texas legislature — Podcast

Episode 34: Dyana Limon-Mercado, Travis County Democratic Party Chairwoman, on community engagement and priorities for local communities

On today’s episode we speak with Dyana Limon-Mercado, Travis County Democratic Party Chair. Elected in November 2018, she is the party’s first Hispanic chair.

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Episode 32: State Representative Sheryl Cole, District 46 (D-Austin), on her upcoming term at the state legislature

On today’s episode we speak with Representative Sheryl Cole (D-Austin). Elected in November 2018, she is one of several incoming freshman members representing Central Texas.

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Episode 31: James Hines, SVP of Government Affairs, Texas Association of Business, on economic development for the state legislature

Today's podcast was originally recorded on January 8, 2019, the first day of the 86th Texas Legislative Session. The show features a discussion with returning guest James Hines, Senior Vice President of Government Affairs & In-House Counsel, Texas Association of Business (TAB). James and Bingham Group CEO A.J. Bingham talked TAB’s legislative priorities around economic development and public education, to name a few.

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Episode 20: State Rep. Diego Bernal, District 123 (D-San Antonio), on local control by cities

Today's BG Podcast features a conversation with State Rep. Diego Bernal (D-San Antonio) on the upcoming Texas legislative session, in particular brewing battles around local control, one being municipal paid sick leave ordinances.

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Episode 11: James Hines, SVP of Advocacy and In-House Counsel at Texas Association of Business, on Texas Legislature Policy Priorities

Today's podcast was originally recorded on July 2, 2018 and features a discussion with James Hines, Senior Vice-President of Advocacy & In-House for the Texas Association of Business (TAB).

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Episode 10: Rob Henneke, Director of the Center for the American Future at the Texas Public Policy Foundation, on Paid Sick Leave

Today's podcast was originally recorded on June 18, 2018 and features a discussion between Bingham Group CEO A.J. Bingham and returning guest Rob Henneke, General Counsel and Director of the Center for the American Future at the Texas Public Policy Foundation (TPPF).

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Episode 2: Robert Henneke, General Counsel and Director of the Center for the American Future at the Texas Public Policy Foundation, on Sharing Economy, Local Control, and State Preemption

Bingham Group CEO A.J. Bingham discusses the sharing economy, local control, and state preemption with Rob Henneke, General Counsel and Director of the Center for the American Future at the Texas Public Policy Foundation.

PolicyAJ BinghamJune 11, 2018part1, state politics, texas legislature, local governmentComment