The Calendar

Friday, March 27

• 49th Annual Texas Legislative Conference, featuring former First Lady Laura Bush and House Speaker Joe Straus; 375 S. Castell Ave., New Braunfels (7:45 a.m.-1 p.m.)
  

Saturday, March 28

• Harris County Republican Party's 2015 Lincoln-Reagan Dinner, featuring keynote speaker Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker; 9401 Knight Road, Houston (6 p.m.)
  

Sunday, March 29

• 26th annual Texas Association of Public Employee Retirement Systems conference; 701 E. 11th St., Austin (March 29-April 1)

Tuesday, March 31

• HD-124 special election
• Texas State Collaborative (TSC) examination of the impacts of recent North Texas earthquakes and weather risks on Texas’ built environment; 500 E. Fourth St., Austin (8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.)
• School Choice and the Hispanic Community, presented by the Texas Public Policy Foundation; 1100 Congress Avenue, Austin (11:30 a.m.-1 p.m.)
• San Antonio mayoral candidate Mike Villarreal fundraiser; 720 Ivy Ln., San Antonio (5:30-7:30 p.m.)
• Associated Republicans of Texas fundraiser, featuring House Speaker Joe Straus and Republican members of the Texas Legislature; 200 Congress Ave., 55th floor (5:30-7 p.m.)
• Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz fundraiser; 5015 Kirby Drive, Houston (6-9 p.m.)

Wednesday, April 1

• Travis County Democratic Party's Johnson Bentsen Richards Dinner, featuring keynote speaker U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt.; 98 San Jacinto Blvd., Austin (5:30 p.m.)