Trib Events

When Evan Smith helped launch the nonprofit Texas Tribune in 2009, he set out to get people engaged in their government again, especially in places where newspaper coverage has dwindled. The Tribune introduced blogs, multimedia, troves of government data, and something old-fashioned for an online news startup: face-to-face conversations.

May, 2012:

 

May 10 2012

A Conversation with Dan Patrick, State Senator

Sen. Dan Patrick, R-Houston, at the "How to Pay for Public Education" panel at The Texas Tribune Festival, Sept. 24th 2011.
Enlarge photo by: Bob Daemmrich
Sen. Dan Patrick, R-Houston, at the "How to Pay for Public Education" panel at The Texas Tribune Festival, Sept. 24th 2011.

Sen. Dan Patrick has represented SD-7 since 2007 and considers passing legislation requiring that the phrase “In God We Trust” be permanently placed in the Senate Chamber as one of his proudest legislative accomplishments. He also authored a bill adding the phrase "Under God" to the Texas pledge and includes his authorship of a tax cut affecting 40,000 small businesses an another legislative highlight.

Patrick has also filed legislation requiring a secondary power source for water districts and a crime-fighting bill to give counties more power to regulate and shut down sexually oriented businesses.

Date
Time
7:30 a.m. - 9 a.m. Doors open at 7:30 am. The event begins promptly at 8 am.
Location
The Austin Club
110 E. Ninth Street, Austin, TX 78701 (map)
part of TribLive: The Texas Tribune Event Series

May 24 2012

A Conversation with John Carona, State Senator

Chair of Business and Commerce Senate Committee, Sen. John Carona R-Dallas during meeting on October 4th, 2011
Enlarge photo by: Marjorie Kamys Cotera
Chair of Business and Commerce Senate Committee, Sen. John Carona R-Dallas during meeting on October 4th, 2011

Senator John Carona was first elected to represent SD-16 in 1990. Previously, Carona was elected to three terms in the Texas House of Representatives. He currently serves as Chairman of the Senate Business and Commerce Committee and as Joint Chairman of the Legislative Oversight Board on Windstorm Insurance. He is a member of the Senate Select Committee on Redistricting and the Senate Criminal Justice, Education and Jurisprudence committees.

Date
Time
7:30 a.m. - 9 a.m. Doors open at 7:30 am. The event begins promptly at 8 am.
Location
The Austin Club
110 E. Ninth Street, Austin, TX 78701 (map)
part of TribLive: The Texas Tribune Event Series

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