Join the Texas Lyceum for their 2023 Public Conference
hosted in Austin, Texas 

 

Schedule

Thursday, January 26, 2023

4:00 PM

Investiture of President Reda Hicks ' and the Class of 2023 

After Investiture Reception - 11:00 PM

Hospitality Suite
TTLA Rooftop
1220 Colorado St.
Austin, TX 78701

Food and Drinks will be included starting post investiture reception.

Friday, January 27, 2023

8:00 AM

Breakfast

ACC Highland Campus

8:30 AM

Programming

8:30 AM

Welcome

Lyceum Team
Dr. Molly Beth Malcolm '01, ACC
Luis Patiño, Austin PBS

9:00 AM

Demographics, Attitudes and Preferences of Texas Voters

Dr. Lloyd Potter, State Demographer

9:20 AM 

How District Maps are Drawn

Moderator: Gerardo Interiano '19, Aurora

Speakers:
Denise Davis '04, Fmr. House Parliamentarian
Matthew Frederick, Lehotsky Keller LLP
Nina Perales, Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund

10:10 AM 

How Local Elections Work 

Moderator: Natalia Contreras, Votebeat Reporter, The Texas Tribune

Speakers:
Remi Garza, Election Administrator, Cameron County
Heider Garcia, Election Administrator, Tarrant County
Jennifer Doinoff, Election Administrator, Hays County
Christian Menefee, County AttorneyHarris County

10:55 AM

Break

11:10 AM 

The Role of the Judiciary in Elections

Nathan Hecht, Chief Justice, Texas Supreme Court

11:30 AM 

Election Innovations to Watch

Todd Connor, Veterans for Political Innovation
12:00 PM

Lunch

12:30 PM 

Texas Lyceum Poll Release

Dr. Joshua Blank
Amy Laine '18, CEO & Founder, SandwYch, Inc.

1:15 PM

Protecting our Elections from Outside Influence

Katherine McAden, Google
Thomas Miranda '16, Sparkovation

1:45 PM 

The Role of the Media in Elections

Sewell Chan '23, Editor in Chief, The Texas Tribune
Sergio Martinez-Beltran, The Texas Newsroom
Miya Shay, ABC 13
Mustafa Tameez '15, Outreach Strategists

2:15 PM

Break

2:30 PM

Engaging More Texas Voters in Elections

Marjorie Clifton, Leadership Now Project
Mia McCord, Coalition Por Texas
Lily Trieu, Asian Texans for Justice
Roxanne Werner, League of Women Voters

3:15 PM

The Pollster Perspective on a Changing Texas

Moderator: Marjorie Clifton, Leadership Now Project

Speakers:

Mike Baselice, Baselice & Associates

Matthew Dowd, ListenTo.Us
Jim Henson, TPP
 

5:30 PM

Reception

LBJ, 4th Floor

6:30 PM - 8:00 PM

Fireside Chat - The Unique Challenges of Women Running

Susan Combs, Fmr Commissioner of Agriculture
Corrie MacLaggan '22, The Texas Newsroom
Dasheika Ruffin, Google

 

8:00 PM 

Hospitality Suite and Dinner

Scholz Garten 

Saturday, January 28, 2023

8:00 AM

Breakfast

9:00 AM

Board Meeting

Limited to Texas Lyceum Directors and Alumni only. 

11:00 AM

Lunch

12:00 PM

Drinks and Eats