Please join us for lunch and a conversation with state Sen. Brandon Creighton and state Rep. Tom Oliverson, moderated by Texas Tribune co-founder and CEO Evan Smith.

Creighton, R-Conroe, has represented Senate District 4 since 2014. He serves as vice chairman of the Senate Business & Commerce Committee and sits on the Transportation, State Affairs, Criminal Justice, and Agriculture, Water & Rural Affairs committees. Previously, Creighton served in the Texas House. He is the owner of Creighton Realty Partners, LLC, in Conroe.

Oliverson, R-Cypress, is currently serving his first term representing House District 130. He sits on the House Administration, Insurance and Public Health committees. Oliverson is also a practicing anesthesiologist and a partner in U.S. Anesthesia Partners, the largest anesthesiology group in Texas with over 1,100 anesthesia providers.

Details

This event will be held in the Star Ballroom, located in the Community Building at the Lone Star College System Office in The Woodlands (campus map). The event is free and open to the public and includes a light lunch. Complimentary visitor parking is available in the parking lot surrounding the Community Building.

This event is presented by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas and is supported by State Farm and hosted by Lone Star College. This series of conversations is generously sponsored by AT&T, BP, PepsiCo, Walmart and Southwest Airlines, the official airline of Texas Tribune Events. Media support is provided by Community Impact. Foundation support is provided by the Hatton W. Sumners Foundation, the Burdine Johnson Foundation and the Cynthia & George Mitchell Foundation. Tribune events are also supported through contributions from our founding investors and members. Though donors and corporate sponsors underwrite The Texas Tribune events, they play no role in determining the content, panelists or line of questioning.