San Antonio & the Legislature: The Election and Beyond

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The Texas Tribune is pleased to present a series of events focusing on the issues at play in the run-up to the 85th Legislature — and what they mean for one of the state’s largest and fastest-growing cities and its surrounding communities. Join us in person or on our livestream for the second installment of this series: a conversation about public education, immigration, health care, spending and taxes, and other consequential matters with state Rep. Lyle Larson and state Sen. José Menéndez. Tribune Co-Founder and CEO Evan Smith will moderate.
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Larson, R-San Antonio, has represented House District 122 since 2011. He serves on the House General Investigating &amp; Ethics; Culture, Recreation &amp; Tourism; Natural Resources; and Calendars committees and as chairman of the Subcommittee on Special Water Districts. Previously, Larson served as chairman of the San Antonio Military Transformation Task Force, the San Antonio – Bexar County Metropolitan Planning Organization and the Greater San Antonio Crime Commission.

Menéndez, D-San Antonio, has represented Senate District 26 since 2015. He is a member of the Senate Criminal Justice, Higher Education and Intergovernmental Relations committees. Menéndez previously spent 14 years in the Texas House, representing House District 124. He has also served as a San Antonio city councilman for District 6 and was chairman of the city’s Community Revitalization Action Group.

This event will be held in the Aula Canaria Lecture Hall in the Buena Vista Building at the University of Texas at San Antonio’s Downtown Campus. Visitor parking is available in the Cattleman’s Square Parking Lot, adjacent to the Buena Vista Building (map). The event is free and open to the public and includes a light lunch.

The conversation will also be livestreamed at <a href=”http://texastribune.org/livestream”>texastribune.org/livestream</a> (starting at noon), and the video will be accessible for viewing afterward.