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September 27th AGENDA

1. Audit Committee meeting at 4:00 p.m.

2.Call to Order of the Executive Committee at 4:30 p.m.
3. Pledge of Allegiance/Prayer
4. Roll Call to establish quarum
5. Adoption of Day’s Agenda
6. Reading and Approval of Minutes
7. Recognition of Special Guests
8. Adoption of Treasurer’s Report
9. Chair’s Report
10. Committee assignments and appointments
11. Review List of State-wide Candidates
12. Discuss and review standing rules of the convention
13. Old Business
14. New Business
15. Announcements
16. Adjournment
17. Local hospitality at 6:00 p.m. Hotel Bar area (light
refreshments)
Host Committee Welcome
Featuring Bexar County Commissioner Tommy Calvert
Guest Speaker the Honorable Senator Jose Rodriguez of El Paso
(Chair of the Senate Democrats/ Texas Rep. to the DNC Hispanic Caucus)
 September 28th AGENDA

1. Credentials committee meeting at 9:00 a.m.

2. Call the Convention to Order 9:30 a.m.
3. Convention presentations and Q&A as follows at 10:00
a.m.:
A) MALDEF: Redistricting, the Courts, and Gerrymandering
-presented by Ernest Herrera, Esq. MALDEF
B) SVREP: The 2020 Elections and the impact of the Census
-presented by Lydia Camarillo, Executive Director
C) CPPP: The Politics of Equity and the state of Tejanos
-presented by Luis Figueroa, Executive Director
D) Texas HOPE: Mexican American Studies and Where we
are
-presented by Velma Ybarra, Ed. Chair/Nat. LULAC Vice-
Chair
Convention Recess for Lunch
4. Convention Luncheon Event (plated meal) at 12:00 p.m.
A) Welcome by Host Committee
B) Pledge and Prayer
C) Opening Remarks by Gilberto Hinojosa, Texas
Democratic Party Chairman
D) Recognition of Special Guests
E) Lunch is served
F) Introduction of Speaker by Celina Vasquez, TX Rep. to the
DNC Hispanic Caucus
G) Guest Speaker Iris Y. Martinez, DNC Hispanic Caucus
Chair/ State Senator Illinios
H) Special Presentation former Texas Senator Gonzalo
Barrientos
I) Closing Remarks Chair Joe Cardenas III
5. Convention Reconvenes for Election of State Officers at
1:30 p.m.
6. Chairman calls the convention meeting to order
7. Adoption of the voting rolls
8. Adoption of the Convention rules
9. Adoption of Convention agenda
10. Treasurer’s report
Agenda, Page 2

11. Audit committee report

12. Nominations
13. Speeches
14. Elections
15. Resolutions
16. Executive Committee Meeting chaired by new State
Tejano Democrats Chair

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