Enjoy the fully archived Orientation. This tone-setting event was held January 29-30 and February 3-4, 2003, in Austin, Texas, and features speeches by the Governor, Lt. Gov., House Speaker, Attorney General, Supreme Court Chief Justice, Agriculture Commissioner, and House and Senate committee chairman, as well as numerous policy experts.
Local Government
Affordability is the Problem. Less Government is the Solution.
Affordability is the number one issue in Texas, and it isn’t even close. Numerous polls, released both before and after Election Day, show the Texas electorate alarmed with the cost of gas, groceries, and rent—as well as everything else. One poll in particular, conducted by the University of Texas and the Texas Politics Project, illustrates...
November 10, 2026