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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 13 FROM 12-1 P.M.

 

INSIDE THE INTERIM WITH

SAN ANTONIO LAWMAKERS

With the 2021 regular legislative session, three special sessions and now the March primary behind us, Texas legislators are turning to what’s next. November’s general election is just down the road, and soon enough the next legislative session will gavel in.


All of it — every bit of it — will impact San Antonio, the state’s second-largest city.

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Join The Texas Tribune at noon Wednesday, April 13, at the Buena Vista Theater at the University of Texas at San Antonio for “Inside the Interim with San Antonio Lawmakers,” a free, local event with San Antonio-area legislators. Attend in person or tune in online for a conversation on what the 2021 sessions, the 2022 election season and the next legislative session mean for the Alamo City.


Hear from San Antonio lawmakers including state Rep. Ina Minjarez, state Rep. Diego Bernal, state Sen. José Menéndez and state Rep. John Lujan in a live conversation moderated by Texas Tribune CEO Evan Smith.

A complimentary light lunch and networking will begin at 11:30 a.m., followed by an hourlong conversation event at noon. Free parking for this event will be available in the Cattleman’s Square Parking Lot adjacent to campus.


This in-person event will be simultaneously streamed for virtual attendees and will be available afterward to watch on demand at texastribune.org/events.

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José Menéndez

State senator, D-San Antonio

Menéndez, D-San Antonio, has represented Senate District 26 since 2015. He serves as vice chair of the Senate Local Government Committee and sits on the Senate Administration, Business and Commerce, and Education committees.

Ina Minjarez

State representative, D-San Antonio

Minjarez, D-San Antonio, has represented House District 124 since 2015. She sits on the Appropriations, Redistricting and Urban Affairs committees. Minjarez is running for election for Bexar County judge.

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Diego Bernal

State representative, D-San Antonio

Bernal, D-San Antonio, has represented House District 123 since 2015. He sits on the Public Education and Urban Affairs committees. Previously, Bernal served as an attorney for the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund in San Antonio and as a San Antonio City Council member.

John Lujan

State representative, R-San Antonio

Lujan, R-San Antonio, was elected to represent House District 118 in 2021. Previously, he served as a firefighter with the San Antonio Fire Department and a deputy with the Bexar County Sheriff's Department.

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Evan Smith

CEO of The Texas Tribune

Smith is the CEO and co-founder of The Texas Tribune. Previously, he spent nearly 18 years at Texas Monthly, including eight years as editor and a year as president and editor-in-chief.

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César Blanco

STATE SENator

Blanco represents Senate District 29 in El Paso. Previously, he represented House District 76. In 2019, Blanco sat on the House Environmental Regulation Committee and the International Relations and Economic Development Committee.


Roland Gutierrez

STATE SENator

Gutierrez represents Senate District 19 in San Antonio. Previously, he represented House District 119. In 2019, Gutierrez sat on the House Energy Resources Committee and the Pensions, Investments and Financial Services Committee.

drew springer

STATE SENator

Springer represents Senate District 30 in Wichita Falls. Previously, he represented House District 68. In 2019, Springer served as chair of the Agriculture and Livestock Committee and sat on the Local and Consent Calendars Committee and the State Affairs Committee.

MODERATED BY

ALEX SAMUELS

POLITICS REPORTER FOR THE TEXAS TRIBUNE

Samuels began as a politics reporter for the Tribune in 2019 after working as a community reporter for the organization. She first joined the Tribune as a newsletters fellow in 2016 and later worked as a reporting fellow during the 2018 Texas legislative session. Previously, Samuels worked as a collegiate and breaking news correspondent for USA Today College and as a reporter for the Daily Dot. Read More by Alex Samuels.

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