CHASP and the Center for Politics and Governance co-hosted "The 82nd Legislature: Preview of Hot Topics," featuring a panel discussion that focused on health and social issues, including immigration, human services, the state budget, and the impact of redistricting in Texas. The panelists were Eva DeLuna Castro, Senior Budget Analyst, Center for Public Policy Priorities; former state representative and current LBJ faculty member Sherri Greenberg, Interim Director, Center for Politics and Governance; Rep. Lois Kolkhorst, Chair, House Committee on Public Health; and Julia Rathgeber, Deputy Chief of Staff, Office of the Lt. Governor.
View Video: http://www.utexas.edu/lbj/videos/2010/82nd-legislature
Read LBJ students? review of major issues that will be addressed during the 82nd legislative session: http://www.utexas.edu/lbj/cpg/news_detail.php?id=19