Texas Legislative Communication Conference - Strategic Partnerships, Inc.

The Biennial Legislative Communication Conference is designed to bring government executives, board and commission appointees, local and elected government officials, K-12 and higher education leaders, and senior staffers to discuss the upcoming session of the Texas Legislature. The conference has been sponsored jointly by the LBJ School of Public Affairs and Strategic Partnerships, Inc. since 1998. This year’s was held on October 17, 2018 in Austin, Texas at The J. Neils Thompson Commons Building.

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: Mary Scott Nabers, President/CEO, Strategic Partnerships, Inc with Angela Evans, Dean, LBJ School of Public Affairs

: Opening welcome by Angela Evans, Dean, LBJ School of Public Affairs

: Dean Evans

: Opening Keynote – Texas Economic Outlook & Budget Prognosis by Glenn Hegar, Comptroller of Public Accounts

: Comptroller Glenn Hegar

: Comptroller Glenn Hegar

: Paula Morelock, Business Operations at SPI with Glenn Hegar, Comptroller of Public Accounts

: Senior Consultant Edgar Antu and Comptroller Glenn Hegar

: Representative John Raney, Vice-Chair, Higher Education, Appropriations with Sherri Greenberg, Clinical Professor, LBJ School of Public Affairs

: Representative John Raney answering questions about the 2020-21 Budget

: Representative Todd Hunter, Chair, Calendars with Patricia Shipton, Chief of Staff, Office of the Speaker of the House speaking about the Priorities of the 86th Legislature

: Representative Todd Hunter with Patricia Shipton

: Representative Todd Hunter with Patricia Shipton

: Representative Todd Hunter

: Mary Scott Nabers and Representative Todd Hunter speaking about the Hurricane Harvey Impact on the State Budget and the Texas Economy

: Representative Todd Hunter

: Representative John Raney speaking with Representative Todd Hunter

: Introducing the panel on Key Budget Issues

: Sarah Hicks, Budget Director, Office of the Governor and Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board speaking about Key Budget Issues

: Sarah Hicks and Ursula Parks

: Edgar Antu, Budget Director Sarah Hicks, and Senior Consultant Roy Hogan

: Senator Kirk Watson, Finance Committee, giving the afternoon Keynote – Hometown Perspective

: Senator Kirk Watson

: Senator Kirk Watson

: Mary Scott Nabers and Senator Kirk Watson

: Paula Morelock, Senator Kirk Watson, and Gay Erwin

: Mary Nabers introducing the panel about Working with the State Leadership Offices – Expectations, Preparation and Delivery

: Darrell Davila, Chief of Staff, Office of the Lt. Governor with Walter Fisher, Legislative Director, Office of the Governor and The Honorable Kent Caperton, Former Texas State Senator

: Darrell Davila with Walter Fisher and The Honorable Kent Caperton

: Darrell Davila with Walter Fisher and The Honorable Kent Caperton

: The Honorable Kent Caperton and Darrell Davila

: Representative Giovanni Capriglione with Todd Kimbriel

: Representative Giovanni Capriglione with Edgar Antu

: Panel on Cybersecurity by Representative Giovanni Capriglione, Appropriations with Todd Kimbriel, Deputy Executive Director, Texas Department of Information Resources and Nancy Rainosek, Chief Information Security Officer, Texas Department of Information Resources

: Representative Giovanni Capriglione with Todd Kimbriel and Nancy Rainosek

: Representative Giovanni Capriglione with Todd Kimbriel and Nancy Rainosek

: Representative Giovanni Capriglione with Todd Kimbriel and Nancy Rainosek

: Panel on Success in Contracting and Procurement Engagements

: Robert Wood, Associate Deputy Comptroller for Operations and Support, Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts with Hershel Becker, Chief Procurement Officer, Texas Department of Information Resources and Gay Erwin, Vice President of Public Affairs, Strategic Partnerships, Inc.

: Robert Wood with Hershel Becker and Gay Erwin

: Panel on Success in Contracting and Procurement Engagements

: Mary Scott Nabers

Photos by Thomas Lotero