The Texas Lyceum - Leadership For Texas By Texans Since 1980

August 08, 2013      Marfa, Happening!

Marfa is situated between the Davis Mountains and Big Bend National Park, in the high desert of west Texas. Founded in the late 19th century as a railroad stop, Marfa derived its name from a character in The Brothers Karamazov. Throughout the first half of the 20th century, Marfa was read more »

February 08, 2013      Politics and the Press: Media in the 21st Century

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Since before the birth of our nation, a free press has played an important role in supporting democracy – so important that the First Amendment specifically protects it. We count on a free press to deliver information and analysis about politics and policy, and read more »

August 09, 2012      Liquid Gold: The Texas Water Crisis

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The Texas Lyceum will convene its third quarterly meeting of the year in Amarillo to tackle the timely and controversial topics surrounding our expanding water crisis. From growing our food, drilling for oil and gas, producing micro-chips, read more »

April 26, 2012      Education, the Workforce and our Economy: Is Texas on a Path to Prosperity or Peril?

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Texas will lose $15 billion in tax revenue each year if our current educational trends continue. For Texas to thrive and prosper in the knowledge economy, we need an educated read more »