A Conversation with Sen. Carlos Uresti and Rep. Poncho Nevárez
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Description
Please join us for lunch and a conversation with state Sen. Carlos Uresti and state Rep. Poncho Nevárez, moderated by Texas Tribune CEO and editor-in-chief Evan Smith.
Uresti, D-San Antonio, has represented Senate District 19 since 2006. He is vice chairman of the Senate Administration Committee and a member of the Finance, Health & Human Services and Natural Resources & Economic Development committees. In addition, he works in private practice with The Uresti Law Firm in San Antonio. Previously, Uresti served nine years in the Texas House.
Nevárez, D-Eagle Pass, was elected to represent House District 74 in 2012. He is vice chairman of the House Homeland Security & Public Safety Committee and a member of the Local & Consent Calendars and Natural Resources committees. Nevárez has also served as a trustee on the Eagle Pass Independent School District Board. He heads his own law firm, the Nevárez Law Group.
This event will be held in the Espino Conference Center located in the Morgan University Center on the Sul Ross State University campus in Alpine (campus map). The event is free and open to the public and includes a light lunch. Visitors to campus may park in the University Center parking lot located on the north side of campus (map).
This event is presented by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas, hosted by Sul Ross State University and supported by the Hatton W. Sumners Foundation. This series of conversations is generously sponsored by AT&T, BP, PepsiCo, Texas A&M University, Walmart and Southwest Airlines, the official airline of Texas Tribune Events. Media support is provided by Marfa Public Radio. Tribune events are also supported through contributions from our founding investors and members.
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