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Sierra Club Monthly Program: Legislative Priorities For Texas 2019
November 13, 2018 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
From the Sierra Club –
Happy Hour /food and beverages (http://www.scholzgarten.com/): 6-7 pm
Socializing and informal discussions on current events: 6-7 pm
Announcements and program begin at 7 pm
PROGRAM: Legislative Priorities for Texas 2019, with Cyrus Reed, Ph.D., Conservation Director, and Reggie James, Director, Lone Star Chapter.
Learn what the Texas state chapter of Sierra Club will be doing at the next legislative session.
Cyrus Reed has a Ph.D. in Geography from the University of Texas at Austin, with a focus on water policy and the dispute over the Rio Grande water with Mexico. Prior to becoming conservation director, he served as Sierra Club’s lobbyist on energy and air quality issues and directed the Texas Center for Policy Studies. Cyrus has also worked as a journalist and has spent considerable time in Mexico, Costa Rica and Nicaragua. He is married with three soccer-playing children.
Reggie James has 25 years of experience in consumer and environmental policy and advocacy. As former director of the Southwest Regional Office of Consumers Union in Austin, he has worked on legislative and regulatory advocacy for improved public and environmental health and safety and better low-income legal representation. Reggie is also a Navy nuclear submarine veteran.
Consider biking, carpooling, or taking Cap Metro (http://www.capmetro.org/planner) to the meeting. Free parking is available after 6pm on San Jacinto and nearby streets.