The spring 2025 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. Speakers discussed the election results, the legislative session, and issues impacting Texans.
Spring 2025 Speakers
Trent Ashby, State Representative (R-Lufkin)
Dennis Bonnen, former Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives
John Bucy III, State Representative (D-Austin)
Sheryl Cole, State Representative (D-Austin)
Lisa Davis, Austin Police Chief
Nathan Hecht, Former Chief Justice of The Texas Supreme Court
Wallace Jefferson, Former Chief Justice of The Texas Supreme Court
Nathan Johnson, State Senator (D-Dallas)
Renard Johnson, El Paso Mayor
Mayes Middleton, State Senator (R-Galveston)
Ron Nirenberg, San Antonio Mayor
Chip Roy, U.S. Representative (R-Austin)
Kirk Watson, Austin Mayor
Gene Wu, State Representative (D-Houston)