AUSTIN – The Texas Public Policy Foundation (TPPF) will host a “Spotlight: Transparency and Accountability in State Agencies” on Monday, October 19 at 11:30 am CDT in the Joe B. Hogsett Theater at the Texas Public Policy Foundation.
Transparency and accountability are two key components of good governance. Sometimes Texas state agencies get this right; sometimes there is room for improvement. This panel will discuss these issues in the context of four different agencies: the Texas General Land Office, the Texas Health and Human Services Commission, the Texas Racing Commission, and the Legislative Budget Board. Specific topics will include contracting, budgeting, streamlining, and legislative oversight.
This event is the first in the Foundation’s new Spotlight series, which will help the public get a closer look at the operations of state agencies, local governments, programs, and budgets in order to make government more efficient, more cost effective, and more responsive to the public.
For additional information and to register, click here.
| WHO:
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Commissioner George P. Bush, Texas General Land Office Representative Greg Bonnen, Texas House of Representatives, District 24 The Honorable Talmadge Heflin, Director of the Center for Fiscal Policy, Texas Public Policy Foundation Bill Peacock, Vice President of Research and Director, Center for Economic Freedom, Texas Public Policy Foundation (Moderator) |
| WHAT: |
Spotlight: Transparency and Accountability in State Agencies |
| WHEN:
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Monday, October 19, 2015 11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. CDT |
| WHERE:
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Texas Public Policy Foundation Joe B. Hogsett Theater 901 Congress Avenue Austin, Texas 78701 |
The Texas Public Policy Foundation is a non-profit, free-market research institute based in Austin, Texas.