On May 22nd, the Department of Political Science and the Center for Research, Public Policy & Training partnered with the law firm DNRBHZ (Denton, Navarro, Rocha, Bernal, Hyde & Zech, P.C.) to host the 14th Annual Hog Wild conference. The conference is a continuing education seminar for local government officials. The department invited graduate students to attend as well to learn about and to meet local officials from across the state. Deputy Secretary of State Coby Shorter III was the keynote speaker, and breakout sessions included topics such as legislative updates, issues facing police departments, development concerns and issues, drone use, and home rule initiative. Four Texas State graduate students – Samantha Alexander (MPA), Kyle Carvell (MPA), Ricardo Zavala (MPA), and Jennifer Strahl (Legal Studies) – and several faculty members were among the presenters.
