LONE STAR LEGISLATIVE SUMMIT

A program of the Nacogdoches County Chamber of Commerce 

Thursday, April 4, 2024

5:00 pm to 6:30 pm                 Lone Star Reception - Fredonia Hotel & Convention Center, 200 N. Fredonia St.

6:30 pm to 7:30 pm                Media Madness – The Run Up to Run Offs and Beyond!                                  

                                                Banita Room

                                                Moderator:  Josh Edwards, Managing Editor, The Daily Sentinel

Media Panel- Scott Braddock, Quorum Report; Alex Samuels, Texas Monthly; Zach Despart, Texas Tribune; TBD

Friday, April 5, 2024

Location:                                                Stephen F. Austin State University       Baker Pattillo Student Center, 222 Vista Dr., Nacogdoches, TX  75962

7:00 am                                   Registration and Check-in                                                                                                                                                                                     

7:30 am to 8:00 am                 Kick Off Breakfast Served – TWILIGHT BALLROOM- Baker Pattillo Student Center                                                                                                    

7:50 am                                   LSLS Kick Off Breakfast Program Begins

                                                Sponsored by Chevron USA

8:15 am                                   Breakfast Speaker Dr. Dawn Buckingham, Texas Land Commissioner

8:50 am– 9:00 am                   (Break – program moves to SFA THEATRE)

9:00 am to 9:50 am                 Session One “Yearn to Learn & Learn to Earn: The Future of Education and Workforce Development”

Moderator – Les Linebarger, Chief Marketing & Communications Officer, Nacogdoches ISD

Panelists – Senator Royce West; Representative Trent Ashby; TBD

Sponsor – Raise Your Hand Texas

9:50 am – 10:00 am                                Break

10:00 am to 10:50 am             Session Two “Critical Condition: The Landscape and Trends for Rural Healthcare in Texas”

                                                Moderator – TBD

Panelists – Senator Kelly Hancock; Representatives Christian Manuel, David Cook, Stan Lambert, TBD       

Sponsor -  Blue Cross Blue Shield

10:50 to 11:00 am                   Break

11:00 am                                                 Speaker: Steven D. Alvis, Texas Transportation Commissioner

11:15 am to 11:50 am             Session Three “Build It and They Will Come: The Future and Impact of Infrastructure and Investment in Texas”

                                                Moderator – Lonnie Hunt, Executive Director, Deep East Texas Council of Governments & Economic Development District

Panelists – Senator Robert Nichols; Representatives Jay Dean, Cody Harris, TBD

Sponsor -  Texas Electric Cooperatives

11:50 am – 12:00 pm              Break: move to Grand Ballroom

Luncheon begins

12:00 pm to 1:10 pm               Keynote Speaker:  US Congressman Pete Sessions, Texas 17^th District

1:15 pm                                   LSLS Concludes