Publications

PUBLICATIONS & SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS

  • Speaker, “Answering Your Call and Following Your Passion,” 2015 Fall Commencement Address, Texas A&M University-Commerce, December 18-19, 2015
  • Speaker, “Navigating the Ethical Thicket,” Texas Association of Health Plans and Managed Care Conference and Trade Show, November 3, 2015
  • Author, “Digital Inclusion,” Journal of Housing and Community Development, July/August 2015, Edition, Vol. 73, No. 3
  • Co-Author, “Health, Healthcare and Public Housing,” Journal of Housing and Community Development, March/April 2013 Edition, Vol. 70, No. 2
  • Chair, Platts 6th Annual Texas Power Markets Conference, June 13-14, 2012
  • Speaker, “Legislative Update of the 82nd Texas Legislature,” State Bar of Texas 19th Annual Texas Minority Counsel Program, September 7, 2011
  • Speaker “Recap of Energy Issues in the 82nd Texas Legislature,” Platts 5th Annual Texas Power Markets Conference, July 11-12, 2011
  • Author, “Commissioners Corner: Introduction,” Journal of Housing and Community Development, March/April 2009 Edition, Vol. 70, No. 2
  • Co-Author, “The Handbook for Public Housing Commissioners,” – 2nd Edition, 2008
  • Author, “The Top Under-Publicized Bills of the 80th Texas Legislature,” Texas Bar Journal, September 1, 2007
  • Author, “The Top Seven Under-Publicized Bills,” Texas Bar Journal, September 2, 2005
  • Author, “Public School Finance: Looking Beyond the Bottom Line,” Texas Lawyer, August 2, 2004
  • Speaker, “The Nuts and Bolts of Lobbying,” Austin, Texas, September 6, 2007
  • Speaker, “Asset Management and the Commissioner: What You Need to Know,” Chicago, Illinois, July 20, 2007
  • Speaker, “Don’t Just Tell Us PHAs need to be More Entrepreneurial—Show Us How,” Atlanta, Georgia, October 16, 2006
  • Speaker, “Staying the Course Ethics Review,” Austin, Texas, April 19, 2004
  • Speaker, “Navigating the Ethical Thicket for Public Housing Officials,” Dallas, Texas, October 22, 2003
  • Speaker, “The Legislative Process and the 78th Texas Legislature,” Dallas, Texas, September 25, 2003
  • Speaker, “The Texas Legislature and Tort Reform,” Houston, Texas, October 12, 2001
  • Speaker, “Nuts & Bolts for Establishing a Political Action Committee,” Austin, Texas, September, 28, 1997