About this Event
Tenative Agenda
8:00 AM - 8:30 AM -Sign-in and breakfast
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM - Demographic Update – How Many People Have Been Deported or Left Voluntarily?
Bill King will give an update on the numbers he has been tracking.
9:00 AM - 9:45 AM - Update from the Mayor
Houston Mayor John Whitmire will give an update on the City of Houston.
9:45 AM - 10:30 AM - Data Centers in Texas
Panel discussion led by Baker Institute economist on the financial implications for local governments and effects on grid and water supplies.
10:30 AM - 10:45 AM – Break - snacks served
10:45 AM - 11:30 AM – How Will the Iran War End?
Bill King will interview former Ambassador and Baker Institute Director
11:30 AM- 12:00 PM – The Future of Newspapers
Bill King will interview Houston Chronicle Publisher,
12:00 PM - 12:45 PM - 2026 Elections
Rice political science professor and pollster , Houston City College political science professor , and State Senator will discuss election-eve polling on the midterm elections.
Event venue & nearby stays
Norris Conference Centers - Houston/CityCentre, 816 Town and Country Boulevard, Houston, United States
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