In preparation for the Texas Legislature's arrival in Austin for its 77th session, the LBJ School's Office of Conferences and Training (C&T) organized two events that were geared toward legislators or structured to help managers who work with the legislature.
In late November, the LBJ School's Pre-Session Legislative Conference continued a long-standing tradition to help prepare newly elected and returning Texas legislators for the upcoming session. This year's program included discussions on such topics as e-government and the digital economy and touched on issues related to health, education, and the environment.
Earlier in the fall, in collaboration with Strategic Partnerships, Inc., C&T also organized a seminar entitled "Legislative and Media Communications." The seminar focused on communication strategies for public affairs professionals who need to communicate with legislators, the news media, consumers, taxpayers, board members, and other groups.
Participants learned how to testify before the legislature and received first-hand, behind-the-scenes information about House and Senate committees, calendars, and deadlines.
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A panel on environmental issues was included in this year¹s Pre-Session Legislative Conference program. It was led by (left to right) Jeff Saitas, Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission executive director; Texas State Representative Warren Chisum, chair of the House Committee on Environmental Regulation; and Craig Pedersen (LBJ Class of 1981), Texas Water Development Board executive administrator. Photo by María de la Luz Martínez |
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May 14, 2001
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