The spring 2024 semester of this course focused on the politics and issues driving the moment we were in —the election cycle and the run-up to the next sessions of the Texas Legislature and the U.S. Congress and the next biennial election cycle.
Spring 2024 Speakers
Jane Bland, Texas Supreme Court Justice
Joaquin Castro, U.S. Representative (D-San Antonio)
Victoria Neave Criado, State Representative (D-Dallas)
Sarah Eckhardt, State Senator (D-Austin)
Josè Garza, Travis County District Attorney
Craig Goldman, State Representative (R-Fort Worth)
Tony Gonzales, U.S. Representative (R-San Antonio)
Roland Gutierrez, State Senator (D-San Antonio)
Brian Harrison, State Representative (R-Midlothian)
Julie Johnson, State Representative (D-Farmer’s Branch)
Jeff Leach, State Representative (R-Plano)
Michael McCaul, U.S. Representative (R-Austin)
Mike Morath, Texas Commissioner on Education