Hon. Dave Martin • Randal O'Toole • John Ramsey • Hon. Chris Riley

7:30pm CST

Evening Plenary Session - The Future of Texas Capitol BallroomComptroller Glenn Hegar • Com. Sid Miller • Lt. Governor Dan Patrick • Attorney General Ken Paxton

7:30am CST

Registration Opens Main Lobby

8:30am CST

VIP Breakfast (By Invitation Only) Capitol BallroomHon. Susan Combs

9:45am CST

Are Texans Taxed Too Much? - Center for Fiscal Policy Capitol Ballroom FGDr Vance Ginn • Scott Drenkard • Sen. Craig Estes • John Fund • Rep. Sylvester Turner Halting The Feds at The State Line: States Learn to Command Respect - Center for Tenth Amendment Action Capitol View Terrace NorthKaren Lugo • Hon. Susan Combs • Rep. Ken Ivory • Hon. Greg Walcher The Economic Impact of Economic Freedom on Poverty and Prosperity - Special Feature Capitol View Terrace SouthRep. James White • Dr. Frances Deviney • Hon. Chuck DeVore • Fred McMahon

11:10am CST

School Finance Litigation Update - Center for Education Freedom Capitol View Terrace NorthHon. Kent Grusendorf • Hon. Rob Eissler • Hon. Craig T. Enoch • David Thompson Protecting Property Rights in Texas Water Law - Armstrong Center for Energy & the Environment Capitol View Terrace SouthHon. Kathleen Hartnett White • Molly Cagle • Bob Harden • Hon. Bennett Raley Curtailing the Criminalization of Capitalism: Overcoming Overcriminalization in Texas - Center for Effective Justice Capitol Ballroom FGVikrant Reddy • Shannon Edmonds • Rep. Jeff Leach • John Malcolm • Rep. Joe Moody

12:30pm CST

Closing Luncheon Keynote - The Resurgence of American Leadership Capitol BallroomStephen Moore • Hon. Newt Gingrich • Governor Rick Perry